Technical Product Manager
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Full Time
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- Experience
- 2+ yrs
- Salary
- CAD 95,000 – CAD 131,250 / year
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 4 weeks ago
- Work mode
- In office
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Job description
About the Role
Pixieset is seeking a technically fluent Product Manager to guide and deliver platform capabilities that serve over one million photographers and creative professionals globally. This position involves collaborating with two Platform engineering teams to convert multifaceted technical challenges into clear product strategies and actionable solutions. The role requires close cooperation with Engineering, Product, Design, and leadership to grasp the problems at hand, make informed tradeoffs, define clear objectives, and drive critical initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead product strategy and manage day-to-day execution across two Platform engineering teams.
- Rapidly gain insight into complex technical issues to translate them into defined product priorities and requirements.
- Collaborate with Engineering to comprehend technical limitations and tradeoffs, ensuring decisions align with user and business objectives.
- Clarify ambiguous challenges by synthesizing various inputs, providing recommendations, and advancing decision-making.
- Forge strong cross-functional relationships among Engineering, Product, Design, and leadership to coordinate stakeholders, manage dependencies, and keep projects on schedule.
- Decompose complex initiatives into manageable milestones and incremental deliveries, balancing speed, scope, quality, and maintainability.
- Develop clear product requirements, concepts, and basic wireframes when necessary to communicate ideas and validate solutions.
- Maintain clear visibility into project progress, risks, dependencies, key decisions, and upcoming milestones.
- Support careful rollouts, migrations, and releases involving platform features spanning multiple Pixieset products.
- Utilize customer insights, business data, and product metrics to continuously refine team-owned capabilities.
Qualifications
- At least 2 years of experience in Product Management or equivalent experience in delivering software products or technical projects.
- Solid technical background stemming from Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Product Management, or comparable hands-on experience.
- Ability to comprehend software systems, technical constraints, and engineering tradeoffs while maintaining focus on customer and business issues.
- Strong aptitude for product judgment and comfortable making decisions with partial information.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills capable of translating complex topics into clear recommendations and guidance.
- Proven capability to build productive relationships and collaborate across Engineering, Product, Design, and senior leadership.
- Highly adaptable, inquisitive, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment where priorities may change.
- Driven by action, simplicity, and a preference for incremental delivery methods.
Work Environment and Benefits
- Hybrid work setting with two days per week in the office.
- Four weeks of paid annual vacation plus paid office holiday closures.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) matching.
- An annual health and lifestyle allowance of $2,000 CAD.
- Annual education budget of $1,000 CAD for development and learning.
- Charity donation matching up to $1,000 CAD annually.
- Comprehensive insurance coverage including extended health, critical illness, long-term disability, and life insurance.
- Company-provided MacBook and home office setup budget.
- Recognition awards on anniversaries and complimentary premium accounts for Pixieset services.
- Organized team activities and company-wide events.
Compensation
The expected salary range for this role is CAD 95,000 to 131,250 per year, with compensation determined by skills, experience, and prevailing market rates.
About Pixieset
Pixieset empowers photographers and creative professionals worldwide by providing an integrated platform that enables portfolio showcases, online sales, presence building, and business management. The company values collaboration, ongoing learning, innovation, and an open feedback culture. It emphasizes balancing dedication with work-life harmony and leverages technology to simplify complex challenges. Recognized as a Great Place to Work™, Pixieset encourages diversity, inclusion, career development, and impactful contributions.