Technical Product Manager
PDFTron Systems Inc., Canada
Job Description
Location: Vancouver
PDFTron is an industry-leading provider of document processing technology that powers everything from traditional desktop software (like AutoCAD), to web apps (like DocuSign), and mobile apps (like Xodo). Customers like IBM, Boeing, and Microsoft come to PDFTron not just for PDF functionality but to also realize their mobile and web strategies for document management/processing and more! We are a fast-growing company, and have secured a $95M strategic growth investment in 2019, which has made five acquisitions in the previous 12 months.
With over 20 years of document engineering, we are actively changing the way people work with documents by being the SDK of choice for thousands of companies world-wide within virtually all industry verticals, powering solutions used by millions of users. Our Xodo app has over 15M installs and the highest (4.7 Stars) rating among PDF productivity apps.
We foster an atmosphere of opportunity, growth, and success for every single individual amidst an exciting, challenging and entrepreneurial culture where career progression is based on merit, not tenure. Guided by a clear company vision, every member of our vibrant team is empowered to be a contributor, innovator and successful leader.
THE ROLE
We are looking for an energetic Technical Product Manager to work on PDFTron’s flagship product - WebViewer SDK. You will own the product roadmap together with the Product Owner to drive the vision and innovation of a technical and challenging product used by hundreds of thousands of developers every day. You will work closely with prospects, customers, designers, developers, sales and marketing. As a team product member, you will be able to contribute, improve existing processes and help the team to scale and adapt to new challenges.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Partner with customers to understand their objectives and business goals and use this knowledge to build a product roadmap together with product leads that solve customer needs.
- You will own a product area, the roadmap and the results together with product leads.
- Describe the users’ end-to-end interactions with the product and the steps required to achieve a specific goal through user flows, user journeys, flow diagrams, and story maps
- Collaborate with an agile engineering team to drive implementations
- Collaborate with the design team to deliver simple and elegant solutions
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Support on market positioning and product launch activities, go-to-market strategy
- Collect and measure key product metrics to inform success/failure of each release and navigate iterations accordingly
- Develop and maintain comprehensive analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of complementary and competing products
- Explore, evaluate, and present new opportunities and partnerships to leadership
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience as a technical product manager/product owner in an agile software development environment
- Computer Science/Software/Computer Engineering degree is required
- Previous hands-on development experience with Javascript (React, Vue, Node.JS), managing APIs or developing and presenting technical demos and content
- Proven track record of successful SaaS product sales growth by optimizing product design, development and management within the B2B/B2C software industry
- Excellent collaboration, communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams.
- Familiarity with OKR framework
- Familiarity with SCRUM
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience amp; qualifications.
- A comprehensive extended benefits package and stock option grant.
- A great team environment and resources, supporting you to do the best work of your life and providing unlimited career growth potential.
- Highly autonomous environment.
- Bi-weekly lunches and monthly socials (virtual for now).
- Unlimited personal development budget so you can master your craft.
- Excellent work-life balance.
- Diverse and inclusive workplace where we all learn from each other.
- Work remotely in Vancouver or in our convenient office location downtown, your choice!
Ready to join our team?
If you are interested in helping PDFTron deliver on its commitments and taking your career to the next level, we invite you to apply online now.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
Thank you for your interest in PDFTro