Senior Technical Product Owner

Technical Expertise & Strategy

• 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.

Collaboration & Alignment

• 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 Management & Execution

• Work Synchronization: Synchronize the work (backlog) with the teams 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 teams work is technically sound and aligned with objectives.

Documentation & Communication

• 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.

Qualifications :

• Experience: 5 years of experience in a software engineering technical project manager technical product owner or similar role within a software engineering or IT environment.
• Technical Acumen: 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.  
• Analytical Skills: 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.
• Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Tools: Proficiency with work management tools (e.g. Jira Jira Service Management Jira Product Discovery) and documentation platforms (e.g. Confluence Google Suite).
• Soft Skills: 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 Qualifications

• 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.

Additional Information :

The expected annual base salary range for this position is: $112000/year to $168000/year. This position is bonus eligible / commission-based.

Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer if extended and is determined by work location and a range of other relevant factors including but not limited to: experience skills degrees licensures certifications and other job-related factors. Internal equity market and organizational factors are also considered.

Total Rewards @ Turnitin
At Turnitin we believe Total Rewards go far beyond pay. While salary bonus or commission are important theyre only part of the value you receive in exchange for your work.

Beyond compensation youll experience the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential and making a positive impact on global education. Youll also thrive in a culture free of politics surrounded by humble inclusive and collaborative teammates.

In addition our extrinsic rewards include generous time off and health and wellness programs that provide choice flexibility and a safety net for lifes challenges. Youll also enjoy a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in the way that suits you best all supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric: Our mission is focused on improving learning outcomes; we do this by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning: We are committed to our own learning and growth internally. And we support education and learning around the globe.
• Integrity: Integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitinit is the core of our products the way we treat each other and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership: We have a bias for action. We act like owners. We are willing to change even when its hard.
• One Team: We strive to break down silos collaborate effectively and celebrate each others successes.
• Global Mindset: We consider different perspectives and celebrate diversity. We are one team. The work we do has an impact on the world.

Global 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

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad
At Turnitin we recognize its unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad.  We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If youre willing to learn and unleash your potential alongside us join our team!

Turnitin LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer- vets/disabled. 

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time