Product Operations Manager

Mistral.ai is seeking a Product Operations Manager to build and own the operating system for the Design team. This is a founding team-of-one role focused on streamlining how the design organization operates at scale. You will define cadences, rituals, and coordination mechanisms that keep the design team aligned and moving forward, while serving as the connective tissue between Design and other functions like Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Brand.

You will own weekly and quarterly planning cycles, establish decision-making forums, and coordinate cross-functional dependencies so that design work surfaces with sufficient lead time. The role involves designing how work gets tracked and shared across the organization, automating repetitive coordination tasks with AI, and maintaining the rituals that drive alignment while eliminating overhead. You will report to the Head of Product Operations and work closely with the Head of Design and the design team.