Technical Product Manager (TPM)

About the Role

This role is designed for a highly adaptable technical leader who can bridge software engineering with product strategy. You'll own the product lifecycle end‑to‑end—defining problems, shaping solutions, prioritizing roadmaps, and guiding engineering execution.

You won't be writing full‑time production code. Instead, you'll leverage your engineering background to make strong product decisions, translate business needs into clear technical requirements, and ensure products are delivered with quality, scalability, and long‑term value.

This is not a marketing role—it is a deeply technical product position focused on building internal systems, improving business workflows, and driving measurable operational impact.

What You'll Do

Product Strategy & Roadmapping

Own the roadmap for internal software systems and operational tools
Lead product discovery with stakeholders to identify requirements, gaps, and opportunities
Prioritize features using structured frameworks (value vs. effort, RICE, business impact)
Define product success metrics and track performance against KPIs

Translate Business Needs Into Technical Direction

Convert business requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications
Define MVPs and iterative release plans for internal applications
Partner closely with engineering to ensure feasibility, alignment, and high‑quality execution
Run backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release coordination

Architecture-Level Decision Support

(You're not coding daily, but your technical expertise guides the solution.)

Evaluate solution approaches and recommend architectures that balance performance, reliability, and maintainability
Assess technical trade‑offs and communicate impact to non‑technical stakeholders
Provide oversight for API design, system integrations, and data workflows

Cross‑Functional Leadership

Collaborate with operations, finance, security, and leadership to understand workflows and define product requirements
Act as the point person for third‑party vendors, integrations, and tooling decisions
Ensure products meet compliance, security, and operational readiness standards
Facilitate alignment across teams and drive decision-making

Execution Ownership

Lead delivery from concept through launch
Maintain clear documentation of system behavior, product requirements, and architectural decisions
Identify risks, blockers, and tech debt—and ensure they are visible and prioritized appropriately

Technical Influence (Not People Management)

Guide engineering teams with context and clarity
Provide insight during design reviews and solution discussions
Promote best practices around scalability, maintainability, and system reliability

What You Bring

Experience

8–10+ years in software development, architecture, or a similar technical engineering role
Proven ability to understand complex systems and translate them into product direction
Experience building or supporting internal-facing applications and workflow automation
Exposure to product ownership, roadmap management, or cross-functional leadership

Technical Fluency (You Don't Need to Be Hands-On Daily)

Strong understanding of modern web application architecture
Familiarity with:
- PHP / JavaScript / TypeScript
- React.js / Node.js
- REST APIs, integrations, and event-driven systems
- PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, Redis
- AWS (primary environment), Docker, CI/CD
Ability to converse with engineers at the code and system-design level

Product & Professional Skills

Strong communicator—able to translate between business and engineering
Ability to drive clarity in ambiguous environments
Skilled in prioritization and trade-off analysis
Experience writing PRDs, user stories, and requirements documentation
Comfortable leading initiatives independently and influencing without authority

Work Environment & Compensation

Schedule: On‑premises in Tulsa, OK — Monday through Thursday (32 hours/week)
Salary: $85,000–$130,000
Employment Type: Direct Hire