Technical Product Manager

We are seeking a highly technical and strategic Technical Product Manager to own the vision, strategy, and execution for a key product area. This role sits at the critical intersection of engineering, design, and business. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating high-level company goals into detailed, actionable technical specifications, software requirements, and user stories that our engineering teams can execute against.

The ideal candidate is not just a "product person" but someone who can dive deep into technical discussions, understand architectural trade-offs, and has a solid background in software development, AI, security, and mobile platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the product area, ensuring alignment with company-wide goals across web and mobile experiences.
• Technical Specification Authoring: Write clear, concise, and comprehensive technical specifications that detail system architecture, data models, APIs, and integration points for both backend services and client-side applications.
• Requirements Management: Break down complex initiatives into detailed Software Requirements Documents (SRDs) and Epics, ensuring all functional and non-functional requirements are captured for web and mobile platforms.
• User Story Creation: Author detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria, ensuring the development and QA teams have an unambiguous understanding of what needs to be built.
• Backlog Grooming & Prioritization: Manage and prioritize the product backlog, balancing new feature development with technical debt and platform improvements.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate closely with Engineering (Web, Mobile, Backend), Design, Security, Marketing, and Sales to gather input, communicate plans, and ensure successful product launches.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Define and track key product metrics. Use quantitative data and qualitative feedback to inform product decisions and iterate on features.
• AI & Security Advocacy: Champion the integration of AI/ML capabilities where they provide user value and ensure that security is a first-class citizen in all product decisions.

Technology Requirements & Must-Have Experience

The ideal candidate must have a deep, hands-on understanding of our technology stack and the surrounding ecosystem.

• Backend & APIs: Minimum 5-6 years of experience with Python (Django/Flask) and The successful candidate must be proficient in designing and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Frontend & Mobile: Strong familiarity with modern frontend frameworks, specifically React and its ecosystem. Additionally, experience with mobile development (iOS, Android, and/or cross-platform frameworks like React Native) is required.
• Data & AI/ML: Proven experience working with data-intensive applications. The candidate must have practical knowledge of AI/ML concepts, including experience with Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector) and integrating LLMs or other machine learning models into production applications.
• Infrastructure & DevOps: Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Security: A strong, non-negotiable understanding of application security principles (OWASP Top 10), data encryption, authentication/authorization standards (OAuth, JWT), and secure development lifecycle practices.
• Data Stores: Hands-on experience with both SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases, including schema design and performance optimization.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 5-6 years of experience in a technical product management role, or a similar role such as a Product Owner, Solutions Architect, or Engineering Lead transitioning into product.
• Technical Credibility: A proven track record of successfully shipping complex, scalable software products. The ideal candidate can earn the respect of a high-performing engineering team.
• Exceptional Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English are a must. The successful candidate can articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and write flawless, unambiguous documentation.
• Documentation Excellence: Mastery in writing technical specifications, software requirements, and user stories.
• AI & Security Mindset: Demonstrable knowledge and passion for Artificial Intelligence and a security-first approach to product development.
• Collaboration: A proven ability to lead through influence, foster collaboration, and build consensus across different teams.

Bonus Points

• Experience with MLOps pipelines and tools.
• Formal education in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Prior hands-on software development experience.
• Certifications in AWS, Security (e.g., CISSP), or Product Management (e.g., Pragmatic Institute)