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We are seeking a strategic, proactive, and hands-on Head of R&D Operations to serve as the operational right hand to the SVP of R&D. This pivotal leadership role within our global technology organization of 550+ professionals ensures seamless execution, scalable growth, and strategic enablement across geographically dispersed teams. The ideal candidate is a visionary operational leader who excels at execution, financial management, strategic growth, and cross-organizational alignment.

• 10+ years experience in global large scale (200+ R&D) R&D, Engineering, or Technology Operations leadership roles.
• Proven track record in scaling global engineering organizations, strategic growth execution, and operational excellence.
• Strong experience in financial management, infrastructure scaling, and workforce planning.
• Skilled at managing global development centers, outsourcing strategies, and cross-organizational operations.
• Experienced in building and driving brand and developer relations strategies.
• Exceptional communicator, strategic thinker, and proactive executor.
• Analytical, metrics-driven approach to operational leadership.

As a Head of R&D Operations, you’ll bring value by:

• Lead and optimize R&D and IT operations to ensure efficiency and scalability.
• Develop and execute strategic growth and operational plans.
• Manage budgets, capacity planning, and workforce allocation.
• Oversee infrastructure, compliance, and continuous process improvements.
• Drive employer branding (DevRel) and cross-organizational initiatives.
• Support onboarding, people enablement, and knowledge-sharing efforts.
• Ensure effective data management and performance tracking.

If you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they’ll tell you that they’ve been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. They’ll also share more about:

• Adam Singolda, Taboola Founder and CEO says; “You can copy anything from another business but you can’t copy a company’s culture.
• Well-being: Enjoy comprehensive benefits (health, 401k, etc.), a fully stocked kitchen, and location-specific perks (gym partnerships, parking).

Work with some of the biggest names: We work with some of the biggest names in the business. Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, Expedia and Honda.

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Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.-

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Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social and delivers measurable outcomes at scale.

Taboola works with thousands of businesses who advertise directly on Realize, Taboola’s powerful ad platform, reaching approximately 600M daily active users across some of the best publishers in the world. Publishers like NBC News, Yahoo, and OEMs such as Samsung, Xiaomi and others use Taboola’s technology to grow audience and revenue, enabling Realize to offer unique data, specialized algorithms, and unmatched scale.