Technical Product Manager – From R&D to Production

Signature Science, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Signature Science, LLC seeks a Technical Product Manager to bridge R&D and production, coordinating releases across engineering, QA, operations, and customers. You will set lifecycle strategies, establish readiness criteria, and sustain software products while communicating updates to stakeholders.

The role requires collaboration with developers and systems engineers to prioritize customer needs and drive improvements across embedded and server platforms, including documentation and deployment

Qualifications

• Experience leading software products from development into production deployment.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile development methodologies, and software release management.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver complex software products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of software technologies from research prototypes into production-ready products.
• Develop and manage software product roadmaps, release plans, and lifecycle strategies.
• Coordinate software releases across engineering, QA, operations, cybersecurity, and customer organizations.
• Establish product readiness criteria, including testing, documentation, training, deployment, and sustainment planning.
• Develop and maintain software configuration, version management, release documentation, and customer communications.
• Coordinate software deployments supporting applications running on embedded systems and workstation/server platforms.
• Establish repeatable processes for software updates, maintenance releases, defect tracking, and product enhancements.
• Work closely with software developers and systems engineers to prioritize customer requirements and technical improvements.
• Coordinate customer demonstrations, beta deployments, field evaluations, and production rollouts.
• Manage product backlogs and enhancement requests based on customer feedback, priorities, and business objectives.
• Monitor product health, customer satisfaction, operational performance, and software quality metrics.
• Collaborate with program managers and engineering leadership to align development activities with milestones and delivery schedules.
• Support evolution of software products through lifecycle, modernization and sustainment.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including release notes, deployment guides, user documentation, and procedures.

Skills

Product management

SDLC

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Jira

Azure DevOps

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IS/Business

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Signature Science, LLC seeks a Technical Product Manager to bridge R&D and production, coordinating releases across engineering, QA, operations, and customers. You will set lifecycle strategies, establish readiness criteria, and sustain software products while communicating updates to stakeholders.

The role requires collaboration with developers and systems engineers to prioritize customer needs and drive improvements across embedded and server platforms, including documentation and deployment