Job Overview
Role: Technical Product Manager. Department: Product Development. Location: Concord, CA.
Eligibility / Qualification Required:
Technical Product Manager (Product Delivery & Execution Lead)
Company: eTeamSponsor
Location: Concord, CA (On-site)
Role Type: 90-Day Contract (May 4, 2026 – July 31, 2026)
Compensation: $30,000 flat rate for the 3-month contract duration
Level: Mid–Senior Individual Contributor (High Ownership)
About the Role
eTeamSponsor is expanding beyond fundraising into a broader revenue platform for schools, including ticketing, concessions, and additional monetization capabilities. We are hiring a Technical Product Manager to bring structure, clarity, and execution discipline to this expansion during a critical 90-day build phase.
This role sits directly between leadership vision and engineering execution. You will take high-level, evolving direction and turn it into clear, technically sound, and developer-ready work. This role goes beyond coordination or documentation; it requires strong ownership to ensure that what gets built is well-defined, feasible, and ready for execution.
What You’ll Own
1. Turning Vision into Buildable Work
- Partner with leadership to refine, shape, and structure ideas into actionable work.
- Convert inputs into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Ensure all work is clear, complete, and ready for development.
- Identify edge cases, key scenarios, and system considerations early.
- Define flows, dependencies, and scope boundaries upfront.
2. Roadmap Translation & Alignment
- Translate priorities into a structured and evolving roadmap.
- Balance business goals, engineering capacity, and delivery timelines.
- Provide input on feasibility, sequencing, and trade-offs.
- Help bring clarity to requirements and timelines through thoughtful analysis.
3. Engineering Alignment & Product Shaping
- Collaborate closely with engineers to validate feasibility and shape system behavior.
- Think in terms of data flows, APIs, integrations, and system constraints.
- Improve engineering effectiveness by providing clear and structured inputs.
4. Backlog Ownership
- Own backlog quality, structure, and readiness.
- Ensure work is well-scoped, testable, and clearly prioritized.
- Minimize ambiguity before development begins.
5. End-to-End Requirement Accountability
- Own requirements through delivery.
- Continuously refine requirements as new information becomes available.
- Identify and address gaps early to support smooth execution.
6. Product Expansion
- Support development of new capabilities such as ticketing and concessions.
- Define MVP vs. iteration strategy for new features.
What Success Looks Like
- Developers can start work with clear direction.
- Edge cases and key scenarios are identified early.
- Reduced rework and smoother releases.
- Strong alignment between business and engineering.
- Improved delivery speed and predictability.
Qualifications
Required:
- 5–7+ years in Product Management or similar roles.
- Strong technical understanding (systems, APIs, data flows).
- Experience writing clear, developer-ready requirements.
- Ability to bring structure to complex or evolving inputs.
- Strong collaboration with engineering teams.
Preferred:
- Technical background or strong technical fluency.
- Experience with payment systems or transactional platforms.
- Experience in startup or high-growth environments.
Tools & Environment
- Jira & Confluence
- AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Claude)
- Microservices-based architecture
Cultural Fit
- Thrives in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities.
- Takes ownership and drives clarity proactively.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity.
- Focused on outcomes and execution.
Important Clarification
This role requires strong ownership of clarity, structure, and ensuring engineering teams have well-defined and actionable inputs. Success in this role comes down to clarity, structured thinking, technical understanding, and strong collaboration with engineering teams.
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