Technical Product Manager at LookFar Labs in New Orleans, LA

Technical Product Manager

Based in New Orleans, LA, we are a tech stack agnostic software development agency. We specialize in Web and mobile app development as well as solutions architecture for established businesses.

While we pride ourselves on choosing the right tech for the job, we do lean towards React, React Native, Node, Angular, PostgresSQL.

The successful candidate will have a background in Product Management or Software Development, and a good knowledge of API architecture, data models, and/or SDK Development.

Since 75% of product management is managing stakeholders, your demonstrated success in managing stakeholders will also be key to your success.

This role requires that you act as conduit between stakeholders (clients), the development team, and QA. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in managing complex projects in an agile, Scrum framework is a must. We use a number of product and project management tools, including Clickup and MIRO.

This role also needs someone that can breakdown large, complex business and product requirements, into digestible work tasks for the development team, all the while making sure the project stays on budget and timeline.

Why join us?

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We are a small, yet passionate and energetic group, that thrives on solving complex problems and delighting our customers with solutions. In addition to being able to offer you experience across many industries and verticals, we also provide:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Unlimited PTO
• Quarterly Bonus
• IRA
• PAID Medical, dental, vision, Rx, FSAs, life insurance, disability insurance
• Unlimited Snacks and Pizza Thursdays (for those joining us at the office)
• We work with cutting-edge technologies that keep our employees intellectually stimulated and professionally marketable.

Must have skills:

Product Management

Solid knowledge of API Architecture or SDK development

5 - 7 years experience in technical Software Development and/or Product Management Role

What you will be doing:

• Manage project budget and timeline
• Maintain ongoing communication with all stakeholders
• Identify and document business and product objectives & goals as a key part of the overall project definition.
• Track progress, and receive ongoing approval from stakeholders
• Participate in development team formalities such as Stand, backlog review and prioritization, story reviews, and retro.
• Act as point of contact with external client and manage all facets of the project, focusing on client expectations.
• Translate Business/Product Requirements into smaller, digestable development tasks using JIRA
• Manage overall SDLC
• Risk mitigation

At LookFar Labs, we work on a wide variety technical projects, across many industries, for companies of all sizes. Some of these projects might change the world, others may just change a clients business were committed to producing thoughtful technology no matter the project.

Many of our partners choose us early in the idea stage, regardless of whether or not they are a startup or an existing business, so our software developers, product designers, and product managers are involved in guiding the overall technical architecture, feature sets, and product/market fit.

We are located in New Orleans, LA in the Marigny, right down the street from the mighty Mississippi and French Quarter.