Technical Product Manager

Speer Technologies Inc

3d•CA$65,000 - CA$85,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Technical Product Manager to collaborate with external partners, clarify requirements, and generate tiered scopes for upcoming projects. You will advise partners and product designers on preferred flows for new features, leveraging a strong understanding of current software capabilities. This role involves breaking down complex projects into manageable, tiered approaches with clear deliverables and timelines, and coordinating with developer teams to ensure clear requirements and resolve blockers. You will set up agile sprints with achievable goals to meet quick turnaround times for feature deployment, lead agile/scrum meetings, and coordinate with the product team for resource allocation. A key part of this role includes conducting UI/UX and functionality quality assurance throughout the software development lifecycle, holding weekly meetings with partners to discuss requirements and feature progress, and presenting feature demos. You will also break down new feature requirements into clear tickets for developer handoff and provide direction to the product delivery team and stakeholders.

Requirements

Background in software development.
Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
Experience with Agile Project Management Tools (e.g., JIRA).
Meticulous attention to detail for UI elements, spelling and grammar, and general app performance.
Hands on experience with agile processes and principles, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Adept at leveraging AI tools to boost productivity and handle rote tasks.
Creative direction and innovative approach to understanding partners, their needs and how we specify our requirements.
Possessing a unique approach to making partners feel comfortable interacting with us.
Background in technology to effectively work and communicate with software developers and product designers.
Comfortable with the fundamentals of databases, APIs, mobile and web applications.
Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Kanban board management.

Nice To Haves

Passionate and in love with the STEM industry, especially software development.
Have GCP, AWS, Azure experience.
Possess great team leadership and motivational skills.
Other people love working with you!
Are very creative.
You can demonstrate a portfolio with previous design, demo, pitch deck and social media work.
Can think outside the box.
Have a sense of humour.
Are ambitious and love the startup environment.
Must be able to work strange hours and be flexible - we're a startup - sacrifices are made to make us greater!
Fluency in French is an asset.
Basic scripting proficiency is a big asset.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with external partners to clarify requirements and generate tiered scopes for upcoming projects.
Advise external partners and product designers on the preferred flows for new features informed by a strong understanding of the product's current software capabilities.
Break down long and complex projects into tiered approaches with clear deliverables and accurate timelines.
Coordinate with developer teams to ensure requirements are clear and blockers are resolved to streamline development cycles.
Set up agile sprints with achievable goals that meet Speer's quick turnaround times for feature deployment.
Lead agile/scrum meetings and coordinate with the product team to ensure resources are allocated as needed to meet project timelines.
Conduct UI/UX and functionality quality assurance passes on all stages of the software development lifecycle including: ideation and wireframing, finalized designs, development milestones, final product.
Hold weekly meetings with partners where new requirements are scoped and completed/in-progress features are shared.
Hold feature demos in a clear, creative, and engaging manner to showcase new features to partners.
Break down new feature requirements into clear tickets with specific requirements and all necessary details to facilitate developer handoff of tasks.
Provide a sense of direction for the entire product delivery team and other product stakeholders.