Define and communicate a platform/product vision that aligns with the company’s strategic objectives and market needs
Help evolve and maintain a platform/product roadmap, prioritizing features and requirements based on stakeholder needs, market changes, and strategic goals
Translate business goals into technical priorities, acceptance criteria, and testable requirements with strong consideration for stakeholder needs and operational constraints
Establish internal “customer” understanding via continuous discovery: proactively look for and solve the pain points of engineering teams
Take product-oriented ownership of the relevant aspects of the platform (largely developer tooling and resources)
Manage end-to-end planning and execution for concurrent technical programs, including timelines, milestones, and delivery coordination
Collaborate with engineering technical leadership and communities of practice to help define and approve architecture and technical design; apply core-stack and domain patterns appropriately
Facilitate agile planning to maintain alignment and predictability
Define and track program success metrics, analyze product performance and user engagement, and iterate on product offerings based on data and feedback
Coordinate cross-functional teams and act as the primary liaison between technical and business stakeholders, providing proactive updates, presenting product demos, and communicating strategy and status to all audiences
Identify, log, and mitigate risks; escalate and drive contingency planning as needed
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor offerings to continuously refine the product strategy
Oversee the product development process to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products that meet customer and market demands
Mentor new hires and collaborate with peers; explain technical concepts clearly and help grow team capability

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
3+ years managing multi-team programs with cross-functional dependencies
Experienced with Agile practices at team and program levels (Scrum, PI planning, SAFe or equivalent)
Nice to Have
Strong familiarity with developer tooling/platform domains: CI/CD, build systems, source control workflows, artifact management, IaC, containers/Kubernetes, service catalogs, event-based architecture, observability/telemetry, incident management
Experience with cloud platforms and platform security practices (IAM, secrets, policy-as-code, software supply chain)

Benefits

Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
Dental and Vision
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid caregiver leave
You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Holiday Pay + Wellness Hours + Volunteer Hours
401k with company match and immediate vest
Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
And More!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile practicesScrumPI planningSAFeCI/CDbuild systemssource control workflowsartifact managementIaCcontainers

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationmentoringproblem-solvingstakeholder managementstrategic thinkingrisk managementdata analysiscustomer understandingteam capability growth