[Hiring] Product Development Manager @P\S\L Group

Role Description

The Product Development Manager takes the roadmap set by the VP of Technical Operations and breaks it down into clear, executable technical work. They work closely with engineering across multiple teams to sequence priorities, surface dependencies, and identify where existing architecture, services, or components can be reused rather than rebuilt. This is a technically grounded role requiring real development experience.

• Translate technical trade-offs into terms the business can act on.
• Represent technical progress to executive and board audiences alongside the VP of Technical Operations.
• Report to the VP of Technical Operations and work closely with engineering leads, delivery teams, and QA.

Qualifications

• Prior hands-on development experience (as a developer, technical analyst, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to follow and discuss architecture and sequence diagrams, data models, and API contracts.
• Experience breaking down a roadmap or set of priorities into technical workstreams and sequenced tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications.
• Working knowledge of the software development life cycle, Agile/Scrum practices, and tools such as JIRA or Confluence.
• Understanding of APIs, integrations, and basics of cloud architecture and databases.
• Experience working with remote or distributed engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• A Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or similar certification is a plus.
• Experience with authentication systems, content harvesting, or email/notification platforms is a strong plus.

Requirements

• Take roadmap priorities set by the VP of Technical Operations and break them into epics, technical workstreams, and sequenced tasks.
• Gather requirements from business stakeholders and translate them into user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements.
• Identify technical dependencies and risks early, and adjust sequencing to reduce cross-team blockers.
• Help manage and coordinate the backlog and technical implementation steps.
• Maintain a working understanding of the architecture and systems in place across teams.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to understand proposed approaches.
• Identify cross-team technical challenges and dependencies.
• Track delivery against roadmap commitments and communicate status, risk, and technical trade-offs.
• Support QA and engineering in triaging and prioritizing defects and technical issues post-release.
• Maintain specs and technical documentation to a standard that keeps requirements and decisions traceable.
• Act as a technical bridge between the VP of Technical Operations, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
• Present technical breakdowns, cross-team dependencies, and trade-offs clearly.
• Document decisions and rationale so technical direction remains traceable.

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