Senior Technical Product Manager

About the role

The Technical Product Manager leads the product vision for a balanced team of engineers and designers. The role involves owning the backlog, shaping the roadmap, and ensuring every release delivers clear value to users and the business.

Responsibilities

• Keep the product vision and strategy front and center.
• Act as the voice of the customer within the team.
• Work in a balanced team of engineers, architects, and UX designers.
• Co-lead all steps of user-centered design and development.
• Create, own, and continually prioritize the backlog.
• Write small, vertical user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Balance effort, risk, and value when planning iterations.
• Decide when work is “done” and ready to ship.
• Plan and execute releases through our CI/CD pipeline.
• Maintain production health and respond quickly to issues.
• Drive the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) on time and on budget.
• Evolve the product with new features and functionality.
• Continuously drive innovation through balancing business requirements and enterprise technical direction and vision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years leading product or development teams (writing stories, defining acceptance criteria, running iteration planning).
• Proven success on Agile and/or Extreme Programming teams as a TPM, Product Manager/Owner, or Software Engineer.
• Strong grasp of cloud-native ecosystems and event-driven architectures.
• Working knowledge of Lean Product Design and Lean Software Development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Able to influence decisions across diverse roles and levels.
• Experience mentoring others in agile methods.
• Familiarity with user-centered design frameworks.
• Industry knowledge in Real Estate, Insurance, Mortgage, or Tax is a plus.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years leading product or development teams (writing stories, defining acceptance criteria, running iteration planning).
• Proven success on Agile and/or Extreme Programming teams as a TPM, Product Manager/Owner, or Software Engineer.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Strong grasp of cloud-native ecosystems and event-driven architectures.
• Working knowledge of Lean Product Design and Lean Software Development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Able to influence decisions across diverse roles and levels.
• Experience mentoring others in agile methods.
• Familiarity with user-centered design frameworks.
• Industry knowledge in Real Estate, Insurance, Mortgage, or Tax is a plus.

Skills

• Strong grasp of cloud-native ecosystems and event-driven architectures.
• Working knowledge of Lean Product Design and Lean Software Development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Able to influence decisions across diverse roles and levels.
• Experience mentoring others in agile methods.
• Familiarity with user-centered design frameworks.

Benefits

Cotality offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays, plus well-being and volunteer time off.
• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a baby stipend.
• Multiple medical plan options with mental health and wellness support offerings.
• 401(k) with company match and vesting after one year.
• Tuition assistance up to $5,250.
• Recognition Rewards, Referral bonuses, exclusive discounts and more!

Pay

Annual Pay Range: 93,200 - 126,700 USD

Schedule

Not specified