Technical Product Manager

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.