Head of Engineering Operations

Join Asana as the Head of Engineering Operations, where you will play a crucial role in driving operational excellence and organizational effectiveness within our global R&D organization. You will work closely with the CTO and engineering leadership team to translate company strategy into actionable engineering plans, design and build lightweight operating models, and oversee financial and resource governance. You will also lead a high-performing team of engineering operations professionals and Technical Program Managers, and define and own the engineering metrics program. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact at scale and empower our engineering organization to thrive.

• As the Head of Engineering Operations, you will be responsible for translating company strategy into actionable engineering plans, designing and building lightweight operating models to optimize engineering execution, and overseeing financial and resource governance, including budget management and program spend.
• Show outstanding written and verbal communication skills, capable of tailoring messaging seamlessly from executive summaries to deep operational reviews
• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
• Possess a proven track record of driving complex, cross-functional initiatives to successful completion within a fast-paced environment
• Exhibit strong financial and analytical fluency, with comfort owning a budget, building headcount models, and transforming complex data into clear, actionable dashboards
• Operate with exceptional organization, strong judgment, and the independent drive necessary to navigate ambiguity successfully
• Bring 8+ years of experience in engineering operations, technical program management, chief-of-staff, or strategy & operations roles, ideally supporting a large software engineering organization
• Demonstrate exceptional technical fluency with an understanding of the software development lifecycle and the ability to quickly master emerging tools and new domains