Technical Product Manager

Technical Product Manager Technology

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong project management skills to grow their career by contributing to a talented tech company as we grow and scale. You dont need to be a technical expert, but you need incredible communication skills, the ability to learn quickly, and strong experience in project management. You have to be able to understand the obstacles the tech team faces and be able to communicate these issues to other stakeholders, and find workable solutions to overcome these problems and help the team to meet their deliverables. This position will report to the Senior Technical Product Manager.

The Role

Owning the execution and delivery of specific features on the technical roadmap Developing project plans with milestones, delivery timelines, dependencies, and contingency plans, while keeping with our agile development approach Recommending and taking action to direct the analysis of and solution to problems Providing visibility to team impediments/risks and helping to eliminate them Working as a link between Product Management and Engineering Influencing, problem-solving, and resolving conflicts with other internal business functions including Tech, Operations, and Marketing Providing regular project status updates internally and with our partners

Your Experience

3+ years managing complex, cross-organizational, multi-stakeholder projects using Agile/Scrum/Kanban development methodologies Experience working in Engineering, Software Development, or other complex technical project domain Experience in financial services (preferably fintech)

Must Have Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with both technical and business audiences Demonstrated ability to think creatively and independently to solve problems and complete projects Understanding of product-based solution delivery Great organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail Facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to work with large groups of varying levels of seniority, from user to C level Proven ability to learn quickly and apply new skills in a productive manner Exceptional communication and presentation skills (verbal and written) Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment without close supervision Resilience and dedication - you are not a quitter

Your Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in any technical discipline; Computer Science could be a plus Accreditations in project management methodologies would be beneficial

Your Location

Chicago, IL