Technical Product Owner (Associate)

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Job Summary:

New Balance is a company that has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship since 1906. They are seeking a Technical Product Owner to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of APIs and microservices, working cross-functionally to define and execute a strategic roadmap for digital transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the subject matter expert on microservices architecture, driving the design and evolution of modular, scalable, and reusable services that support business and technical objectives.

• Provide and maintain shared libraries, API gateway, and application starter kits as part of the microservices product portfolio.

• Champion the product vision and strategy for microservices, aligning with enterprise architecture and engineering goals. Develop and maintain product roadmaps and business cases that support long-term platform scalability and agility.

• Lead the ideation, development, and deployment of new microservices, starting with minimum viable capabilities and scaling based on validated business and technical outcomes.

• Manage the full product lifecycle for microservices—from discovery and design through development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.

• Translate product vision into actionable deliverables, including epics, user stories, and technical requirements. Prioritize features and manage backlogs in collaboration with engineering and architecture teams.

• Define and track success metrics for microservices, including performance, reliability, adoption, and business impact. Use data to inform prioritization and iteration.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across engineering, DevOps, security, and business teams to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely delivery.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders such as IT, data science, compliance, and digital operations to ensure microservices meet enterprise standards and support cross-team integration.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Experience with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and microservices, including designing, deploying, and managing distributed systems that support scalability, resilience, and modularity.

• Experience with event-driven architecture, publisher/subscriber patterns, and API gateway and management products in a cloud-based environment.

• Experience delivering shared and reusable libraries as part of a technical team’s product portfolio.

• Strong decision-making skills, with the ability to confidently present technical and strategic recommendations and build trust across engineering, architecture, and business teams.

• Excellent product judgment, with a deep understanding of how microservices impact user experience, system performance, and business agility.

• Detail-oriented mindset, capable of identifying critical architectural and functional elements while making pragmatic trade-offs to deliver value quickly.

• Strategic thinker with a solid grasp of platform and infrastructure trends, and the ability to anticipate how evolving technologies will shape service ecosystems.

• Proficient in Agile methodologies, with hands-on experience leading cross-functional teams in Scrum or Kanban environments.

• Natural leadership abilities, with a track record of guiding teams through ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and driving delivery in complex technical environments.

• Exceptional communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Creative problem-solver, energized by solving architectural and operational challenges at both the system and service level.

• Educational background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field required.

Preferred:

• MBA or advanced degree is a plus

Company:

New Balance is a sports footwear and apparel brand that sells sneakers, shoes, and fitness clothing online and in retail stores. Founded in 1906, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with a team of 10001 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. New Balance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.