Position Description

TopAcademy is an initiative within Toptal that became a platform for the training and development of our interns and inexperienced talents.

We’re looking for a Product Manager to join our rapidly growing team and make an immediate impact by building internal tools and products.

We need someone to guide the TopAcademy team as they develop highly sophisticated features, collaborate to make challenging decisions, prioritize the right things, creatively solve problems, and ensure we are shipping exceptionally high-quality products. You will be working on several Toptal products throughout the product lifecycle to support the organization’s hyper-growth.

This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere. Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

• Own and lead all aspects of an established agile team, including backlog grooming, triage and prioritization, and cross-functional coordination.
• Responsible for defining the scope of development for new product features, ongoing feature improvements including management of all backlog and project management activities.
• Write and prioritize user stories and define acceptance criteria.
• Ability to establish and maintain a high level of credibility with internal and external partners.
• Analytical ability to break down complex problems and efficiently use data and analytics layered against high-quality user research to inform the direction of the product.
• Track progress, assess risks, coordinate delivery, and actively communicate contingency and mitigation plans for the team.
• Run various ad-hoc research and business analyses to assess opportunities and risks.

• At least 1 year of proven software product management experience.
• Strong expertise using data to synthesize information and make decisions.
• Ability to build wireframes and mockups, with an aptitude for keeping things simple.
• Be meticulous and have a high bar for quality when writing user stories, reviewing designs, brainstorming technical approaches, and testing a feature before it is released.
• Comfortable working with SQL or spreadsheets to analyze data as well as conducting research through various discussions with customers and teammates.
• Previous background in Computer Science is a plus.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using agile development methodologies with globally-distributed teams and the ability to keep up with a fast-paced and global company.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.