Product Manager

Akkodis; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 115,718 - 121,228; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K plan

Flexible leave options

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Product Manager for their Burbank, CA office. This role involves translating product visions into actionable technical plans, maintaining a robust technical backlog, and aligning with data and platform strategies. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience in software engineering and previous experience in an agile technical product ownership role. Competitive hourly rate offered from $84 to $88.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or data architecture.
• 3+ years as a technical product owner in an agile environment.
• Understanding of Agile principles and Scrum ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Translate product vision into technical execution.
• Own and prioritize the technical backlog.
• Drive early engagement with platform and data architects.

Skills

Experience in software engineering

Technical product management

Agile methodologies

API understanding

Cloud platforms knowledge

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

AWS

Agile tools

Job description

This range is provided by Akkodis. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$84.00/hr - $88.00/hr

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Akkodis is seeking for a Product Manager position which is in Burbank, CA (Onsite)

Title: Product Manager

Location: Burbank, CA (Onsite)

Pay Range: $84-88/hr. (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

What We Do/Project:

As part of the economics transformation, we are evolving how finance, business, and technology collaborate-shifting to lean-agile, user-centric small product-oriented delivery teams (PODs) that design and deliver integrated, intelligent, and scalable solutions.

The Technical Product Owner (TPO) plays a critical role in this model by translating the product vision into a clear, feasible, and sustainable technical execution plan.

The TPO partners closely with the Business Product Owner, Designers, Engineers, Platform Architects, and Data teams to ensure that solutions are designed and delivered in alignment with modern architecture standards, platform capabilities, and data strategy. This is a hands-on, embedded role within a product delivery pod.

Job Responsibilities/Typical Day in the Role:

Translate Product Vision into Technical Execution

Partner with the Business Product Owner, designers, and workstream leads to refine the product strategy into an executable technical roadmap.

Decompose features into clear technical user stories and enablers aligned to agile sprint planning.

Drive early engagement with platform, security, and data architects to define technical direction and future-proof designs.

Own and Prioritize the Technical Backlog

Maintain a robust technical backlog including APIs, system integrations, canonical data model extensions, and non-functional enhancements.

Drive balance between new feature delivery, technical debt management, and system reliability improvements.

Collaborate with engineering to define clear, testable acceptance criteria that drive high-quality, secure, and scalable outcomes.

Enable Data Stewardship and Integration Integrity

Ensure technical stories and designs account for end-to-end data handling-from system integration and validation through persistence in governed data stores to downstream application use-reinforcing data integrity, lineage, and alignment with enterprise data standards.

Partner with platform teams and data engineers to align with shared schemas, governed pipelines, and enterprise data lake practices.

Advocate for data product thinking-ensuring clarity, completeness, and traceability of data used across Studio Economics systems.

Manage Dependencies and Risks

Track upstream/downstream dependencies across systems, domains, and platforms (e.g., shared services, source systems, content planning, rights management).

Surface architectural or integration risks early and align mitigation strategies with relevant platform and domain leads.

Facilitate coordination across pods and platform teams for shared releases or data-sharing agreements.

Lead Technical Delivery and Decision-Making

Navigate trade-offs in scope, architecture, and performance to meet product goals while maintaining long-term system integrity.

Support developers in evaluating and implementing modern practices such as CI/CD, test automation, observability, and fault tolerance.

Maintain a record of architectural decisions and rationale to inform future development and reduce rework.

Foster Engineering Excellence and Continuous Improvement

Support technical discovery and spikes for new features or platform capabilities.

Champion automation, testability, and performance tuning to reduce delivery waste and operational overhead.

Cultivate a culture of technical curiosity, quality, and iterative learning within the pod.

Must Have Skills/Requirements:

8+ years of experience in software engineering, data architecture, or enterprise systems integration

Experience communicating business requirements to technical teams

3+ years of experience in a technical product owner, technical lead, or delivery leadership role in an agile environment

Understanding of Agile principles, Scrum ceremonies, backlog refinement (grooming).

Working knowledge of Software Architecture

3+ years of experience; Understanding APIs, Cloud Platforms, AWS, etc.

Nice to Have Skills/Preferred Requirements:

Professional certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO, Professional Scrum Product Owner PSPO I or II, AWS Certified Cloud Practioner or Solutions Architect Associate) desirable but not a substitute for hands-on experience

Experience with Media or Entertainment.

Basic understanding of Quality Assurance and Testing Tools.

Soft Skills:

Connect the Dots Proactively

Lead through Influence

Think in Systems

Drive Clarity in Ambiguity

What you’ll bring-Technical Fluency

Enterprise Architecture Awareness

Data & Integration Acumen

Product Thinking

Clear, Confident Communication

Bias for Action-You anticipate blockers, take initiative, and support the pods delivery momentum without sacrificing long-term viability.

Proven ability to lead the delivery of enterprise-scale platforms or applications, including defining and managing technical backlogs across multiple integrated systems

Strong fluency in modern architectures (e.g. API-first, event-driven, serverless, microservices) and experience working with data pipelines, lakehouses, governed schemas, and platform interfaces

Education/Certifications:

Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline required

If you are interested in this Product Manager and is Burbank, CA (Onsite) then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact Vaibhav Singh at [e-mail]

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy.

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management, Information Technology, and Other

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, Entertainment Providers, and Technology, Information and Media

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