Technical Product Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the product roadmap for Pearl's backend systems, API layer, and data pipelines.

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to define requirements and acceptance criteria for backend initiatives.

• Evaluate the downstream impact on products resulting from changes to APIs, data models, and pipelines.

• Work in partnership with both onshore and offshore backend engineering teams.

• Facilitate planning and communication rhythms with distributed engineering teams.

• Clarify ambiguities, make scoping decisions, and escalate trade-offs as necessary.

• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Lead the release planning for backend and data pipeline projects.

• Coordinate timelines, dependencies, and ensure deployment readiness.

• Manage release notes, internal communications, rollback strategies, and post-deployment validation.

• Monitor ongoing, upcoming, and at-risk projects.

• Ensure quality control across all backend product deliverables.

• Oversee initiatives from problem identification through to delivery.

• Identify risks and quality issues, collaborating with engineering to address them.

• Draft requirements documents, release summaries, decision logs, and updates for stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in product management.

• Substantial experience with backend, API, or data platform products.

• Practical knowledge of backend engineering workflows.

• Familiarity with API development and versioning.

• Understanding of data pipelines.

• Awareness of deployment risks and best practices.

• Effectiveness in collaborating with distributed or offshore engineering teams.

• Excellent written communication skills.

• Capability to write requirements, release plans, and stakeholder updates.

• Strong product sense to evaluate how backend changes impact dependent products.

• Experience managing release planning and deployment coordination for backend or infrastructure products.

• Proven ability to initiate and drive projects from inception.

• Commitment to quality outcomes, beyond just meeting delivery timelines.

• Genuine interest in how backend decisions influence end-user experiences.

• Alignment with Pearl’s mission and core values.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage provided at no cost for employees and their families.

• Option to upgrade coverage at a minimal cost to employees.

• Flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), and dependent care accounts.

• Life insurance coverage included.

• Employer-paid cell phone service.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%.

• Stock options available.

• 15 vacation days allocated each calendar year.

• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• A floating holiday for your birthday.

• Sick leave provided.

• Paid parental leave policy.

• Fully remote work opportunity.

• Flexible working environment.

• Broad responsibilities with a high degree of autonomy.

• Supportive, team-oriented, and enjoyable company culture.

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.