Sr Technical Product Manager

Instructure, Inc. • ,

1d • $135,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Instructure is seeking a collaborative and experienced Senior Product Manager to champion shared components and cross-product initiatives across the business. The role shepherds cross-product programs tied to core services, including customer configuration, platform management, and security initiatives. The Senior Product Manager owns product roadmaps and works closely with product managers, engineering teams, UX/UI designers, customers, legal counsel, and compliance officers.

The position serves as a strategic partner to product development teams, understanding their needs and supporting them with technical services and best practices in platform development strategy. The role uses AI to streamline development, design, and delivery and identifies opportunities to bring AI features to market. Success requires delivering with an aligned engineering team while working collaboratively across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Product Management, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in product management or technical product management, ideally with a significant focus on platform services and components.
• Experience applying modern product practices and AI-enabled workflows to accelerate learning cycles, experimentation, and delivery.
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing shared component libraries or platform solutions, with successful collaboration with engineering teams.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships and influence cross-functional teams, particularly engineering and design.
• Ability to translate complex technical and legal requirements into clear, concise product specifications and ensure shared understanding with internal partners.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment with an emphasis on collaboration and iterative development.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of and experience with user management and permissions in complex organizational structures, including cross-organization trusts or consortiums.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for cross-product platform services, aligning them with business goals and regulatory requirements in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Engage internal development teams to identify, prioritize, and define reusable components, libraries, and patterns that promote consistency, efficiency, and compliance across products.
• Communicate product vision, roadmap, and progress to engineering, design, legal, compliance, and executive stakeholders; solicit and incorporate feedback.
• Understand internal development teams’ pain points and needs related to application development, translate those insights into the roadmap, and advocate for best practices and adoption.
• Translate business and compliance requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications, ensuring alignment with engineering and design partners.
• Manage the product lifecycle from ideation through launch, iteration, and retirement, supporting continuous improvement and compliance standards.
• Define and track metrics for adoption, performance, and impact of front-end shared services and compliance initiatives, and share insights with internal stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional teams in a collaborative, results-oriented environment, emphasizing partnership and shared ownership with internal customers.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and relevant regulatory changes, and share insights to inform product strategy.
• Use AI to streamline development, design, and delivery, and identify opportunities to bring AI features to market.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Ownership program participation for all full-time employees.
• Flexible work culture with remote, hybrid, and in-office collaboration spaces varying by role, team, and location.
• Generous time off, including local holidays and an annual late-December “Dim the Lights” period, based on departmental needs.
• Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support.
• Learning and development resources, including professional development tools and tuition reimbursement.
• Technology and tools needed to do the work.
• Motivosity employee recognition program.
• Inclusive culture focused on support and meaningful connection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior