POSITION SUMMARY

The Technical Product Manager will be responsible for defining technical requirements and translating into full specifications, working closely with Product Development to ensure product deliverables meet the desired business goals. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Serves as primary technical product expert and evangelist
• Acts as a liaison between the delivery team and business groups by communicating product and business vision, translating market needs into clear, well defined user stories
• Collaborates with Product Managers and Internal Stakeholders to manage and prioritize backlogs
• Leads product design, development and release process for assigned products and maintain the product development roadmap in conjunction with the development team and product management team
• Ensures non-functional and non-customer driven features are coordinated, prioritized and included in the roadmap planning driving platform sustainability over the long term through a collaborative process with infrastructure and development teams
• Works with the development team to specify and scope features, as well as define acceptance criteria for those features
• Works with Product Managers to understand and set the correct customer expectations regarding production delivery
• Works with Product Managers to determine ongoing priorities and business value for functionality and stories
• Works cross functionally to drive the implementation of new products and features, as well as resolve operational issues
• Coordinates alignment of development, testing, infrastructure, support and implementation teams for successful introduction of products to market
• Performs hands-on technical troubleshooting on products

• Assists in the creation of test case scenarios for all of phases of feature product launch
• Participates in product performance benchmarking activities
• Supports field team on key customer calls and documents answers to technical questions that cannot be answered by sales staff           
• Supports internal teams by leading the development and maintenance of various technical collateral including application notes, FAQs, product notes, user guides, field training presentations

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Licenses, and Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical subject required

Experience:

• Minimum 6-10 years of experience in object-oriented design methodology and application development as well as a strong technical background
• Good working knowledge of Java, J2EE, Web services, ETL concepts, Analytics, VB, ASP, Oracle and SQL server
• Prior product management experience is a plus

Critical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

• Hands-on experience translating business requirements into low-level technical requirements and articulating these to development and infrastructure teams
• Strong organizational, prioritization and problem solving skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Must have experience with cross-functional teams that include engineering, professional services, sales and marketing staff

*Nothing in this job description restricts management’s rights to assign or re-assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.                      

Datacert is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.  It provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, or any other legally protected status and takes affirmative action to recruit, employ, train, and promote qualified minorities, women, covered veterans, and individuals with disabilities.