Senior Technical Product Owner

Turnitin is seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to lead technical strategy and execution for a core product, working closely with multiple teams across different time zones to ensure product resilience and customer satisfaction. The role emphasizes balancing technical health, collaboration, and agile delivery in a remote-first environment.

Location: Dallas, TX, USA

Salary: $112,000–$168,000/year

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical roadmap for a core product across multiple engineering teams.
• Master the technical aspects of assigned domain, including system architecture, service mesh, and infrastructure.
• Partner with Engineering Leaders to balance feature delivery with system maintenance, security, and performance.
• Analyze and improve engineering workflows to optimize delivery pipeline.
• Translate strategic product visions into measurable technical epics.
• Resolve conflicts and resource contention across product roadmaps.
• Advise on scope trade-offs and technical feasibility.
• Manage dependencies across teams and ensure delivery visibility.
• Own and prioritize the technical backlog.
• Break down epics into feasible stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Manage technical risks and debt.
• Support Agile processes and lead technical aspects of planning and refinement.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner, Sr. Technical Analyst, or Technical Lead/Engineer transitioning into product management.
• Proven experience managing multiple Product Managers or product lines.
• Ability to understand system architecture diagrams, API specifications, database schemas, and CI/CD principles.
• Expertise in modern software stacks (microservices, cloud platforms like AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in querying data (basic SQL is a plus).
• Command of Jira or similar tools for backlog and dependency management.

Benefits

• Remote-first culture.
• Health care coverage.
• Generous paid time off and self-care days.
• National holidays and additional observance days.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Charitable contribution matching.
• Monthly wellness or home office reimbursement.
• Access to mental health support.
• Parental leave.
• Retirement plan with match/contribution.

Additional Information

• The position offers a salary range of $112,000 to $168,000 per year, bonus eligibility, and is determined by location and experience.
• Turnitin emphasizes a culture of integrity, learning, ownership, and collaboration.
• The company supports diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer.
• Candidates are encouraged to apply if they meet most requirements and are willing to learn.