Technical Product Manager
Thrive Career Wellness Platform
IT, Product
United States · Toronto, ON, Canada · Remote
Posted on Jan 30, 2025
Job Title: Technical Product Manager
Location: Toronto, Hybrid
Salary Range: $110K - $140K
Reports To: CTO, working alongside Director of Enterprise Implementation
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Technical Product Manager to join our team at Thrive. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of solutions that align with Thrive's strategic objectives and customer needs. This role will require a blend of technical expertise and product management experience to drive innovation, scalability, and impactful product offerings. If you are someone who thrives in an execution-driven environment and enjoys validating solutions as new needs arise, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Product Manager for multiple engineering teams, ensuring alignment between technical and business objectives.
- Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, adapting it to reflect changing business needs.
- Collaborate with the CTO and Engineering Manager to balance technical debt, maintenance, scalability, and evolving customer requirements.
- Collect and refine requirements based on customer needs, translating them into actionable product initiatives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, marketing, and customer success) to deliver impactful product solutions.
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of products, from ideation through to launch and post-launch support.
- Ensure transparent and effective communication across stakeholders to maintain alignment and achieve shared goals.
- Contribute to the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with the needs of various customer personas.
- Evaluate options, vendors, and technologies alongside engineering teams, proposing solutions to address customer needs.
- Scope work across teams, providing estimates of effort and resource requirements for successful execution.
- Conduct feasibility assessments to determine the viability of proposals, including evaluating ROI and resource needs.
- Define and implement MVP solutions to incrementally move projects forward.
- Collaborate with the design team to bring product concepts to life.
Business Problem the Technical Product Manager Will Solve:
This role will drive alignment between technical capabilities and market demands. By optimizing product performance and delivery, the Technical Product Manager will contribute directly to Thrive's mission of advancing careers and delivering impactful solutions to our customers.
Ideal Candidate Demographics:
- 5-10 years of experience in a professional tech environment (preferred but not required).
- Ability to code, ideally in Ruby and/or JavaScript (preferred but not required).
- Experience in building and validating solutions or proofs of concept with minimal support.
- 1-2+ years of product management experience, ideally in technology-focused roles.
- Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies.
- Proficiency with product management tools such as Asana, Jira, and Trello.
- Technical background or familiarity with software development processes.
Our Hiring Process:
- Talent Acquisition Screening – 30 minutes
- Meet The Hiring Manager – 30 minutes
- Panel Interview & Live Problem Solving Session – 1 to 2 hours, whiteboard exercise with a structured problem to solve.
- Meeting with Business Leader - 30 minutes
Life at Thrive:
- Fast-paced, high-trust environment with lots of freedom.
- Strong opportunity for career progression and mentorship opportunities.
Total Rewards Package:
- 3 weeks paid vacation + 1 week holiday shutdown period.
- Health Insurance & Wellness Coverage.
- Yearly Learning & Development Allowance.
- Yearly Workspace Allowance.
At Thrive, we understand and value diversity in our employees and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know.