Technical Product Owner

Technical Product Owner

As a Technical Product Owner, you will lead a squad of engineers, owning your product area end to end, from roadmap strategy to shipped features. That means you'll be the person who talks to clients and end-users, to internal sales and success team, digs into usage data, and translates what you learn into a clear, prioritized backlog. You'll write user stories and acceptance criteria that engineers can actually build from. You'll make the hard calls on what to build next, balancing new capabilities, technical debt, and bug fixes based on real customer impact. You'll also be deeply involved in the technical side: understanding system constraints, discussing architecture trade-offs with your developers, and working with designers to make sure what's feasible is also what's right for users. This is a role for someone who wants to own outcomes, not just manage a backlog.

What you will bring?

• 4+ years of product ownership (or a similar product role) in a software development environment. You've shipped features, managed trade-offs, and worked closely with engineering teams.
• A technical foundation. Whether through a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field — or through hands-on experience — you understand how software systems work and can hold your own in technical discussions.
• Strong analytical skills. You make decisions with data: feature feasibility, prioritization, success measurement. You validate assumptions before committing your team's time.
• Excellent prioritization instincts. You know how to sequence work across new features, tech debt, and bugs in a way that maximizes customer value.

How will you work?

• You're curious and proactive, you dig into technical systems, ask "why" often, and don't wait to be told what to explore.
• You collaborate naturally with engineers on architecture, designers on feasibility, and stakeholders on strategy. No silos.
• You lead with empathy. You care about the people on your team as much as the product you're building together.
• You communicate clearly in English, our working language.

Bonus Points

• Experience building AI-powered features, payment systems, analytics dashboards, or website/page builders.
• Familiarity with the events industry or marketplace platforms.

Why Swapcard?

• Own something real. You'll lead your own squad and have genuine autonomy over your product area, not just execute someone else's roadmap.
• Work on problems that matter. Swapcard powers events for some of the world's largest organizers. What you build will be used by thousands of people, often in real time, on-site.
• Global and flexible. We're a remote-friendly, international team. Work from home or from coworking spaces (via our partnership network), whatever helps you do your best work.
• A culture that's actually human. We value ownership, collaboration, and treating people well. That's not a poster on a wall, it's how we hire, give feedback, and make decisions.

Swapcard's Interview process

Our thorough interview process aims to identify exceptional talent to advance our mission while offering you a chance to explore your career potential at Swapcard.

1. Screening Interview with a recruiter from our people team.

2. A remote exercise to demonstrate and assess your skills.

3. Manager review with your future reporting manager

4. Leadership review with one of our department leaders

5. Reference check conducted by our people team

6. Offer

Swapcard's Values

Curious: We ask questions, try new things and take risks. We learn from one another and see mistakes as opportunities to grow—what matters most is how we react and learn from them. We are curious about what something is and why something is. Innovation thrives when curiosity drives.

Value-Driven: At Swapcard, we focus on making each decision count by prioritizing outcomes that create meaningful value for our customers, team members, and partners.

Human: At Swapcard, being human means fostering empathy, openness, and diversity to create a caring and collaborative community. We're driven by a strong team spirit and a shared goal of building meaningful connections—both through our product and within our team.

Resilient: We embrace challenges with optimism, creativity, and adaptability, constantly seeking innovative solutions and opportunities for growth.

Ownership: At Swapcard, we take responsibility and are accountable for our actions, driving success through initiative, trust, and accountability. True ownership means more than just completing tasks; it's about being proactive, investing ourselves fully in the outcomes, and fostering a culture of trust.

Benefits & Reasons to Join Swapcard

- International team with 40+ nationalities (more on the way!)

- Remote-first policy with headquarters in Paris

- Thriving startup with career growth opportunities

- Open-minded culture that appreciates differences

- Feedback-driven, supportive & curious team with a DIY mindset

- Generous Paid Time Off to ensure you have time for what matters most

- Remote perks designed to optimize your working experience

- In-person social gatherings to celebrate our achievements

- 100% of your health insurance contribution paid by Swapcard

- Work-from-home budget (one-off contribution for equipment in addition to your initial equipment setup)

- Co-working space budget to support remote work in professional environments

- Learning budget to help you develop new and existing skills

- Mental health care initiatives to support your well-being

Equal Opportunity

Swapcard is committed to upholding equal employment practices and making merit-based employment decisions. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to apply, regardless of race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy status, age, marital status, and status as a veteran