Technical Product Manager (NW Austin, TX)
Technical Product Manager
NW Austin, TX
Customer-focused Product Manager position with successful startup in NW Austin, TX. The ideal candidate will possess advanced professionalism in technical and business affairs. The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in innovating solutions for the market, exhibit the qualities of a visionary leader to guide cross-functional teams through the Product Line Lifecycle and ultimately, represent the company to (potential) customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with cross-functional Teams:
- process customer feedback, requirements, prospects, analysts
- identify market conflict, competitors, and trends
- implement new features with Development, QA, and Design Teams
- explain company vision, roadmap, and best practices
- influence without formal authority
- Communicate with (prospective) customers and company partners:
- market-driven requirements
- trade-offs
- business/technical requirements between audiences
- Management:
- Control Lifecycle/direction for new for Product Line technologies (planning/strategizing)
- multiple projects completed by deadline
- Conduct Research:
- identify market opportunities/requirements
- 25-35% Travel to visit customers/prospects
- market requirements in MRDs/PRDs
- Perform detailed competitive analysis
- Development:
- organize product demonstrations for upcoming features/products
- create 6-12 month roadmap for product offerings
REQUIREMENTS
- Product/Program Management (3-5 years)
- BA in CS or equivalent
- Familiarity with UX Design
- SaaS and Agile development (preferred)