intermediate technical product manager

Starbucks Corp.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Starbucks College Achievement Plan

Job summary

Starbucks is seeking a Technical Product Manager in Seattle to identify business problems, define success metrics, and translate needs into epics and user stories for engineering teams to design, build, release, and monitor solutions. You will work in a highly collaborative environment and bring a passion for simple, engaging experiences.

You will partner with design and engineering to deliver customer-facing features, drive delivery through Agile practices, and balance tradeoffs to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of experience using analytics/optimization tools to inform product planning and prioritization.
• 4+ years partnering with design and engineering to deliver customer-facing features.
• 4+ years building roadmaps and backlogs, writing user stories, and coordinating conflicting requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• 4+ years of industry experience in a technology environment delivering complex products.

Responsibilities

• Define product value and direction by aligning business and technical objectives, setting clear priorities, and establishing product health/performance metrics and KPIs.
• Translate needs into buildable work by writing well-formed epics/user stories, defining acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, resilience, usability, accessibility, security, continuity), and clarifying tradeoffs, dependencies, and constraints.
• Drive delivery and outcomes through iterative Agile practices, partnering with design and engineering on sizing and planning, removing blockers, facilitating user review/acceptance, and measuring feature success post-launch to improve product health.

Skills

Analytics tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Roadmap planning

User stories writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Business or related

Tools

Agile tools

Job description

Overview

As a Technical Product Manager at Starbucks, you’ll identify business problems and opportunities, define success metrics, and translate needs into clear epics and user stories so engineering teams can design, build, release, and monitor solutions efficiently. You’ll work in a highly collaborative environment and bring a passion for simple, engaging experiences.

Responsibilities

• Define product value and direction by aligning business and technical objectives, setting clear priorities, and establishing product health/performance metrics and KPIs.
• Translate needs into buildable work by writing well-formed epics/user stories, defining acceptance criteria and non‑functional requirements (performance, scalability, resilience, usability, accessibility, security, continuity), and clarifying tradeoffs, dependencies, and constraints.
• Drive delivery and outcomes through iterative Agile practices, partnering with design and engineering on sizing and planning, removing blockers, facilitating user review/acceptance, and measuring feature success post‑launch to improve product health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of experience using analytics/optimization tools to inform product planning and prioritization.
• 4+ years partnering with design and engineering to deliver customer‑facing features.
• 4+ years building roadmaps and backlogs, writing user stories, and coordinating conflicting requirements in a fast‑paced environment.
• 4+ years of industry experience in a technology environment delivering complex products.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years delivering complex products in a technology environment, including cross‑team roadmaps and technically complex features.
• Recent experience building for web and/or mobile, and ability to read/understand code (prior programming experience a plus).
• 5+ years of hands‑on product planning: technical roadmaps, story outlines, acceptance criteria, and backlog refinement at scale.
• Strong ability to influence without authority, communicate clearly, and stay organized while managing competing priorities; deep familiarity with Agile practices and tools.

Benefits

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short‑term and long‑term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from the date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well‑being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first‑time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.

*If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above. For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.

Compensation

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.