Senior Technical Product Manager

Vytelle; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in precision livestock seeks a Senior Technical Product Manager to drive product strategy and execution for their Bovine IVF product. This role requires collaboration across teams and a strong technical background. The ideal candidate will lead product lifecycle management and ensure alignment with business goals, focusing on scalability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in Bovine IVF, Cattle, Dairy, or BioTech industries preferred.
• 5-7+ years in product management with a successful track record.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the roadmap and product strategy for a portfolio of technical products.
• Manage backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and trade-off decisions.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Communication

Leadership

Execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, Engineering, Business, Agriculture Sciences

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Figma

Productboard

Job description

Job Title: Senior Technical Product Manager

Company: Vytelle

Reporting to: Trevor Gartner

Direct Reports: N/A

Location: Remote USA or Canada; Dallas, Texas; Calgary

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Status: 1.0 FTE

About Vytelle

We are a global precision livestock company reshaping how cattle producers worldwide unlock animal performance. Our portfolio includes world-class Bovine phenotypic and genotypic data capture systems via Vytelle SENSE and Vytelle INSIGHT, enabling producers to accurately select desired traits to continually produce elite progeny. We also offer Vytelle ADVANCE In Vitro Fertilization Service, which accelerates genetic improvement.

About This Role

Reporting to the Vice President of Information Services, we seek a Senior Technical Product Manager to drive the roadmap execution and delivery of complex software products and platforms for our Bovine IVF ADVANCE product. This role bridges technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring product initiatives are scalable, secure, and customer-centric. You will lead cross-functional teams through the entire product lifecycle—from ideation and planning to execution and delivery—with a focus on systems thinking, API design, data architecture, and platform scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and define the roadmap and product strategy for a portfolio of technical products or platform services.
• Manage backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and trade-off decisions for development teams.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, security, and operations to prioritize and deliver features aligned with business goals.
• Translate high-level business requirements into detailed product specifications and user stories.
• Drive API product development and data integration strategies in coordination with stakeholders.
• Partner with internal customers (e.g., operations, data science, customer success teams) to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Ensure technical and architectural decisions align with long-term platform strategy and scalability.
• Monitor KPIs, user feedback, and system performance to guide improvements.
• Champion agile practices and product management methodologies across teams.
• Shape the direction and success of our Vytelle.io SaaS application, CRM, ERP, and other IS applications.
• Manage all VARs and Integration Partners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop roadmaps and project charters, delivering value to users and the business.

Skills and Knowledge

• Program/Project Development Skills: Advocate for project management principles.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional communication and presentation abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across complex, global organizational structures.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Strong technical background and understanding of software development processes.
• Experience documenting product infrastructures, processes, and technical workflows.
• Strong bias for execution.
• Experience in SaaS and e-commerce is an asset.
• Proficiency in tools like JIRA, Confluence, Figma, Productboard.

Application Skills

• Web application principles and practices.
• CRM and ERP principles.
• Business applications like HRIS, BI.
• Web app integration principles.
• Understanding data privacy standards and security protocols.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in Bovine IVF, Cattle, Dairy, or BioTech industries (preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, Engineering, Business, Agriculture Sciences, or related fields.
• Bonus: Experience as a software developer transitioning to product management.
• 5-7+ years in product management with a successful track record.
• 1-3+ years as a certified PMP.
• 3-5+ years in Agile/Scrum environments; Scrum Master certification preferred.
• 3-5+ years creating and managing software development stories and epics.
• 2-3+ years documenting product processes in a corporate WIKI.
• Fluent in English; Portuguese proficiency is a plus.

Optional Qualifications

• Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), DevOps, observability stacks.
• Familiarity with security/compliance standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience in startup or high-growth environments.

Role Model Behaviors

Engage, enable, empower, and act on:

• Leadership: Inspire, serve, and seek the best in each other.
• Endurance: Pacesetter, take action, and realize results.
• Pioneer: Be curious, catalyze, and listen for ideas.
• Love: Show passion for customers and purpose.
• Count On Me: Take accountability, depend on each other, and be adaptable.

Core Values & Additional Behaviors

• Integrity, Respect, Trust.
• Teamwork and team member orientation.
• Effective direction and decision-making.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Vytelle provides equal opportunities and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. All hires must verify identity and eligibility to work in the US.