Agile Product Manager

Toptal; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Toptal is seeking a Product Manager to own roadmap, prioritization, and delivery for a digital product within Agile/Scrum environments, focusing on software, data, or AI products and close collaboration with engineering.

The role emphasizes translating business needs into detailed requirements, driving iterative delivery, and defining KPI success metrics. Experience as PM/PO/Technical PM and comfort with technical discussions are valued.

Qualifications

• Agile product management with backlog ownership and iterative delivery.
• Proven PM/PO/Technical PM with cross-functional experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration with engineering, data, and business teams.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into structured, actionable requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog, prioritization, and roadmap using Agile/Scrum practices.
• Translate business and stakeholder needs into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with engineering to scope, sequence, and deliver iteratively.
• Define and track success metrics and KPIs for the product area.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies alongside a Scrum Master where applicable.
• Own AI/GenAI or agentic feature delivery integration into the product.
• Operate as a Technical PM with architecture/API-level discussion familiarity.
• Manage data platforms, catalogs, or analytics products feeding stakeholders.

Skills

Agile Product Management backlog

Product Manager/Owner/Technical PM

Stakeholder management collaboration

Translate ambiguous needs into specs

Job description

Headquarters:

We're looking for a Product Manager to own roadmap, prioritization, and delivery for a digital product initiative, operating within Agile/Scrum frameworks. The role sits at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution — most engagements in this market are technical-delivery-adjacent (software, data, or AI products) rather than purely strategic, so comfort partnering closely with engineering is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog, prioritization, and roadmap using Agile/Scrum practices
• Translate business and stakeholder needs into clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Partner closely with engineering teams to scope, sequence, and deliver iteratively
• Define and track success metrics/KPIs for the product area
• Facilitate or support Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews) alongside a Scrum Master where applicable (Common variant, ~1 in 5 postings)
• Own AI/Agentic feature delivery — defining how GenAI or agentic capabilities integrate into the product (Common variant, ~1 in 7 postings)
• Operate as a Technical PM — comfortable in architecture/API-level discussions, not just business requirements (Frequent industry context)
• CPG/enterprise data-product ownership — managing data platforms, catalogs, or analytics products feeding business stakeholders

Required Skills (Must-Have)

• Agile Product Management — backlog ownership, iterative delivery, Scrum/Kanban fluency
• Proven Product Manager, Product Owner, or Technical PM experience
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration (engineering, data, business)
• Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into structured, actionable product requirements

Nice to Have

• AI/GenAI or Agentic product experience (increasingly common — nearly 1 in 5 current postings)
• Data product management experience (catalogs, analytics platforms, BI)
• CPG, enterprise, or regulated-industry domain experience
• Technical fluency (APIs, data architecture) for Technical PM-flavored roles