Technical Product Manager

Technical Product Manager

Contract Role – Hybrid, Northern NJ

RedStream Technology is recruiting a Product Manager to work with our client, a leader in the entertainment industry. The product suites include public facing applications across a number of platforms including web and mobile.

We are looking for someone with a strong technical background who can work with internal stakeholders, development teams, and external business partners to provide, configure, and integrate the technical platforms with cloud-based architecture that support front end digital products.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own platform products end-to-end, driving product discussions (e.g. vision, goals, tenets, roadmap) across teams. Develop a product vision, growth strategy and OKRs.
• Define product strategy and help prioritize the roadmap for the client’s platform services and overall platform.
• Oversee a custom identity form solution which requires a deep understanding of the supporting technical architecture, working with key stakeholders at the client and their 3rd party hosting partners.
• Lead and perform daily product management activities including writing product specs and requirements, as well as crafting high level technical and user experience flows.
• Partner with consumer experience product team to understand business and user needs and align platform delivery milestones and dependencies.
• Effectively support the product design, engineering and QA teams throughout sprint cycles by proactively removing roadblocks and prioritizing work items based on established outcomes and business objectives.
• Build and manage relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders, including product owners, product marketing, content, operations, sales, commerce, external vendors and executives.
• Review frequent application builds to ensure on-time delivery and overall product quality.
• Working knowledge of developing QA test plans and strategies for data/analytics.
• Attention to detail paired with a passion for delivering the best user experience possible.

Required Skills/Knowledge

• 5 years in digital product development for core platform and internal tooling with a proven track record of successful launches
• Experienced communicating to senior-level executives (written and in-person); able to adapt communication style across audiences and stakeholder groups.
• Self-starter who is energetic & enthusiastic, confident, adaptable & customer-oriented
• Experience producing wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and user interaction diagrams
• Experience with Agile methodologies such as scrum or Kanban.
• Ability to multitask and manage deadlines in a cross-functional team while remaining detail-oriented.
• Technical competence and ability to adapt to new technologies and lead teams through technology changes.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Educational Background Required: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field.

Nice to have’s:

• Experience working with emerging technologies, video streaming, subscription systems, and platform integrations.
• Knowledge of release and regression testing methodologies.
• Agile/Scrum experience and familiarity with JIRA and Confluence or similar tool sets.
• Experience with Identity platforms.
• Knowledge and some working experience with Azure, AWS, and Google cloud products.
• Relevant experience within the sports media/streaming media industry
• Experience with any of the following platforms is extremely beneficial: Identity, Payment, Entitlement
• Strong business acumen and enthusiasm for digital data implementation