Applaudo Studios
Tech / AI / Software
TechnicalProductManager(TemporaryContract)
“Technical Product Manager (Temporary Contract) at Applaudo Studios. Skills: Technical Product Management, Agile/Scrum, Backlog Management, API Integration, Stakeholder Communication, AI Tool Utilization. Own and maintain a well-groomed product backlog, writing user stories and acceptance criteria aligned with business needs. Lead cross-functional project delivery and serve as the team’s single point of accountability for quality and progress”
What You'll Achieve.
drive them forward in fast-paced Agile environments; improve productivity and delivery outcomes; ensure initiatives move forward successfully; champion quality; drive the Definition of Done; improve workflows and engineering productivity; improve onboarding, support, and issue management processes
Industry & Context.
solution-oriented; identify problems, define solutions, and drive them forward; troubleshoot issues; diagnose and resolve issues; practical and solution-oriented mindset
Temporary Contract for a period of 6 months
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Technical BA working alongside engineering teams in digital product or software delivery environments, fluency in Agile and Scrum, including backlog ownership, sprint ceremonies, user story writing, and acceptance criteria definition, product ownership mindset, with the ability to prioritize effectively, champion quality, and drive the Definition of Done, Proven ability to act as a liaison between engineering teams, business stakeholders, and external technology partners, Excellent technical communication skills, translating business requirements into technical language for audiences at all levels, Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and authentication concepts, including error handling, log review, and defect triage, Hands-on experience with Jira or Azure DevOps for backlog management, issue tracking, and release coordination, documentation skills covering requirements, epics, user stories, workflows, and integration touchpoints, Active user of AI tools and copilots, with a practical focus on improving workflows and engineering productivity, Highly self-managed, with ownership and proactive risk identification across concurrent initiatives, empathy and curiosity for customer and partner problems, with a practical and solution-oriented mindset, Advanced English proficiency with conversational fluency to collaborate effectively with US-based stakeholders
What You'll Do.
Own and maintain a well-groomed product backlog
writing user stories and acceptance criteria aligned with business needs
Lead cross-functional project delivery and serve as the team’s single point of accountability for quality and progress
Act as the primary coordination point between internal engineering teams and external API or integration partners
Translate business and partner requirements into clear functional and technical specifications
and assignment of technical issues
and enhancement requests
Support onboarding of API and integration partners
including requirements gathering
Facilitate Agile ceremonies and cross-functional working sessions with internal and external teams
Collaborate with engineering teams to analyze logs
and support tickets to diagnose and resolve issues
Deliver weekly status reports to stakeholders covering milestones
Present change requests to the Change Advisory Board (CAB)
Coordinate and support UAT and partner validation activities
Track delivery progress
and risks across multiple concurrent initiatives
Provide direct user support when required
including troubleshooting
and discovery sessions
Leverage AI tools to improve workflows
documentation quality
Identify opportunities to improve onboarding
and issue management processes through standardization and automation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as a liaison between engineering teams, business stakeholders, and external technology partners; Collaborate directly with clients to troubleshoot issues; Connect teams, drive accountability, and ensure initiatives move forward successfully; Act as the primary coordination point between internal engineering teams and external API or integration partners; Facilitate Agile ceremonies and cross-functional working sessions with internal and external teams; Collaborate with engineering teams to analyze logs, error reports, and support tickets to diagnose and resolve issues; Collaborate effectively with US-based stakeholders
Communication Scope
communicate clearly; Excellent technical communication skills, translating business requirements into technical language for audiences at all levels; Advanced English proficiency with conversational fluency to collaborate effectively with US-based stakeholders
Process & Methodology
backlog ownership, sprint ceremonies, user story writing, acceptance criteria definition, prioritization, Definition of Done, release coordination, tracking delivery progress, dependency management, risk management
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