Technical Product Manager

Job Title: Technical Product Manager (Middleware & External Data)

Location-Type: Hybrid (in Tysons, VA 22102 or NYC 10017 – 3 days/week onsite M/T/TH)

Start Date Is: ASAP

Duration: 6-Month Contract

Compensation Range: $68/hr – $77/hr W2



Job Description:

Lead execution and delivery of a greenfield backend middleware and external data platform supporting a next-generation local media application.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Act as central coordinator across internal product, infrastructure, security, and external engineering teams

• Lead daily standups and Agile ceremonies across local and offshore teams

• Drive delivery of backend middleware and data ingestion pipelines

• Oversee high-volume external data ingestion (traffic, crime, weather, local sources)

• Coordinate LLM-powered pipelines for summarization, tagging, and structuring data

• Track timelines, remove blockers, and manage risk across multiple workstreams

• Ensure enterprise security, infrastructure, and compliance alignment

• Monitor system health, performance metrics, and ingestion-to-publish latency

• Manage outsourced backend development pods and enforce architectural standards

Requirements:

• Must-Haves:

  • 7–12 years of Technical Product/Program/Platform Management experience

  • Experience delivering backend, middleware, or data platform projects

  • Strong AWS/cloud-native expertise

  • Working knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) and Terraform (IaC)

  • Understanding of microservices and event-driven architectures

  • Experience coordinating offshore/external engineering teams

  • Familiarity with AI/LLM-enabled projects or data enrichment pipelines

  • Experience working in enterprise and fast-paced, build-from-scratch environments

  • Strong cross-functional stakeholder management skills

• Nice-to-Haves:

  • Media, adtech, martech, or data-heavy industry background

  • Experience with high-volume data scraping or ingestion platforms

  • Exposure to OpenSearch/Elasticsearch or vector databases

  • Experience with RabbitMQ, MongoDB, LaunchDarkly, or observability tools (New Relic, Datadog)

  • Experience navigating enterprise security/compliance reviews