About Careertakes

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Position Overview

Confidential Client (via Careertakes) is seeking a Technical Product Manager (contract) to lead product strategy, roadmaps, and delivery for enterprise-grade platforms and technical products. This is a hybrid role with a preferred location in Texas (TX). You will partner with engineering, architecture, sales, and executive leadership to deliver scalable cloud, API, and platform solutions for enterprise customers.

• Employment type: CONTRACTOR
• Location: Texas (TX) — hybrid (preferred)
• Rate: $50–$60 / hour (as provided by the client)

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What You’ll Do

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and end-to-end lifecycle for assigned products and platforms.
• Define product strategy aligned to client growth, market needs, and business priorities.
• Discover customer pain points and market opportunities through customer engagement and research.
• Conduct competitive analysis and translate findings into prioritized roadmap initiatives.
• Write clear product specifications: epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead backlog prioritization, grooming, sprint planning, and release coordination in Agile environments.
• Partner with Engineering, Architecture, Security, and Operations to define technical requirements and ensure alignment to platform standards.
• Measure product performance using KPIs (adoption, utilization, retention, scalability) and iterate based on data and customer feedback.
• Build executive-ready business cases, ROI models, and presentations to support investment decisions.
• Communicate roadmap priorities, timelines, and tradeoffs to stakeholders across the organization.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years product management experience in technology-driven organizations.
• 3+ years managing technical products, enterprise platforms, APIs, cloud solutions, or enterprise software.
• Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and familiarity with the SDLC.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities.

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Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience in telecommunications, wireless, networking, IoT, cloud, or enterprise technology environments.
• Knowledge of 5G, Edge Computing, IoT, AI/ML, SaaS, and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with Azure, AWS, or GCP; experience with APIs and integrations.
• Experience with tools such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, and product analytics platforms.
• SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner certification, MBA, or advanced technical degree.

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Why Apply via Careertakes

Careertakes is a third-party recruiter representing Confidential Client. We’ll help match your profile to this role and other vetted opportunities. Applying through Careertakes means your candidacy is managed transparently and in compliance with hiring best practices.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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