Product Manager

Embrace Software Inc is focused on improving learning outcomes for students and institutions through innovative education technology solutions. They are seeking a high-impact Technical Product Manager to execute their product vision and drive the development of customer-focused solutions, serving as a critical link between business strategy and technical execution.

Responsibilities:

• Translate high-level product strategy into clear, actionable requirements and development tasks that guide team execution and align with business objectives
• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring clarity, prioritization, and consistent alignment with evolving business needs
• Define and maintain product roadmaps, user story maps, and release plans to support structured planning and transparent delivery
• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and development teams to ensure consistent communication, shared understanding, and alignment throughout the product lifecycle
• Facilitate key Agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to drive alignment, transparency, and continuous improvement across teams
• Collaborate closely with development and QA teams to define clear, actionable user stories and establish well-defined acceptance criteria that ensure shared understanding and high-quality delivery
• Ensure a steady pipeline of well-defined, prioritized backlog items to support efficient planning and sustained delivery velocity
• Monitor and report on key delivery metrics such as team progress, development velocity, and release readiness to ensure transparency and continuous improvement
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks that could impact timelines, product quality, or delivery outcomes
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align product delivery with broader business objectives and strategic goals
• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to define testing requirements early in the development lifecycle, ensuring quality is built into each stage of delivery
• Align closely with leadership on product performance indicators and key outcomes to ensure delivery efforts support strategic objectives
• Support leadership by taking ownership of day-to-day execution and operational tasks, enabling greater focus on high-level strategic priorities

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager in an enterprise SaaS environment
• Prior experience in software development or QA/testing with a solid understanding of how software is designed, tested, and deployed in modern development environments
• Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies with experience leading agile ceremonies
• Proficiency in product management and agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, product boards)
• Ability to decompose strategic objectives into clear, technical requirements
• Strong analytical skills and familiarity with metrics-driven decision-making
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with a comfort level engaging engineers, QA, and executive stakeholders
• Prior experience managing cross-functional teams in a multi-product organization is highly desirable