Technical Product Manager II

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

Vertex is navigating the complexities of indirect tax management in a rapidly changing global business environment. They are seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead platform-level products, ensuring product readiness and driving innovation through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Lead the platform level products through all stages of the product's lifecycle including definition, development, release, and post release activities for moderately complex products.
Independently identify product requirements and define features. Assist in drafting user stories to facilitate the development of the platform/services/system, enabling the engineering team to implement non-functional and business requirements that fulfill both business and customer needs for current and future projects.
Proficient in communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues regarding current and future initiatives, which contribute to improvements and opportunities feeding into the product roadmap.
Evaluating new technologies and software releases for their applicability toward the development of or incorporation into Vertex Products
Able to present product roadmap, product requirements, feature definitions, and feature demos to a wide range of stakeholders including engineering, customer support, customer success, and marketing.
Conducting research and analysis of competitive information as needed
Manage content on the Platform service catalog to improve time to value of platform services catering to Vertex developers.
Support Program Managers in communicating with Vertex developers and PMs about Platform services through multiple modalities including but not limited to newsletters, recorded videos, and email blasts.
Lead or participate in other activities, agile ceremonies or duties as assigned. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Qualification

Required

2 or more years of experience as a Technical Product Manager on an enterprise platform product with familiarity in a wide range of technical domains such as APIS, developer networks, internal developer portals, and customer support admin experiences.
Demonstrated experience successfully defining product roadmaps, setting product strategy, and driving the execution of product development initiatives in support of company objectives while managing and prioritizing tasks for optimal execution.
Ability to understand customer needs and translate them into features and requirements that engineering can execute upon.
Strong communication skills to articulate the value of technical features to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven mindset to make informed decisions about product and feature prioritization.
Prioritize backlog based on business needs and engineering constraints.
Able to quickly understand technical concepts and identify how they affect business value and timelines.
Demonstrate ownership of outcomes by coordinating planning efforts with other ecosystem initiatives and determining if defined acceptance criteria are met.
Experience working in a cloud-native technology company, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS solutions, modern cloud technologies (microservices, Kubernetes, CD pipelines, etc.), and a general familiarity with cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, or others.
Familiarity with industry trends and emerging technologies in the domains of related experience. A passion for continuous growth and learning.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, including software developers, software architects, UX/UI designers, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality technical products.
Proficiency in agile product development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, with experience leading agile teams to deliver iterative and incremental product releases.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and work effectively in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related discipline or equivalent work experience.
Two plus years of technical product management experience.

Preferred

Benefits

The rapid changes taking place in today’s global business, technology, and regulatory environments are having a compounding effect on the complexity of indirect tax management and putting more pressure on the corporate tax function than ever before.

Glassdoor

Founded in 1978

King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.vertexinc.com

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