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PrizePicks · 9 hours ago

Senior Technical Product Manager - Engineering

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Define and communicate the strategic vision and roadmap for core shared services and infrastructure.

Align platform initiatives with the overall company goals and product strategy.

Drive innovation in platform technologies, ensuring scalability and reliability.

Oversee the development and maintenance of essential backend services, APIs, and infrastructure.

End-to-end project management with a product mindset, utilizing modern engineering methodologies and tools

Work closely with product teams, engineering, design, data, and marketing to ensure platform services meet their needs across multiple game types.

Facilitate clear communication and alignment on priorities and timelines across teams.

Ensure the platform's high availability, reliability, and performance.

Implement and oversee rigorous testing and quality assurance processes.

Develop and enforce security policies and practices to protect data and systems.

Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards.

Lead and mentor product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders.

Build a team of your own as needed

Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation within the team.

Develop and manage the platform budget, optimizing resource allocation to meet strategic goals.

Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of platform services.

Provide regular updates to senior management on the status of platform projects and initiatives.

Continuously evaluate and improve platform processes, tools, and practices.

Establish mechanisms for gathering feedback from internal and external users to drive improvements.

Qualification

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End-to-end project managementBackend servicesCloud infrastructureCross-functional team leadershipAPIsDevOps practicesData managementSecurity complianceCI/CDAutomationMonitoringContainerization technologiesServerless computingMicroservices architectureData warehousingAnalytics tools

Required

7+ years of experience with end-to-end project management with a product mindset, utilizing modern engineering methodologies and tools

Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives

Able to drive the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and secure platform architecture

Strong understanding of backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and data management

Capable of evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies and tools to support platform growth and performance with technical teams

Collaborate with cloud architects and infrastructure engineers to optimize resource utilization and cost-efficiency

Deep understanding of cloud platforms (GCP) and infrastructure components

Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automation, and monitoring

Experience with implementing security measures and ensuring compliance with regulations

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data insights to inform product decisions and optimize platform performance

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus

A focus on continuous improvement and learning both formally and informally

Preferred

Obsessive about something. We obviously love sports, but maybe it’s something else for you. What makes you tick? (Being a big sports-head definitely helps too)

Strong Communication skills. We are looking for someone who can articulate and break down complex concepts

Community. Community. Community. We’re all about community. Both internally with our team and externally with our members. We’re looking for someone who thinks about their community first and can prove it

Product management experience, with a focus on platform services and/or infrastructure

Experience with containerization technologies, knowledge of serverless computing and microservices architecture as well as experience with data warehousing and analytics tools

You can add to the PrizePicks Culture. We want to work with people who bring something to the table on and off the field / in and out of the office