Technical Product Manager

NorthStar HR Consultants; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthStar HR Consultants is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to bridge technical teams and business goals for our SaaS offerings in data, AI, and security. You will drive strategy, define requirements, and ensure timely, secure delivery across cross-functional teams.

The role requires 10+ years in technical product management, strong cloud, networking, and identity domain knowledge, and hands-on use of Jira/Confluence for backlog and roadmap management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical product management with architecture or software leadership.
• Deep understanding of clouds (AWS, Azure), networking, and identity systems.
• Experience with SaaS products and cybersecurity domains is highly desirable.
• Proficient use of product-management tools to manage backlogs and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Translate requirements to Engineering and ensure technical feasibility.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks across the lifecycle.
• Facilitate collaboration between leadership, field, engineering, design, and security teams.
• Own documentation and ensure high-quality, secure releases.

Skills

Past Coding experience

Data & AI development

Data management

Data quality

Data lifecycle

Data cleaning

Enterprise SaaS product

Cybersecurity/Identity domain

Communication skills

Agile/Kanban

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Aha

Trello

Job description

Job Location - Pune, Maharashtra / Remote

MUST Have Skills - Past Coding experience, Data and AI area development, Data management, Data Quality, Data lifecycle, Data cleaning

About Company -

Our client enables enterprises to deliver digital, data and AI use cases at breakthrough speed through our secure and governed self-service orchestration platform.

Position Overview

As a Senior Technical Product Manager, you will bridge the gap between technical teams and business goals, ensuring the company's product service and product meet market/customer/user needs while aligning with company objectives by combining technical expertise with product management skills. This role is critical in ensuring the high-quality and timely delivery of our SaaS product and identity security offerings. You will serve as a tactical product lead, collaborating with cross-functional teams, while driving execution excellence and product innovation. The ideal candidate will have proven experience with Enterprise and/or SaaS products, especially in cybersecurity, networking, or identity domains.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Contribute to defining the product strategy and roadmap, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with business goals.
• Technical Expertise: Possess a strong understanding of technology and how it impacts product development, design, and implementation.
• Requirements & Definition: Own the product requirements and translating them to Engineering. Work closely with the leadership, field, engineering, design, and other teams to understand and define requirements, ensuring they are articulated and aligned with user needs. Detail the product requierments and document them for and during Engineering execution.
• Technical Risks: Identify and assess technical risks and challenges throughout the product lifecycle, proactively mitigating potential issues.
• Collaboration & Communication: Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between technical teams, product teams, and other stakeholders.
• Product Lifecycle: Collaborate in the product development process from ideation to launch and beyond, ensuring that the product is technically sound, high-quality, and secure.
• Quality: Develop and implement procedures and establish standards for product success, ensuring that the product meets quality requirements.
• Data Analysis: Analyze data to understand user behavior, identify areas for improvement, and measure the success of product features and releases.
• Market Research: Stay up-to-date with market trends, competitor products, and user feedback to inform product decisions. Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring infrastructure and processes remain cutting-edge and competitive.
• Prioritization: Prioritize features and initiatives based on business value and technical feasibility.
• Documentation: Ensure that proper product documentation is created and maintained.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years in technical product management with a background in product/system/solution architecture, technical leadership, or software development. Enterprise and/or SaaS experience preferred.
• Expertise: Deep product/solution-level understanding of clouds (AWS, Azure, etc), networking, and identity systems (e.g. IAM, PAM). Understanding of user/market research methods, user experience (UX), business principles, product management strategies, and customer behavior.
• Process-oriented: Experience in project/program management and/or tracking of engineering requirements and execution.
• Domain Focus: A background in cybersecurity, networking, cloud, or identity would be preferred.
• Tools: Proficiency in using product management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Aha, and Trello to help manage product backlogs, track progress, and facilitate effective collaboration.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to convey complex technical information to diverse audiences and influence decision-making.
• Day-to-day: Enable the technical teams to understand product/business goals and the features being built. Actively participate in new product releases by designing, calculating, and assessing the implications of major new capabilities. Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, Kanban), enabling smooth execution of projects, and addressing challenges in real-time.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred. Additional certifications would be good to have.