Turnitin · 2 months ago
Senior Technical Product Owner
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$112K/yr - $168K/yr
5+ years expTurnitin, LLC is a recognized innovator in the global education space, partnering with educational institutions to promote honesty and fairness. The Senior Technical Product Owner will work closely with Product Managers and Engineering Leaders to drive the execution of the technical roadmap and improve workflows, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment across teams.
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Responsibilities
Expert Knowledge: Work to gain expert knowledge of product technical aspects, including architecture, system infrastructure, and software development practices
Technical Roadmap: Interface with Product Managers and Engineering Leaders to balance business delivery priorities with technical health, driving the execution of the technical roadmap
Process Improvement: Analyze existing workflows and propose improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness across the plan and build phases of work delivery
Product Manager Partnership: Collaborate with Product Manager(s) to translate their strategic Product vision (Narrative, Scope, Initiative) into measurable outcome-based epics
Scope Advising: Advise the Product Manager on scope trade-offs during initiative or improvement development based on team capacity and technical feasibility
Delivery Visibility: Stay deeply informed on development status and execution detail, empowering the Product Manager with line-of-sight on delivery targets
Cross-Team Coordination: Take the lead to manage cross-team coordination and dependencies, proactively identifying and remediating misalignments to free Engineering Leaders and boost team velocity
Work Synchronization: Synchronize the work (backlog) with the team's ability to execute (capacity) in partnership with Engineering Leader(s); advise Product Managers of timelines for team execution
Story Refinement (Technical): Collaborate with Technical Lead(s) to translate outcome based Epics into technically feasible and well-designed stories, ensuring clear acceptance criteria for engineering team execution
Risk & Debt Management: Coordinate with Technical Lead(s) to identify technical risks and debt, and then partner to prioritize and resolve them within the backlog
Priority Management: Support the Technical Lead(s) and Engineering Leader(s) in ensuring the team stays focused by managing and communicating changes in work priority
Agile Leadership: Lead technical aspects of Agile events, such as backlog refinement and sprint planning, to ensure the development team's work is technically sound and aligned with objectives
Documentation: Create and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for systems, delivered solutions, processes, and technical procedures
Stakeholder Communication: Act as a primary point of contact between the technical team and stakeholders, facilitating clear and informed communication about technical challenges and decisions
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in a software engineering, technical project manager, technical product owner or similar role within a software engineering or IT environment
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum and CI/CD pipelines) and modern technology concepts (Cloud, APIs, MFEs), databases, and system architectures
Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities with a keen attention to detail and a knack for identifying gaps or redundancies; interpret data for making informed prioritization decisions and validating product metrics
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences
Proficiency with work management tools (e.g., Jira, Jira Service Management, Jira Product Discovery) and documentation platforms (e.g., Confluence, Google Suite)
A self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Must be highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Preferred
Experience with a specific industry or software domain relevant to the company
Certifications such as A-CSPO/CSP-PO, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, CBAP, or similar
Certifications in Cloud or other modern technology concepts
Experience with DevOps practices and tools
Experience or certifications with industry standard frameworks such as SAFe, ITIL, COBIT
Benefits
Remote First Culture
Health Care Coverage
Education Reimbursement
Competitive Paid Time Off
Self-Care Days
National Holidays
2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
Paid Volunteer Time Off
Charitable Contribution Match
Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement
Access to Employee Assistance Program (mental health platform)
Parental Leave
Retirement Plan with match/contribution
Company
Turnitin
Academic integrity starts here.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-03-06Acquired
Leadership Team
Chris Caren
CEO
Iana Mykhailenko
Director Of Engineering
Recent News
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