Technical Product Manager

Rocket Lab; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Technical Product Manager to bridge technical capabilities with business priorities. This role is focused on aligning product goals with backend execution, ensuring seamless delivery across teams. Ideal candidates will have 4+ years' experience in SaaS environments, a strong grasp of systems architecture, and an ability to manage cross-functional coordination effectively.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of product or technical program management experience in a SaaS or platform environment.
• Proven track record of working with engineering teams to deliver scalable, backend-heavy features.
• Strong understanding of systems architecture, APIs, and technical product lifecycle.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Align platform and infrastructure roadmaps with product strategy and go-to-market goals.
• Translate product priorities into technical execution plans, including sprint-level deliverables.
• Scope infrastructure and backend tasks with engineering, prioritizing scalability and feasibility.
• Coordinate dependencies across internal teams (engineering, product, partner) and external integrations.
• Write clear technical briefs and architecture-aligned documentation that defines what needs to ship and why.
• Work with engineering teams to unblock delivery and remove bottlenecks.
• Support feature launches by ensuring systems are stable, documented, and technically market-ready.

Skills

Product Management

Technical Program Management

Stakeholder Management

Systems Architecture

APIs

AI/ML Applications

Job description

Why Join Us?
Employers often ask why you'd be a good fit to work for them. We prefer to start by showcasing why we’d be a great fit for you.

Reasons Why You Would Want to Work at BigGeo

• Be Part of an Industry-Shaping Team – Join a pioneering group driving the future of geospatial intelligence and real-time data solutions.
• Work on Cutting-Edge Technology – Contribute to advanced geospatial analytics, real-time data processing, and 3D visualization, shaping industries worldwide.
• See Your Impact Firsthand – Play a direct role in solving critical global challenges, from urban planning and logistics to environmental conservation and emergency response.
• Work-Life Balance & Flexibility – Operate within a self-care work culture that values autonomy, innovation, and personal well-being.
• Collaborate & Innovate – Work in an environment that fosters rapid problem-solving, experimentation, and creative thinking, backed by Vivid Theory, a venture studio focused on building transformative technologies.
  

Company Description
BigGeo is leading the charge in geospatial data intelligence, turning complex location data into clear, actionable insights. Our platform empowers organizations with cutting-edge tools for real-time analysis, dynamic visualization, and interactive geospatial applications—enabling smarter decisions at scale.As a Vivid Theory company, BigGeo operates at the intersection of commercial and technical innovation, bringing together experts in data science, GIS, and AI-driven analytics to redefine how businesses interact with geospatial data. Our mission is to bridge the gap between complex geospatial information and real-world decision-making, helping industries optimize operations, improve efficiency, and drive meaningful impact.At BigGeo, we don’t just build software—we revolutionize how the world understands and interacts with data. If you’re ready to be part of a team pushing the boundaries of geospatial intelligence, this is the opportunity for you.

Role Summary
The Technical Product Manager plays a critical role in connecting technical capabilities with business priorities. This role is focused on execution: translating product goals into scalable, feasible backend plans while ensuring engineering teams are unblocked and aligned. You'll work closely with engineering, product, sales, and marketing to ensure technical readiness for launches and feature delivery. This is a technical strategy and delivery-focused role—not a UX, UI, or creative ideation position.

Key Responsibilities

• Align platform and infrastructure roadmaps with product strategy and go-to-market goals.
• Translate product priorities into technical execution plans, including sprint-level deliverables.
• Scope infrastructure and backend tasks with engineering, prioritizing scalability and feasibility.
• Coordinate dependencies across internal teams (engineering, product, partner) and external integrations.
• Write clear technical briefs and architecture-aligned documentation that defines what needs to ship and why.
• Work with engineering teams to unblock delivery and remove bottlenecks.
• Support feature launches by ensuring systems are stable, documented, and technically market-ready.
• Map technical improvements to platform capabilities that unlock business use cases like DSP targeting or Marketplace monetization.
• Partner with UX and design teams to ensure ideas are feasible without prescribing creative direction.
• Drive alignment across product, engineering, sales, and marketing for cross-functional success.
• Collaborate with technical teams to embed AI capabilities in ways that align with long-term product vision and business objectives.
  

Qualifications

• 4+ years of product or technical program management experience in a SaaS or platform environment.
• Proven track record of working with engineering teams to deliver scalable, backend-heavy features.
• Strong understanding of systems architecture, APIs, and technical product lifecycle.
• Experience aligning GTM timelines with technical delivery.
• Ability to translate complex ideas into clear requirements and briefs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in technical products, with the ability to assess feasibility and business impact.