Technical Product Owner
HireTalent · Louisville, Kentucky, United States
FULL TIME
Job Description
Job Title: Technical Product OwnerContract Length: 6 Months (with potential for extension)Location: Hybrid Remote | Onsite Tuesdays and Thursdays in Louisville, KY 40213
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Overview: We are seeking a Technical Product Owner III to support and enhance internal platform products that power digital operations for a leading restaurant and hospitality organization. This role serves as the bridge between engineering teams and platform delivery, ensuring that developer-focused tools, infrastructure services, automation capabilities, and cloud platforms provide maximum value to the business.
The ideal candidate has experience managing technical product backlogs, working closely with engineering teams, and translating technical requirements into actionable product deliverables. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys improving developer experience, driving platform adoption, and supporting modern DevOps and cloud initiatives.
Responsibilities: Product & Backlog ManagementSupport and contribute to the roadmap for internal platform products and developer toolsOwn and manage the product backlog, including:EpicsUser storiesAcceptance criteriaGather requirements and translate stakeholder needs into prioritized development workTrack and report on product performance metrics, including:Platform adoptionUser satisfactionOperational efficiencyProductivity improvementsCommunicate roadmap updates, priorities, and delivery progress to stakeholdersSupport planning, intake, prioritization, and capacity management activitiesStakeholder EngagementPartner with engineering teams to understand needs, challenges, and opportunities for improvementConduct user interviews, surveys, office hours, and feedback sessionsCollaborate with:Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teamsDevOps teamsSolutions Architecture teamsCloud and security teamsProduct and business stakeholdersEnsure engineering priorities align with broader business objectivesPlatform Adoption & AutomationDrive adoption of platform capabilities through strong stakeholder engagement and communicationSupport self-service and automation initiatives that reduce manual effortHelp improve developer productivity and user experienceIdentify opportunities to streamline workflows and platform usageContinuous ImprovementMonitor platform effectiveness and recommend enhancementsUse product metrics and stakeholder feedback to guide prioritization decisionsContribute to platform modernization and operational excellence initiativesSupport scalable solutions that improve engineering efficiency and business outcomes
Required Qualifications: 1-2+ years of experience in Product Management or Technical Product OwnershipApproximately 3 years of experience supporting technical products for technical users such as:Software EngineersPlatform EngineersDevOps TeamsIT TeamsExperience managing product backlogs in an Agile environmentExperience gathering requirements and translating business needs into development deliverablesFamiliarity with product metrics, reporting, and adoption measurementStrong collaboration and stakeholder management skillsAbility to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiencesBachelor's degree (technical degree preferred but not required)
Preferred xzbcwsv Qualifications: Experience supporting:Developer platformsInternal toolsInfrastructure productsPlatform engineering teamsFamiliarity with:CI/CD pipelinesCloud infrastructureDevOps practicesSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Experience with automation initiatives and self-service platformsTechnical background or experience working closely with engineering teamsExperience improving developer productivity and developer experienceProduct Management certification or formal product trainingExperience supporting consumer-scale digital platformsFamiliarity with retail, hospitality, restaurant technology, or point-of-sale (POS) environments
Key Skills: Technical Product OwnershipProduct Backlog ManagementAgile MethodologiesRequirements GatheringUser Story DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementDevOpsCI/CDCloud PlatformsSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Platform EngineeringProduct Metrics & AnalyticsAutomationDeveloper ExperienceCross-Functional Collaboration
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Overview: We are seeking a Technical Product Owner III to support and enhance internal platform products that power digital operations for a leading restaurant and hospitality organization. This role serves as the bridge between engineering teams and platform delivery, ensuring that developer-focused tools, infrastructure services, automation capabilities, and cloud platforms provide maximum value to the business.
The ideal candidate has experience managing technical product backlogs, working closely with engineering teams, and translating technical requirements into actionable product deliverables. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys improving developer experience, driving platform adoption, and supporting modern DevOps and cloud initiatives.
Responsibilities: Product & Backlog ManagementSupport and contribute to the roadmap for internal platform products and developer toolsOwn and manage the product backlog, including:EpicsUser storiesAcceptance criteriaGather requirements and translate stakeholder needs into prioritized development workTrack and report on product performance metrics, including:Platform adoptionUser satisfactionOperational efficiencyProductivity improvementsCommunicate roadmap updates, priorities, and delivery progress to stakeholdersSupport planning, intake, prioritization, and capacity management activitiesStakeholder EngagementPartner with engineering teams to understand needs, challenges, and opportunities for improvementConduct user interviews, surveys, office hours, and feedback sessionsCollaborate with:Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teamsDevOps teamsSolutions Architecture teamsCloud and security teamsProduct and business stakeholdersEnsure engineering priorities align with broader business objectivesPlatform Adoption & AutomationDrive adoption of platform capabilities through strong stakeholder engagement and communicationSupport self-service and automation initiatives that reduce manual effortHelp improve developer productivity and user experienceIdentify opportunities to streamline workflows and platform usageContinuous ImprovementMonitor platform effectiveness and recommend enhancementsUse product metrics and stakeholder feedback to guide prioritization decisionsContribute to platform modernization and operational excellence initiativesSupport scalable solutions that improve engineering efficiency and business outcomes
Required Qualifications: 1-2+ years of experience in Product Management or Technical Product OwnershipApproximately 3 years of experience supporting technical products for technical users such as:Software EngineersPlatform EngineersDevOps TeamsIT TeamsExperience managing product backlogs in an Agile environmentExperience gathering requirements and translating business needs into development deliverablesFamiliarity with product metrics, reporting, and adoption measurementStrong collaboration and stakeholder management skillsAbility to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiencesBachelor's degree (technical degree preferred but not required)
Preferred xzbcwsv Qualifications: Experience supporting:Developer platformsInternal toolsInfrastructure productsPlatform engineering teamsFamiliarity with:CI/CD pipelinesCloud infrastructureDevOps practicesSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Experience with automation initiatives and self-service platformsTechnical background or experience working closely with engineering teamsExperience improving developer productivity and developer experienceProduct Management certification or formal product trainingExperience supporting consumer-scale digital platformsFamiliarity with retail, hospitality, restaurant technology, or point-of-sale (POS) environments
Key Skills: Technical Product OwnershipProduct Backlog ManagementAgile MethodologiesRequirements GatheringUser Story DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementDevOpsCI/CDCloud PlatformsSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Platform EngineeringProduct Metrics & AnalyticsAutomationDeveloper ExperienceCross-Functional Collaboration
Details
| Company | HireTalent |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | general |
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