Happiest Minds Technologies - Technical Lead - Product Management

Job Title : Senior Technical Product Manager / Product Owner

Role Summary :

We are looking for a Senior Technical Product Manager (Product Owner) with a strong engineering background to lead enterprise-scale digital products. This role requires a leader who can drive product strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and lead execution across complex, cross-functional environments.

Core Responsibilities :

- Define and drive the product vision, roadmap, and long-term strategy aligned to business goals.

- Own end-to-end product delivery, ensuring high-quality and timely releases.

- Lead Agile execution across multiple teams; ensure delivery predictability and efficiency.

- Act as the primary bridge between business, engineering, and leadership.

- Work closely with senior leadership, delivering CXO-level presentations and influencing key decisions.

- Drive feature release planning, including rollout strategy, stakeholder communication, and adoption tracking.

- Improve product adoption and engagement through structured enablement (documentation, demos, videos, training).

- Provide technical direction by validating architecture, design decisions, and scalability considerations.

- Manage complex stakeholder environments, resolve conflicts, and align priorities.

- Define and track product KPIs; use data to continuously refine product strategy.

- Proactively identify risks, drive decisions under ambiguity, and ensure accountability across teams.

Must-Have Skills :

Technical :

- Strong hands-on software development background.

- Deep understanding of system architecture, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud platforms.

- Strong data orientation - SQL, analytics, and BI tools (Power BI/Tableau).

- Ability to challenge and guide engineering teams on design and trade-offs.

Product :

- Proven experience in owning large-scale products/platforms.

- Expertise in roadmap strategy, prioritization frameworks, and outcome-driven delivery.

- Strong focus on metric-driven product management and ROI ownership.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management :

- Strong experience working with senior leadership and driving CXO-level communication.

- Ability to influence without authority in a matrixed organization.

- Proven track record of leading cross-functional and global teams.

- Strong decision-making and conflict resolution skills.

Soft Skills :

- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills.

- High ownership, initiative, and bias for action.

- Ability to operate in ambiguity and drive clarity at scale.

Good-to-Have Skills :

- Exposure to AI/ML, data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake), or advanced analytics.

- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, and engineering productivity metrics (DORA, etc.).

- Experience in enterprise or platform-based products.

- Exposure to experimentation, A/B testing, or UX research.

- Strong executive presence and strategic thinking capability.

Experience & Qualifications :

- 10-15 years of experience across software engineering and product management.

- Prior experience as a developer/engineer.

- Bachelor's degree in engineering / computer science (or equivalent).

- Experience with Agile tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps, etc.).

Key Traits for this role :

- Technical depth with strategic product thinking.

- Ability to influence leadership and drive decisions.

- Strong ownership and execution mindset.

- Comfortable navigating complex, large-scale organizations.

- Focus on impact, scalability, and continuous improvement.