Technical Product Delivery Manager

Jobtailor; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Asheville, NC seeks a Delivery-focused Technical Product/Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery for digital product initiatives. You will partner with product managers and coordinate across engineering, UX, QA, and business stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality releases.

You will identify risks, manage dependencies, and apply pragmatic Agile practices to improve execution and transparency. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Technical Product/Delivery management or similar.
• Experience partnering with Engineering, Product, UX, QA, and Business teams.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating complex software, SaaS, ecommerce, or digital product initiatives.
• Experience managing dependencies, delivery risks, timelines, and cross-functional execution.
• Experience using Jira or similar Agile delivery platforms.
• Ability to apply Agile principles pragmatically to improve execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to organize complex work across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own Delivery Execution: serve as the primary delivery owner for digital product initiatives from planning through release.
• Partner with Digital Product Managers to translate business priorities into executable delivery plans.
• Coordinate work across Engineering, UX, QA, Compliance, and Business stakeholders.
• Drive accountability by following up on commitments, removing blockers, and maintaining momentum.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs early and communicate them clearly.
• Ensure delivery timelines are realistic, transparent, and aligned with business expectations.
• Own Delivery Readiness: act as the gatekeeper for work entering Engineering.
• Confirm business requirements, UX reviews, acceptance criteria, and dependencies are complete.
• Build partnerships with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, UX Designers, QA, and Business leaders.
• Improve Delivery Operations: manage Jira initiatives, epics, stories, backlogs, and workflows; refine processes.

Skills

PM experience

Cross-functional collab

SDLC understanding

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Jira / Agile tools

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Jira

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own Delivery Execution: Serve as the primary delivery owner for digital product initiatives from planning through release.
• Partner closely with Digital Product Managers to translate business priorities into executable delivery plans.
• Coordinate work across Engineering, UX, QA, Compliance, and Business stakeholders.
• Drive accountability across teams by proactively following up on commitments, removing blockers, and maintaining delivery momentum.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs early while communicating them clearly to stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery timelines remain realistic, transparent, and aligned with business expectations. Escalate issues appropriately while maintaining forward progress.
• Own Delivery Readiness: Serve as the operational gatekeeper for work entering Engineering.
• Ensure initiatives are truly ready before development begins by confirming business requirements are complete, UX prototypes have been reviewed, validated, and approved, acceptance criteria are clearly defined, dependencies have been identified, compliance considerations have been addressed, and Engineering has sufficient information to execute effectively.
• Build strong partnerships with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, UX Designers, QA, and Business leaders.
• Improve Delivery Operations: Own the quality and organization of Jira initiatives, epics, stories, and related delivery artifacts. Maintain healthy backlogs and delivery workflows. Coordinate sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release readiness using Agile practices pragmatically—not ceremonially. Continuously improve delivery processes, team coordination, and operational visibility.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Product Management, Technical Program Management, Delivery Management, Project Management, or a similar role supporting software development.
• Experience partnering closely with Engineering, Product, UX, QA, and Business teams.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating complex software, SaaS, ecommerce, or digital product initiatives.
• Experience managing dependencies, delivery risks, timelines, and cross‑functional execution.
• Experience using Jira or similar Agile delivery platforms.
• Ability to apply Agile principles pragmatically to improve execution—not simply facilitate ceremonies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to organize complex work while driving accountability across multiple stakeholders.