intermediate technical product manager

Starbucks is a company that celebrates coffee and connection, known for developing extraordinary leaders. As a Technical Product Manager, you will identify business problems, define success metrics, and translate needs into user stories for engineering teams to deliver solutions efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Define product value and direction by aligning business and technical objectives, setting clear priorities, and establishing product health/performance metrics and KPIs
• Translate needs into buildable work by writing well-formed epics/user stories, defining acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, resilience, usability, accessibility, security, continuity), and clarifying tradeoffs, dependencies, and constraints
• Drive delivery and outcomes through iterative Agile practices, partnering with design and engineering on sizing and planning, removing blockers, facilitating user review/acceptance, and measuring feature success post-launch to improve product health

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 4+ years of experience using analytics/optimization tools to inform product planning and prioritization
• 4+ years partnering with design and engineering to deliver customer-facing features
• 4+ years building roadmaps and backlogs, writing user stories, and coordinating conflicting requirements in a fast-paced environment
• 4+ years of industry experience in a technology environment delivering complex products
• 7+ years delivering complex products in a technology environment, including cross-team roadmaps and technically complex features
• Recent experience building for web and/or mobile, and ability to read/understand code (prior programming experience a plus)
• 5+ years of hands-on product planning: technical roadmaps, story outlines, acceptance criteria, and backlog refinement at scale
• Strong ability to influence without authority, communicate clearly, and stay organized while managing competing priorities; deep familiarity with Agile practices and tools