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Technical Product Manager

remote
  • Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France
  • Technology and R&D
  • Full-time
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Description:

Acolad is an international leader in language and content solutions, services and technologies. Represented by the brands Acolad, Amplexor, TextMaster and Livewords, the group is present in 25 countries and has a network of over 2,000 internal experts worldwide and +20,000 external linguists.

At Acolad, every position is key to our global growth: we know that we will only succeed if our people succeed.

Joining Acolad means a unique opportunity for professional development through a collaborative global environment that promotes talent and creativity. We are continuously looking for new talent (like you!) to support our mission to drive growth and innovation across some of the world’s leading brand.

We are currently looking for a Technical Product Manager to join our team.

As a Technical Product Manager, your main purpose will be to drive the Acold Content Acquisition strategy and define the connectivity roadmap (APIs and connectors).

Main Responsibilities

  • Connectivity Strategy
    • Work with the company’s stakeholders to define a connectivity strategy
    • Compile and manage business data, connector and API analytics
    • Create board quarterly reports on connector and API status
  • Develop the API roadmap
    • Define the integration use cases
    • Build the roadmap and prioritize the delivery
    • Work closely with the API/Interop Engineering team to deliver the roadmap
  • Develop new connectors based on APIs (with external providers)
    • Define scope (user stories)
    • Lead functional workshops with clients
    • Lead kick-off meetings with providers
    • Participate in development projects (sprint planning, sprint review, acceptance testing)
    • Test end-to-end deliverables
  • Manage existing connectors
    • Support clients
    • Ensure connector maintenance and evolutions
    • Manage connector documentation
    • Reduce technical debt and converge towards a common connectivity architecture
  • Manage relationships with development and middleware providers
    • Manage quotes
    • Monitor costs
    • Manage partner relationships and negotiations
  • Support pre-sales team
    • Organize connector readiness (training, documentation, early adopter programs...)
    • Organize demos
    • Help qualify clients
  • Related tasks
    • Collaborate with Product Owners dedicated to the connectivity roadmap
    • Monitor CMS market
    • Connector related statistics
Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, other technical management related discipline or equivalent work experience
  • Product Management Qualification
  • 3-5 years Technical Project Management experience
  • Experience working in a client facing project management position at the Enterprise level
  • Understanding of business models and integration scenarios based on APIs
  • Understanding of how websites and CMSs work at a high level
  • Experience in Agile development process as a stakeholder, ideally in a product owner position
  • Competence in documentation creation via JIRA and Confluence
  • Experience with UX development from requirements gathering, persona generation
  • Fluent English speaker
  • Self-motivated and curious with the ability design and extend your role as the business requirements dictate
Benefits:
  • International environment with multicultural teams
  • Work From Home
  • Training & Development
  • Paid Time Off