Starbucks Corporation

intermediate technical product manager

Starbucks Corporation$90K — $120K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 4+ years experience with analytics/optimization tools for product planning
  • 4+ years collaborating with design and engineering on customer-facing features
  • 4+ years managing roadmaps and writing user stories in a fast-paced setting
  • 4+ years in a technology environment delivering complex products

Responsibilities

  • Define product value by aligning business and technical objectives
  • Translate business needs into buildable work through user stories and epics
  • Drive delivery through Agile practices and collaboration with design and engineering
  • Measure feature success post-launch to enhance product health
  • Facilitate user review and acceptance processes

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Focus on delivering engaging user experiences
  • Opportunity to work on complex products in a tech-driven environment
  • Active engagement with design and engineering teams
  • Exposure to Agile methodologies and practices
Full Job Description
As a Technical Product Manager, you'll identify business problems and opportunities, define success metrics, and translate needs into clear epics and user stories so engineering teams can design, build, release, and monitor solutions efficiently. You'll work in a highly collaborative environment and bring a passion for simple, engaging experiences.

As a Technical Product Manager, you will...

  • Define product value and direction by aligning business and technical objectives, setting clear priorities, and establishing product health/performance metrics and KPIs.
  • Translate needs into buildable work by writing well-formed epics/user stories, defining acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, resilience, usability, accessibility, security, continuity), and clarifying tradeoffs, dependencies, and constraints.
  • Drive delivery and outcomes through iterative Agile practices, partnering with design and engineering on sizing and planning, removing blockers, facilitating user review/acceptance, and measuring feature success post-launch to improve product health.


We'd love to hear from people with:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 4+ years of experience using analytics/optimization tools to inform product planning and prioritization
  • 4+ years partnering with design and engineering to deliver customer-facing features
  • 4+ years building roadmaps and backlogs, writing user stories, and coordinating conflicting requirements in a fast-paced environment
  • 4+ years of industry experience in a technology environment delivering complex products


Preferred qualifications

  • 7+ years delivering complex products in a technology environment, including cross-team roadmaps and technically complex features
  • Recent experience building for web and/or mobile, and ability to read/understand code (prior programming experience a plus)
  • 5+ years of hands-on product planning: technical roadmaps, story outlines, acceptance criteria, and backlog refinement at scale
  • Strong ability to influence without authority, communicate clearly, and stay organized while managing competing priorities; deep familiarity with Agile practices and tools


About Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks is an international chain of restaurants that retails handcrafted coffee, tea, and fresh food items. With 23,132 stores in 65 countries and territories, Starbucks locations serve hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, microground instant coffee, espresso, caffe latte, full-leaf teas, evolution fresh juices, pastries, and snacks. Most stores also sell pre-packaged food items, hot and cold sandwiches, and items such as mugs and tumblers. The stores also offer a variety of beers, wines, and appetizers, and markets books, music, and film. Some of the company’s products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand coffee, ice cream, and bottled cold coffee drinks are also sold at grocery stores. Starbucks was founded by Orin Smith in October 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Join the vibrant team at Starbucks Corporation, a premier destination for passionate, innovative professionals seeking impactful careers in the coffee industry and beyond. As a global leader in coffee and a champion of sustainable practices, Starbucks offers unparalleled job opportunities that promise both personal and professional growth.

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Learn more about Starbucks Corporation
Size
383,000 employees
Market Cap
$113.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$664.8 million
Founded
1971
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$23.1 billion
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