Staff Technical Product Manager (Remote Eligible, U.S.)

About the Role

The role involves frequent engagement with the development team, facilitating discussions, providing clarification, and contributing to design activities and decisions. As a key member of the product team, this position requires superior persuasion and influencing skills to ensure alignment between customer, product manager, and engineering teams. The Staff Technical Product Manager will own the releases and sprint backlogs, short-term roadmap for MVPs and quarterly releases, and continuously prioritize to ensure that 1-2 sprints/iterations of backlog are always ready.

The day-to-day responsibilities of this role are diverse and challenging, requiring a unique blend of technical, business, and interpersonal skills. As a technical product manager, you will be responsible for translating unstructured or ambiguous work requests into actionable user stories and work units, mentoring junior team members, and partnering with Development Leadership/Service Owners to ensure a healthy development process.

What You Will Do

• Demonstrate excelling business acumen, knowing the latest industry trends and serving as an internal expert on the product and the associated competitive landscape.
• Interact with customers/stakeholders in VOC requirements-gathering, fine-tuning, and obtaining product feedback.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver features and significant products.
• Possess a deep understanding of the technology stack and its impact on the final product.
• Routinely collaborate with UX in design decisions, conduct customer and stakeholder interviews, and elaborate on personas.
• Demonstrate superior persuasion and influencing skills to ensure alignment between customer, product manager, and engineering teams.
• Own the releases and sprint backlogs, short-term roadmap for MVPs and quarterly releases.
• Own and manage the backlog; continuously order and prioritize to ensure that 1-2 sprints/iterations of backlog are always ready.
• Prioritize continuously in accordance with the understanding and validation of customer problems and needs.
• Engage frequently with the development team; facilitate discussions, provide clarification, story acceptance, and refinement, testing, and validation; contribute to design activities and decisions.
• Translate unstructured or ambiguous work requests into actionable user stories and work units.
• Partner with Development Leadership/Service Owners to ensure a healthy development process.
• Mentor junior team members.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree with minimum years of experience (6 years for roles in the USA).
• Strong knowledge of software design and coding principles.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Familiarity with versatile implementation options.
• Demonstrated initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.
• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements, and estimating efforts.
• Ability to analyze the impact of technology choices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the competitive environment.
• Pre-emptively sees downstream consequences and effectively tailors influencing strategy to support a positive outcome.
• Ability to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications.
• Continuously reflects on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making.
• Understands when change is needed and participates in technical strategy planning.
• Ability to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills.
• Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills and best practices.
• Finds important patterns in seemingly unrelated information.
• Influences and energizes others toward the common vision and goal.

Nice to Have

• Expertise in specific technologies relevant to GE Vernova's products and services.
• Experience with design thinking methodologies.
• Knowledge of data analytics tools and practices.
• Certification in Agile methodologies or product management.

Benefits and Perks

• Flexible/remote work arrangement.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools.
• Recognition and reward for outstanding performance.
• Comprehensive health insurance and wellness programs.
• Generous PTO and holiday packages.
• Remote stipend for home office setup and maintenance.

• Ensure your resume and cover letter highlight your technical expertise in software design, Agile methodologies, and product development, as well as your business acumen and interpersonal skills.
• Prepare examples of your experience in stakeholder management, product strategy, and technical leadership to discuss during the interview.
• Develop a portfolio that showcases your ability to drive product innovation, navigate ambiguity, and influence cross-functional teams.
• Be ready to discuss your approach to problem decomposition, customer needs validation, and prioritization in a fast-paced environment.
• When negotiating salary, consider not just the base pay but also the overall benefits package, including remote work stipends, health insurance, and professional development opportunities.
• Look for red flags such as lack of clarity on the role's responsibilities, unrealistic expectations, or unclear communication channels within the company.