Associate Technical Product Manager

Protolabs

Associate Technical Product Manager supporting finance and procurement capabilities in digital manufacturing. Collaborating with product managers and stakeholders in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeMaple Plain • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $74,500 - $111,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the execution of the product roadmap for your domain, partnering with product leadership and stakeholders to prioritize work based on data and business needs
Develop a strong understanding of partner segments, including capabilities, performance, and preferences, as well as customer needs such as lead time, quality, and cost across the order lifecycle
Assist in discovery and delivery activities, contributing to problem validation, user research, experiments, and prototyping
Help create clear product requirement documents (PRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria
Collaborate closely with engineering and design teams to deliver features on a predictable cadence while helping manage scope, risks, and dependencies
Monitor and analyze post-launch metrics such as adoption, allocation quality, and operational performance, and surface insights and improvement opportunities
Support partner lifecycle initiatives, including onboarding, performance tracking, and engagement efforts
Contribute to balancing trade-offs across speed, quality, cost, and utilization within the network
Work with engineering to maintain product quality, reliability, and scalability while delivering customer value
Advocate for a sustainable team pace and continuous improvement in processes and platform quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

0–3 years of experience in product management, engineering, operations, or a related field
Demonstrated ability to contribute to product development, projects, or technical initiatives (through professional experience, internships, or academic work)
Experience working with software engineering teams or exposure to Agile development practices
Product and analytical skills Comfortable working with funnels, experiments, and cost/benefit analysis to support decision-making
Ability to define clear success metrics and measure product performance against business outcomes and KPIs User-centric mindset with the ability to balance customer, business, and operational considerations
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills Curiosity and willingness to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to create clarity in complex domains and build alignment without direct authority Pragmatic, decisive, and impact-oriented, with a focus on outcomes over outputs
**Nice to have**
Experience with Microsoft AX, Dynamics 365, or similar ERP ecosystems
Experience with EDI integrations, including transaction mapping, error handling, and coordination across ERP and external partner systems
Experience supporting enterprise applications in digital manufacturing, B2B marketplaces, supply chain, or e-commerce domains
Experience with analytics and discovery tools (e.g., Looker, Domo, Tableau, SQL, Miro) Exposure to complex operational environments where technology, people, and processes must work together

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 3 weeks of PTO, plus Holiday Pay and Volunteer Hours
401k with company match and immediate vest
Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
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Hard Skills & Tools

Product DevelopmentCost/Benefit AnalysisSuccess Metrics DefinitionProblem ValidationUser Research

Soft Skills

Analytical Problem-SolvingCuriosityDecisivenessImpact Orientation