Turnitin · 2 hours ago
Senior Technical Product Owner
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$112K/yr - $168K/yr
5+ years expTurnitin is a recognized innovator in the global education space, partnering with educational institutions to promote honesty and integrity. They are seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to bridge business outcomes and technical execution, driving the technical roadmap and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product resilience and customer satisfaction.
EducationE-LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Master the technical aspects of assigned domain, including system architecture, service mesh, and infrastructure components
Directly partner with Engineering Leaders to balance new feature delivery with the critical work of system maintenance, security, and performance tuning
Analyze existing engineering workflows, identifying bottlenecks and proposing improvements to optimize the plan and build phases of our delivery pipeline
Work with multiple Product Manager(s), each managing a business feature roadmap, to translate their collective strategic vision into measurable, outcome-based technical epics
Proactively identify and resolve conflicts or resource contention arising from competing demands across different Product Managers' feature roadmaps
Advise PMs on scope trade-offs and technical feasibility, using data on team capacity, system dependencies, and risk to drive difficult prioritization conversations across product lines
Stay deeply informed on development status and execution detail, empowering the Product Manager(s) with line-of-sight on delivery targets for the features relying on your engineering team
Take the lead on cross-team coordination, proactively managing and resolving technical and functional dependencies across Engineering, DevOps, and QA to free Engineering Leaders and boost team velocity
Own the team's technical backlog, meticulously synchronizing the work with the team's capacity in partnership with Engineering Leaders
Partner with Technical Lead(s) to break down complex epics into technically feasible, well-designed stories with crystal-clear acceptance criteria
Rely on your Tech Leads to surface technical risks and debt, and then execute the strategy to prioritize, schedule, and resolve them within the development cycle
Support the Technical Lead(s) in ensuring the team stays focused by managing and communicating changes in work priority, often resulting from negotiations with the multiple PMs
Lead the technical aspects of all Agile events (especially refinement and planning) to ensure the team is focused, technically aligned, and protected from priority shifts
Qualification
Required
5+ years of progressive experience as a Technical Product Owner, Sr. Technical Analyst, or a former Technical Lead/Engineer who transitioned into product management
Proven experience managing prioritization and expectations when supporting multiple Product Managers or product lines simultaneously
You must be able to read, understand, and discuss system architecture diagrams, API specifications (REST/gRPC), database schemas, and the principles of CI/CD
Expertise in managing products built on modern software stacks (e.g., microservices, cloud platforms like AWS/Azure/GCP, containerization via Docker/Kubernetes)
Comfortable querying data (basic SQL proficiency is a huge plus) to validate assumptions and measure the impact of technical improvements
Command of Jira (or similar tools) for complex backlog management, dependency tracking, road mapping, and reporting
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
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-03-06Acquired
Leadership Team
Chris Caren
CEO
Iana Mykhailenko
Director Of Engineering
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