Principal Tech Product Mgr

AT&T•Atlanta, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Join AT&T and help shape the future of communications and technology that connect the world. We value innovators who seek to explore the unknown and challenge the status quo. Bring your bold ideas and fearless spirit to redefine connectivity and transform how people share stories and experiences. At AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll build it. What you’ll do: • Technical Product Vision and Strategy: Develop product vision and strategy by understanding customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape. • Roadmap Planning and Stakeholder Collaboration: Define and prioritize the product roadmap through collaboration with cross-functional teams, including business, architecture, UX, and other product managers. • Product Development and Requirements Management: Guide product development by detailing software product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, and support trade-off discussions and negotiations. • Customer-Centric Product Management: Ensure product viability and alignment with business goals by monitoring performance, serving as the voice of the customer, and ensuring a high-quality user experience. • Sprint Planning and Subject Matter Expertise: Participate in sprint planning, support feature refinement, and act as a subject matter expert within the organization for assigned products or product lines. What you'll need: At least 10+ years in a Product Management role. A good balance in technical savviness and business acumen with an ability to dive into the details as well as having a broad strategic thinking. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and act on trends and opportunities. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex information to diverse audiences. Experience working with cross-functional teams and collaborating with stakeholders at various levels within an organization. Extremely important to understand the complexities of software development and the day-to-day activities/needs of software developers and testers. Familiarity with agile development methodologies and product management tools. Knowing when to follow the process and when to work around the processes in paramount. Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently, but also with other product members, as well as developers and testers is a necessity. What you’ll bring: An experienced professional, recognized as an expert, creatively resolving complex issues with broad and in-depth knowledge. Leads significant projects with strategic autonomy, influencing executive decisions. Mentors less experienced staff, implements long-term plans impacting the organization, and frequently collaborates with senior leadership. Assigned the most complex products or product lines. Considered an expert within the discipline and an acknowledged authority within the organization. Experience owning the success of multiple technical products or product lines. Experience setting the strategic direction for their group, mentoring less experienced product managers, and ensuring that all technical products under their purview meet business objectives. Writes epics and sets the direction for multiple groups of teams. TCP Career Step Differentiator: Assigned the most complex products or product lines. Considered a subject matter expert. Experience leading initiatives that span multiple technical product lines or platforms, mentoring less experienced product managers, and working closely with leadership to shape their org’s overall technical product strategy. Writes features and sets the direction for a group of teams OR writes epics and sets the direction for multiple groups of teams.

Requirements

At least 10+ years in a Product Management role.
A good balance in technical savviness and business acumen with an ability to dive into the details as well as having a broad strategic thinking.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and act on trends and opportunities.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex information to diverse audiences.
Experience working with cross-functional teams and collaborating with stakeholders at various levels within an organization.
Extremely important to understand the complexities of software development and the day-to-day activities/needs of software developers and testers.
Familiarity with agile development methodologies and product management tools.
Knowing when to follow the process and when to work around the processes in paramount.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently, but also with other product members, as well as developers and testers is a necessity.

Responsibilities

Technical Product Vision and Strategy: Develop product vision and strategy by understanding customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape.
Roadmap Planning and Stakeholder Collaboration: Define and prioritize the product roadmap through collaboration with cross-functional teams, including business, architecture, UX, and other product managers.
Product Development and Requirements Management: Guide product development by detailing software product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, and support trade-off discussions and negotiations.
Customer-Centric Product Management: Ensure product viability and alignment with business goals by monitoring performance, serving as the voice of the customer, and ensuring a high-quality user experience.
Sprint Planning and Subject Matter Expertise: Participate in sprint planning, support feature refinement, and act as a subject matter expert within the organization for assigned products or product lines.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.