Product Ops Podcast S4:E6 - Transforming Meetings Into Impact with Rebekah Carere
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Oct 14, 2025 Join Rebekah Carere, a product operations leader with a knack for building effective teams and initiatives. She shares her journey from digital learning to transforming product ops, emphasizing its lasting impact in organizations. Rebekah discusses enhancing meeting effectiveness, leveraging data for decision-making, and forming cross-functional working groups. She also highlights the significance of small wins, staying curious in hiring, and the importance of proving product ops value to foster growth and engagement.
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From Learning To Product Ops
- Rebecca moved from digital learning into product ops after being handed a tool (Pendo) and told to figure it out.
- She grew that responsibility into a product operations role and now runs part of a dedicated team.
Product Ops Has Staying Power
- Rebecca believes product ops should be a permanent function because its cross-functional value grows as the craft matures.
- The main challenge is quantifying soft skills and connection-building for spreadsheets and budget decisions.
Prove Value With Small Wins
- Quantify product ops impact with small, additive examples like time saved from centralized tool processes.
- Attach product ops to existing business cases and promise specific deliverables to stay embedded and justified.