Sr. Technical Product Manager - Data

Penn Mutual is a company that has empowered individuals and businesses for over 175 years, providing a comprehensive suite of financial products and services. They are seeking a Sr. Technical Product Manager - Data to lead the technology product organization, driving the development and execution of product roadmaps in collaboration with various teams to deliver high-quality technology capabilities that support strategic business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Define the technology product strategy and ensure alignment with enterprise business objectives and IM&T priorities. Develop and maintain technology roadmaps that support scalability, modernization, and innovation
• Team Management: Lead cross functional teams, fostering an environment of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Project Delivery: Oversee the full application development lifecycle—from ideation to deployment—ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget
• Technology Strategy: Define and implement technology roadmaps that drive innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage. Prioritize features that deliver maximum customer value and align with business roadmaps and strategic goals
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with business product management, IT operations, and key stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Quality Assurance: Support adherence to coding standards, best practices, and QA processes to ensure reliability, security, and performance on a team and project level
• Resource & Budget Management: Optimize resource allocation, manage budgets, and maintain vendor relationships to maximize efficiency
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks, ensuring business continuity and compliance
• Continuous Improvement: Promote innovation, professional development, and adoption of modern frameworks such as Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc
• Compliance & Security: Ensure adherence to data privacy regulations, cybersecurity standards, and industry best practices
• Release & Change Management: Coordinate release planning, manage end-to-end release processes, and enforce change management policies
• Vendor Management: Evaluate, select, and manage external partners to deliver critical features and services
• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on project portfolio performance, set team goals, and provide guidance for successful delivery
• Customer-centric Focus: Drive a culture of excellence centered on customer needs, rigorous testing, and flawless execution
• Executive Communication: Present priorities and progress to senior leadership, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Manage reporting and updates on a team and project level

Requirements:

• 10+ years' experience working with external service providers, software developers and engineers, with a strong ability to translate product requirements succinctly and ensure technology deliverables are built with high quality
• Background in data structures, quality management, orchestration, governance, etc
• Exceptional ability to manage maintenance and creation of documentation and visualizations, as they relate to project deliverables
• Solid understanding of the SDLC, strong services API development background, with a solid understanding of how different technologies work together to enable a successful product launch
• Firm understanding of Agile product development and strong Jira management
• Working knowledge of tools such as SQL, Jira, and Domo
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt quickly in an environment with evolving business demands
• Experience with leading multiple projects and advising senior leadership is desirable
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet established deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of staff and management
• Experience with AI, mobile, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and automation tools
• Familiarity with IaaS, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Data Platforms, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and disaster recovery planning