Technical Product Manager, Upvest

• Experience in Product Management: 5+ years in a product management role, preferably in technical or platform-oriented products within a data-intensive environment
• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of data engineering concepts such as data pipelines, data warehousing, (reverse) ETL/ELT, data modelling, distributed event logs (Kafka), data processing libraries (Flink, Kafka Streams), and developer experience in all of these topics
• Strategic Thinker: Proven ability to define a vision and strategy, break it into actionable steps, and deliver measurable outcomes

Desirable

• We are seeking a Technical Product Manager – Data Platform to play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the strategy, development, and adoption of our data platform
• This role sits at the intersection of technology and product management, enabling our engineering teams to build robust, scalable, and high-performing data products
• As part of the Platform Engineering tribe, you will collaborate closely with engineering teams, stakeholders, and leadership to define and execute a vision for the data platform that empowers the organization to scale data-driven solutions effectively
• The Platform Engineering Tribe at Upvest serves as the backbone of our engineering efforts, providing a reliable and innovative platform that empowers teams to achieve their goals
• Our mission is to enhance the developer experience by delivering tools, workflows, and infrastructure that streamline daily tasks and free engineers to focus on their core work
• We optimize resource usage to reduce development costs, establish consistent and standardized practices to improve collaboration and data reliability, and ensure secure, compliant workflows that meet regulatory standards
• By staying at the forefront of technology, we create a platform that fosters innovation and supports teams in building impactful, high-quality products
• Strategic Ownership: Define and own the vision, roadmap, and strategy for the data platform, ensuring alignment with broader company goals and engineering objectives
• Enablement Focus: Collaborate with engineering teams to build foundational data infrastructure and tools that enable efficient development and deployment of data products
• Stakeholder Management: Work closely with infrastructure, data engineering, analytics, and business teams to understand their needs and translate them into platform requirements
• Technical Product Development: Drive the development of platform capabilities, such as data ingestion and processing frameworks, APIs, self-service pipelines, data governance frameworks, and self-service tools
• Data Democratization: Lead initiatives to make high-quality, discoverable, and secure data available across teams, promoting a culture of data ownership and autonomy
• Delivery Oversight: Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of platform features, ensuring they meet technical and business requirements
• Evangelism: Advocate for the adoption and use of the data platform tools and services, ensuring alignment across the organization and addressing resistance points where necessary