Technical Product Manager (B2B)

Client is seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead the technical health, readiness, and delivery of a strategic B2B payments product backlog supporting Wire Transfers and Real-Time Payments (RTP). This role sits at the intersection of Product Management, Systems Analysis, Engineering, Architecture, QA, and Operations. The Technical Product Manager will ensure product stories are technically well-defined and build-ready, establish and enforce non-functional requirements, support sprint planning and delivery, and serve as the escalation point for technical trade-offs. The ideal candidate combines strong technical and product judgment with hands‑on payments domain expertise, particularly in regulated B2B payment environments. Key Responsibilities Own and continuously improve the technical product backlog in partnership with Systems Analysts, Technical Product Owners, and Engineering. Groom and refine technical user stories to ensure clear scope, acceptance criteria, dependencies, technical considerations, and non-functional requirements. Establish appropriate sprint cadence and ensure backlog items meet the Definition of Ready (DoR) before sprint commitment. Partner with Engineering and Product teams to establish and enforce the Definition of Done (DoD). Confirm that stories are technically feasible, appropriately sized, and ready for development. Balance delivery of new capabilities with technical-debt reduction and platform sustainability. Technical Product & Architecture Define, document, and track non-functional requirements (NFRs) across the product lifecycle, including: Performance Scalability Security Resiliency Availability Observability Serve as the escalation point for technical trade-offs and product decisions. Partner closely with Enterprise/Solution Architects to maintain architectural consistency and prevent platform fragmentation. Collaborate with Engineering to evaluate technical solutions, dependencies, risks, and implementation approaches. Ensure technical decisions align with product objectives, operational requirements, and long‑term platform strategy. Quality, Testing & Release Readiness Partner with SQA teams on performance, load, integration, and regression testing. Ensure technical requirements and NFRs are incorporated into test strategies and acceptance criteria. Support System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) readiness. Identify technical risks and dependencies that could impact release timelines or production stability. Own technical production-readiness activities and support post-release stabilization. Partner with Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering teams to incorporate regulatory and risk requirements into product design. Ensure products support appropriate auditability, logging, monitoring, controls, and operational traceability. Support production incident escalation and resolution when technical product decisions or backlog priorities are involved. Ensure product capabilities are designed with operational resiliency and regulatory expectations in mind. Product Metrics Define and monitor product success metrics related to: Adoption Reliability Scalability Performance Operational efficiency Cost efficiency Use product and operational data to identify improvement opportunities and prioritize the technical backlog. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field. Strong experience in Technical Product Management, Technical Product Ownership, Systems Analysis, or a closely related role. Demonstrated experience working closely with Engineering, Architecture, QA/SQA, Operations, and Product teams in an Agile environment. Strong understanding of technical product development, backlog management, sprint planning, and technical story refinement. Experience defining and managing non-functional requirements, including performance, security, resiliency, scalability, and observability. Strong understanding of APIs, system integrations, and enterprise payment processing technologies. Experience working in a regulated financial services or payments environment. Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder-management, and technical decision‑making skills. Preferred Qualifications & Experience B2B Payments Strong domain experience with B2B payments, particularly: Wire Transfers Real-Time Payments (RTP) Payment APIs Experience with payment platforms such as Finastra, FIS, or Volante. Experience working with payment processing systems, APIs, integrations, and transaction workflows. Fraud, Compliance & Risk Experience with fraud detection and financial crime platforms such as Actimize or Xceed. Familiarity with OFAC screening and platforms such as Fircosoft. Understanding of AML/BSA regulatory requirements. Experience incorporating compliance, risk, auditability, and controls into product design and delivery. Strong understanding of system resiliency, observability, performance engineering, and scalability. Experience collaborating with SQA teams on performance and load testing. Experience establishing and enforcing Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD). Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and technical dependency management. #J-18808-Ljbffr BuzzClan