Technical Product Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health premiums covered

Certification funding

Mentorship pairing

Job summary

Volkswagen is hiring a low-drama Technical Product Manager who can build clarity from messy data and communicate it to any audience. For a customer-obsessed professional with 7+ years behind them, this freelance Technical Product Manager job delivers $89,000 - $139,000 and meaningful growth.

An endlessly-iterating Athens, GA company through, Volkswagen measures success by how invisible its business systems become. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Technical Product Management experience.
• Experience with Lean Product Development.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Preference for candidates near Athens, GA.

Responsibilities

• Present findings and recommendations to manager stakeholders with clarity.
• Carry the growth-minded idea through the gauntlet of finance, legal, and ops.
• Keep the Technical Product Manager scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity.
• Negotiate vendor terms that look nimble on paper and hold up in practice.
• Draft the business case that gets a heads-down-and-happy initiative funded past committee.
• Champion process improvements that scale with Volkswagen growth.

Skills

Technical product management

Lean product development

Communication skills

Job description

Volkswagen is hiring a low-drama Technical Product Manager who can build clarity from messy data and communicate it to any audience. For a customer-obsessed professional with 7+ years behind them, this freelance Technical Product Manager job delivers $89,000 - $139,000 and meaningful growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Present findings and recommendations to manager stakeholders with clarity
• Carry the growth-minded idea through the gauntlet of finance, legal, and ops
• Keep the Technical Product Manager scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity
• Negotiate vendor terms that look nimble on paper and hold up in practice
• Draft the business case that gets a heads-down-and-happy initiative funded past committee
• Champion process improvements that scale with Volkswagen growth

What You'll Bring

• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• Experience thriving in a wildly-collaborative, deadline-driven setting like Volkswagen
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Proven aptitude for Lean Product Development, ideally near Athens, GA

An endlessly-iterating Athens, GA company through, Volkswagen measures success by how invisible its business systems become. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

Our Athens team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.

Benefits

• we cover your health premiums
• fund your certifications
• pair you with a seasoned mentor