Principal Product Manager

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Westlake, TX that is seeking a Principal Product Manager who will lead execution across our carrier integrations and digital platform programs. This role bridges product strategy and technical delivery, ensuring that product requirements are translated into scalable, high-quality solutions that drive measurable business impact. The Product Manager will partner closely with Engineering, QA, Architecture, and Business stakeholders to ensure consistent execution, technical clarity, and delivery excellence across our ecosystem. As a senior member of the Product Management Technical organization, you will bring 10 years of product/technical product management experience, including at least 4 years at a senior or principal level leading complex API, platform, or integration-centric initiatives. Key Responsibilities:

• Drive execution of large-scale carrier and platform integrations by aligning engineering, QA, and product stakeholders around clear requirements, timelines, and outcomes
• Define and enforce technical product standards including API documentation quality, data mapping consistency, and integration validation processes
• Mentor and support PMTs across squads - ensuring story quality, adherence to INVEST principles, and operational excellence in backlog management and delivery tracking
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering leaders to identify technical dependencies, manage risk, and resolve delivery blockers early
• Lead structured design and readiness reviews to validate requirements before development and ensure smooth hand-offs across teams
• Support post-deployment quality through defect trend analysis, root cause reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain transparency to leadership through clear status reporting, risk tracking, and KPI measurement across technical programs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  
  

Requirements

• 10 years of product management or technical product ownership experience, preferably in digital platform, API, or integration programs
• Proven success leading multi-scrum team execution with complex dependencies in fast-paced environments
• Strong understanding of system architecture, data models, and API ecosystems
• Excellent documentation, analysis, and storytelling skills-able to translate business requirements into actionable technical scope
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring PMTs and fostering consistency and quality across product documentation and execution
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries preferred
• Strong collaboration, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills; Confident presenting to senior leadership
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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