About the Role
The Principal Technical Product Manager owns the deliverables for major areas of the Kepware product portfolio. This senior leadership role is accountable for delivering working software at scale and setting the standard for other Technical Product Managers.
Responsibilities
- Own the product backlog and roadmap, translating product vision into a clear, prioritized, actionable roadmap and backlog aligned to business objectives.
- Drive delivery at scale by leading teams to deliver working software on predictable cadences across multiple product areas, removing blockers and managing complex cross-team dependencies.
- Lead distributed teams effectively across multiple geographies and time zones.
- Manage consultant and augmented capacity by integrating contractor and consultant teams into delivery, setting clear expectations, quality standards, and outcomes.
- Translate between business and engineering, converting product vision and business goals into technical requirements and communicating technical realities back to stakeholders.
- Set the standard by modeling best practices in product execution and delivery, and mentoring other Technical Product Managers.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Product Marketing, Architecture, Engineering, Quality, Security, and Support to align on priorities and outcomes.
- Own delivery accountability for what ships, when it ships, and whether it meets the bar across owned areas.
- Ensure compliance with company standards and policies.
Requirements
- Extensive experience as a Technical Product Manager, Product Owner, or equivalent role owning major product areas.
- Strong track record of delivering complex software products to market on predictable cadences.
- Experience leading geographically distributed teams.
- Experience working with consultant, contractor, or augmented teams.
- Strong technical foundation to engage credibly with engineering on architecture, tradeoffs, and technical decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy in ambiguous, shifting environments.
- Excellent prioritization, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience mentoring or setting standards for other TPMs.
Skills
- AI-enabled manufacturing
- Industrial software
- Product vision
- Roadmap development
- Backlog management
- Agile methodologies
- Stakeholder management
- Mentoring
- Enterprise software
- Industrial manufacturing
- Agentic AI
- AI-assisted development workflows
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10-15 years of relevant experience
- Senior leadership role
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
- Global paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) with employer match (50% up to 8%)
- Medical, dental & vision
- HSA with company contribution
- Life and AD&D (2x salary up to $1M)
About the Company
- Velotic™ is a leading independent industrial software company providing data‑driven solutions that improve manufacturing efficiency, productivity, and operational insight.
- Serving customers across manufacturing, oil & gas, utilities, and infrastructure, the company generates more than $300 million in revenue.
- Velotic’s portfolio, anchored by Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx, supports the growing data and performance requirements of industrial operators globally, with an emphasis on AI‑enabled manufacturing and industrial software.
- We’re building our People Operations function from the ground up, and we’re looking for exceptional talent who want to shape the future of our culture, systems, and global operating model during one of the most exciting transformation moments in the industrial technology space.
