Technology Product Manager
Partner Engineering & Science, Inc. · Austin, TX · 3 wk ago
Marketing$115k–$145k/yrFull-time
About the role
We are seeking a strategic, detail-oriented, and execution-focused Product Manager to lead the development and evolution of software that supports critical business operations across our professional services organization.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business goals.
- Prioritize features and enhancements based on user feedback, business impact, and technical feasibility.
- Collaborate with internal departments (Technical Services, Finance, Marketing, Client Services, etc.) to gather requirements, understand workflows, and business priorities.
- Facilitate workshops and requirement-gathering sessions to uncover underlying business needs, process dependencies, and decision logic.
- Communicate complex concepts clearly across both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Serve as the primary source of truth for product requirements and business rules.
- Own the product backlog and translate complex business workflows, policies, and requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and implementation-ready tickets.
- Partner closely with engineering and design teams to refine requirements, identify edge cases, document business rules, and ensure shared understanding before development begins.
- Maintain a high level of detail and quality in requirements documentation to minimize ambiguity and rework.
- Work with cross-functional teams including developers, QA, and UX designers to deliver product releases on time and within scope.
- Lead discovery efforts to identify opportunities for product improvements, workflow optimization, automation, and new capabilities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, users, engineering, and design to validate ideas before development.
- Create and communicate product concepts through process diagrams, prototypes, and other artifacts.
- Leverage AI-assisted tools, prototyping platforms, and emerging technologies to rapidly explore and validate solutions.
- Balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints to develop innovative yet practical product solutions.
- Champion intuitive design and user experience improvements.
- Support change management efforts to drive adoption.
- Monitor product performance and usage metrics to identify areas for improvement.
- Partner with engineering, support, and business teams to prioritize product enhancements, bug fixes, and usability improvements based on user feedback and business impact.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of product management, product ownership, business analysis, or related experience, preferably in SaaS or B2B environments.
- Proven ability to translate complex business processes and requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation-ready tickets.
- Strong systems-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and the ability to identify edge cases.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating across business, design, and engineering teams.
- Experience facilitating requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, and product discovery activities.
- Experience creating product artifacts such as process flows, wireframes, prototypes, or functional specifications.
- Strong understanding of Agile product development methodologies and backlog management.
- Familiarity with tools such as Asana, Confluence, Figma, Miro, or similar platforms.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
- Experience working with professional services organizations, workflow automation, CRM/ERP systems, or business process improvement initiatives is a plus.