Project Description

We’re looking for a Product Manager who combines strong program management discipline with technical understanding.

You’ll be responsible for driving cross-functional initiatives, ensuring that engineering and business teams stay aligned, on schedule, and delivering measurable impact.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology, process, and people — a structured thinker who can turn ideas into results.

You will work alongside Zoolatech’s best engineers, embracing the technology-agnostic approach and full-stack mindset. Additionally, this is your chance to be the real contributor and influencer for the client that has been on the forefront of US logistical market for nearly 50 years. Join us!

Responsibilities

A day in the life…

• Translate client’s strategic objectives into executable technical programs, balancing scope, schedule, and quality.
• Partner with engineering leads, architects, and client to design scalable technical solutions.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and risks, and ensure alignment on timelines and deliverables.
• Evaluate and communicate trade-offs between delivering quick iterations and maintaining long-term architectural integrity.
• Use SDLC understanding to plan and oversee the entire lifecycle of features and systems—from conception to retirement.
• Read and interpret basic code constructs and design documents to estimate technical effort and complexity.

Skills Required

Must have

• 3+ years of experience in product management, or software delivery leadership.
• Strong grasp of project management methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, track, and deliver technical initiatives.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) — feature design, estimation, release, and maintenance.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational abilities; proficient with Jira, Confluence, Excel.
• Proven experience working with both FE and BE.
• Practical usage of BA techniques.
• Experience implementing moderately complex enterprise systems with multiple dependencies.
• Demonstrate experience with E2E systems and architectural design to support top-tier large enterprise-level.
• English level B2+.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Ability to read and understand basic technical documentation to estimate effort and complexity.

Engagement Model: Direct Independent Contractor (Please read carefully)

This is an independent contractor opportunity based on a direct contractual relationship between Zoolatech and the individual service provider.

To facilitate this direct partnership, we engage with professionals who are registered and operate as a sole proprietorship, private entrepreneur, or an equivalent self-employment status in your country.

Please note, our model does not accommodate contracts through third-party intermediaries such as agencies, incubators, or umbrella companies. The essential requirement is your ability to enter into a service agreement and invoice Zoolatech directly. This is not an offer of direct employment

Please note that only candidates whose profiles closely match our requirements will be contacted.