Senior Technical Product Manager & Product Owner at , VA (Full Time) - (IK)
Central Business Solutions· enterprise· Cybersecurity & IT Services· May 21, 2026 · 5mo agoPosted 159 days ago
Fairfield, CA
Hybrid
Full-time
Senior
$120K–$190K
5+ years exp
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Open since May 21, 2026 — 159 days, and still accepting applications.
Job description
USA Work Authorization: Visa sponsorship or transfer of an existing visa is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer.
Position Summary:
Reports to: Chief Technology Officer
Work Location: Fairfield, CA (or) Southlake, Dallas
Work Environment: Day one Onsite. Hybrid and or Remote for deserving candidate
Domain Expertise: Transmission & Distribution Automation / Control Software Experience.
Industry Segment: Power & Energy
Travel Requirement: Up to 25%
Role Overview
As a Senior Technical Product Manager and a Product Owner, you will be part of PT&D Digital Energy Solutions’ Product Management and Technical Pre-sales team under CTO organization to drive innovation around our Digital Energy Solutions Products for the Cleantech/Energy & Utilities products. You will help develop, document, and execute a comprehensive plan to understand user needs, iterate on product scope and ensure the timely development of highly complex technical products. With the CTO, you will be responsible for giving our teams the information and product methodology needed to succeed and continuously help us improve as an organization.
Responsibilities:
The candidate must have strong technical skills and rich energy & utilities industry experience in product engineering/development roles to be able to meet job requirements. This position demands a mix of management and technical skills to lead development teams. In this role you will:
Uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into technical product (functional/non-functional/technical) requirements.
Ability to work well with internal teams, including developers, engineers, architects, quality assurance, as well as business operations such as Product marketing managers, business segment teams (Business Analysts).
Ensure requirements are fully understood and that implementation plans match expectations.
Understand, research, and follow technical trends in the industry and in general.
Follow competitors and conduct technical capability analysis regularly.
Provide internal and customer training on how to use the product.
Answer incoming questions about the product and its capabilities to support Sales & Marketing teams.
Assess, document, and address technical risks in collaboration with architecture and product development teams.
Serve as a product evangelist and subject matter expert to the technical/developer community.
Coordinate beta tests and define success criteria for testing and product acceptance.
Facilitate the creation and maintenance of proper product documentation.
Lead technical pre-sales activities and technical product/solution demos supporting sales & marketing team.
Compensation
Base Salary - USD $120,000 to $190,000
Full-time
Benefits - Full
Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate
Bonus Eligible - Yes
Candidate Details
5+ to 7 years experience
Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Often
Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:
Bachelors’ Degree with 5 years of Product Engineering/ Technical Product Management experience (3+ years with master’s degree) for Power Transmission & Distribution System Automation & Control Software Domain
Agile based SDLC experience with enterprise level environments for 5+ years
4 years' experience as a Product Owner
2 years' experience in scrum, CICD, and DevOps.
Experienced in requirements gathering and aggregation.
Experience in digital/software solutions for Electrical Power Transmission & Distribution Industry.
Scripting / Programming skills.
Candidate Questionnaire:
Please provide answers to these questions, especially if some of this information is not clearly visible in your resume. If the information is already included in your resume, there's no need to repeat it. If you'd prefer to answer these questions over a phone call with our team, please let us know.
Key Mandatory Questions *
1. Experience & Achievements:
a. Describe your most relevant achievements in Product Engineering or Technical Product Management for Power Transmission & Distribution System Automation & Control Software (e.g., SCADA, ADMS, DERMS, Grid Automation, Protection & Control). Include key outcomes, innovations, or measurable business impact.
b. Highlight your experience in the following areas:
Managing product lifecycles using Agile-based SDLC in enterprise environments
Acting as Product Owner, defining requirements, backlogs, and user stories
Experience with CICD pipelines, DevOps practices, and software release management
Gathering and consolidating customer or stakeholder requirements into product specifications
Applying scripting or programming skills to support technical validation or automation
2. Leadership & Delivery Impact:
Describe your experience leading cross-functional teams across product management, engineering, and operations to deliver complex T&D automation or control software products. Include examples of how you applied Agile methodologies and collaborated with scrum teams to improve product delivery and quality.
3. Industry & Technical Alignment:
a. Summarize your experience working on digital or software solutions for the Electrical Power Transmission & Distribution industry, including collaboration with utilities, grid modernization programs, or related domains.
b. List the technical standards, communication protocols, or compliance frameworks you’ve worked with (e.g., IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, IEEE 2030.5, CIM, NERC CIP).
c. Note any experience with customer engagement, RFI/RFP processes, or technical pre-sales support.
4. Logistics & Work Status:
Are you willing to travel (25%) or above?
Are you authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship?
Are you willing to work onsite or remote or hybrid work in Fairfield, CA (or) Southlake, Dallas?
5. Career History:
Indicate the main reasons for leaving your previous two employers.
Please provide at least two professional references with full contact details (Name, Title, Company, Email, Phone).
6. Current Job Search:
Have you recently been contacted for this or a similar role?
Are you currently participating in any other recruitment processes? If yes, provide details.
7. Contact & Compensation:
What’s the best way to reach you directly (day, time, contact details)?
What motivates you to pursue a career transition?
Notice Period?
What are your annual base salary expectations (USD)?
When is your next salary review date?
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