Sparkrock

Technical Product Manager (OTE $70,000/year USD), @Sparkrock Pay

Sparkrock · Delhi, India

  • Hybrid
  • Full-time
  • $70,000 / year
  • Delhi, India

Job highlights

  • Drive Sparkrock Pay evolution in a 100% remote role.
  • Focus on payments, financial workflows, and form management.
  • Collaborate with engineering, sales, and customer success teams.
  • Work with K-12 education and public sector clients.
  • Build scalable, reliable systems handling real money.

About the role

About Sparkrock

Sparkrock helps social benefit organizations like nonprofits, school boards, and government agencies operate more effectively. Our platforms are used daily by tens of thousands of users to manage critical financial and administrative workflows. We are a best-in-class team dedicated to mission-focused innovation.

About the Role

Sparkrock is seeking a Technical Product Manager to drive the evolution of Sparkrock Pay, our K-12 payments and form management platform. This role is at the intersection of payments, financial workflows, and digital form collection, serving school boards, administrators, and parents. You will work on a platform that directly impacts how funds and data are collected, tracked, reconciled, and reported across educational institutions. This is a high-ownership role for a product leader comfortable in complex, workflow-heavy environments, working across both technical systems and real-world operational processes. If you are energized by building reliable, scalable systems that handle real money and real-world constraints, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

  • Work with business representatives to translate product strategy into detailed requirements and partner closely with engineering and design teams.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Professional Services.
  • Work on API-driven integrations and system workflows, ensuring scalability and reliability.
  • Improve exception handling, operational efficiency, and financial accuracy across the platform.
  • Establish and use analytics to measure product performance and drive continuous improvement.
  • Build strong customer feedback loops through discovery sessions and ongoing engagement.
  • Stay current on trends in payments and SaaS platforms, applying them pragmatically.

Growth Opportunities

The role can grow into owning the vision, strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for Sparkrock Pay. This includes driving product discovery by working directly with school boards, administrators, and payment providers to understand pain points and workflows, and designing/evolving payment and form-management workflows.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of product management experience in SaaS or FinTech environments.
  • Experience with reconciliation, reporting, or financial operations workflows.
  • Experience working on payments, financial systems, or workflow-heavy platforms.
  • Experience working in K-12 education, public sector, or nonprofit environments.
  • Strong technical fluency, including APIs and integrations, system workflows and data models, and collaboration on architecture and system design.
  • Experience working closely with engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable systems.
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS).
  • Strong product discovery and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to define and track meaningful product metrics.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with ERP-integrated systems.

Benefits

  • 100% remote and global work environment.
  • Flexible work hours with asynchronous work.
  • Dedicated support for your career growth, including feedback, goal achievement, and access to leading-edge tools.
  • Introductions to thought leaders and webinars on cutting-edge tech topics.
  • Stipend to set up your ideal home office.
  • Strong focus on culture with various social activities.

We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups.

Key skills/competency

Technical Product Management, SaaS, FinTech, Payments, Financial Workflows, API Integrations, System Design, Product Discovery, K-12 Education, SaaS Platforms

Skills & topics

  • Technical Product Manager
  • Product Management
  • SaaS
  • FinTech
  • Payments
  • API
  • System Design
  • K-12 Education
  • Remote
  • Workflow

How to get hired

  • Tailor your resume: Highlight SaaS, FinTech, payments, and workflow experience.
  • Showcase technical fluency: Emphasize API, system design, and cloud knowledge.
  • Demonstrate impact: Quantify achievements in product management roles.
  • Research Sparkrock: Understand their mission for social benefit organizations.
  • Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss complex workflow challenges.

Technical preparation

Study API design and integration patterns.,Review financial reconciliation and reporting concepts.,Familiarize with Azure or AWS cloud services.,Practice documenting system workflows and data models.

Behavioral questions

Describe a complex workflow you improved.,How do you gather customer requirements?,Share an experience launching a technical product.,How do you prioritize competing product needs?

Frequently asked questions

What is Sparkrock Pay and its role in K-12 education?
Sparkrock Pay is a platform for K-12 educational institutions to manage payments and forms. As a Technical Product Manager at Sparkrock, you will drive its evolution, impacting how funds and data are collected, tracked, reconciled, and reported.
What are the key responsibilities for a Technical Product Manager at Sparkrock?
Key responsibilities include translating product strategy into requirements, collaborating with engineering and design, working on API integrations and system workflows, improving operational efficiency, and using analytics to measure product performance.
What experience is required for the Technical Product Manager role at Sparkrock?
The role requires 5+ years of product management experience in SaaS or FinTech, with experience in payments, financial systems, or workflow-heavy platforms. Technical fluency in APIs, system design, and familiarity with cloud environments are essential.
Is this a remote position at Sparkrock?
Yes, Sparkrock offers a 100% remote work environment, allowing you to work from anywhere globally with flexible work hours focused on results.
What kind of growth opportunities are available for a Technical Product Manager at Sparkrock?
This role offers growth into owning the vision, strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for Sparkrock Pay, including deep product discovery and workflow design.
How does Sparkrock support employee growth and development?
Sparkrock provides consistent feedback, support for career goals, access to leading-edge tools, and introductions to thought leaders, fostering continuous learning and development.
What is Sparkrock's approach to diversity and inclusion?
Sparkrock is committed to building a diverse team that reflects the community and encourages applications from underrepresented groups, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ2SI individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.
How will AI be used in the hiring process at Sparkrock?
AI tools may be used to assist in reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. However, human judgment remains central to the final hiring decisions.