Technical Product Manager

Akkodis; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 107,452 - 112,963; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Technical Product Manager for a 12+ month contract in Minneapolis, MN. The position offers a hybrid work model, and the ideal candidate will possess 10-15 years of experience in technical product management. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams to deliver innovative solutions, managing product development, and ensuring stakeholder alignment. Compensation ranges from $78/hr to $82/hr, negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in Technical Product Management.
• Ability to evaluate business cases and align with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skills as a technical product manager or solutions architect.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative product solutions for learners.
• Document acceptance criteria for developers and QA.
• Drive Agile methodologies and manage team backlogs.

Skills

Technical Product Management experience

Stakeholder alignment

Software engineering

Data engineering

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Technical Product Manager

This Technical Product Manager position is a 12+ month contract with a client located in Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid).

Compensation

Pay Range: $78/hr - $82/hr (rate negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors).

Responsibilities

• Work with product, design, and operations teams to deliver innovative ways to serve our learners.
• Support product decisions, ensuring products get made and report back on user responses.
• Collaborate with engineering and design teams to strategically plan product development.
• Engage with external partners to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities, run beta and pilot programs, and become an expert on the competition.
• Translate business needs, user needs, and technological capabilities into user stories and product specifications.
• Document detailed acceptance criteria for developers and QA.
• Drive Agile principles and methodologies, owning the team backlogs, defining and prioritizing epics, features, user stories, and other artifacts.
• Define objective requirements with success criteria.
• Coordinate with business line product managers and other component teams to define your team's roadmap and deliver product features.
• Use technical fluency to understand, discuss, and challenge architectural concepts, trade‑offs, and new opportunities, prioritizing both new features and technical debt reduction or resilience improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication of complex technical information to a broad audience, including executives, stakeholders, and engineers.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of Technical Product Management experience.
• Experience with business case evaluation and stakeholder alignment.
• Demonstrated ability as a technical product manager, product owner, or solutions architect.
• Proven experience as a software engineer, data engineer, or SDET.
• Technical fluency – ability to understand, discuss, and challenge architectural concepts, trade‑offs, and new opportunities with technical team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled