Brooksource is hiring a technically fluent Platform Product Manager to support a large-scale enterprise platform transformation within a globally recognized leader in the travel and hospitality industry. This role will own backlog management for a real-time, event-driven data platform that powers enterprise-wide analytics and integrations.
Responsibilities:
- Own and maintain the team backlog — ensuring stories are well-refined, prioritized, and ready for sprint
- Drive end-to-end product delivery with a focus on accountability and outcomes
- Facilitate or support sprint ceremonies: refinement, planning, review, and retrospective
- Write clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria in collaboration with engineering leads
- Serve as a technically fluent liaison between the data engineering team and cross-functional stakeholders
- Understand data flow, API structures, event-driven architecture, and basic database schemas
- Interpret data outputs (e.g., database tables, query results, schema screenshots) to support triage and decision-making
- Collaborate with integration, cloud, and microservices teams on cross-platform initiatives
- Navigate varying delivery styles (agile and waterfall) with confidence
- Escalate to leadership when necessary to drive resolution
- Communicate proactively on status, timelines, risks, and dependencies
- Identify needs and fill gaps without requiring explicit direction
Requirements:
- 3–5+ years of product management experience, preferably with platform or data-focused products
- Demonstrated backlog ownership experience: grooming, prioritization, story writing, and sprint readiness
- Exposure to data migration, ETL/ELT processes, API integrations, or event-driven systems
- Experience working on a truly agile team (not just certified, but practiced)
- Technical literacy: comfortable reading database schemas, query results, and architecture diagrams
- Strong collaboration skills — proactive, adaptable, and effective in ambiguous environments
- Ability to work Eastern Time Zone core hours (9am–5pm ET)
- Experience in startup or mid-sized environments with fast-paced agile delivery
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and rapid deployment environments
- Experience with middleware/iPaaS platforms (e.g., Boomi or similar tools)
- Exposure to data lake, data warehouse, or analytics platform development
- Interest or experience in applying AI tools within product workflows
- Industry experience in travel, hospitality, or similar sectors (nice-to-have)
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (not required if equivalent experience is demonstrated)