Technical Product Manager

About Valsoft Corporation

Established in Canada in 2015, Valsoft has grown to a global portfolio of 118+ companies. They acquire and develop vertical market software companies, enabling each business to deliver mission-critical solutions for their industries. They invest in well-established businesses and foster an entrepreneurial environment, forming long-term strategic alliances with management teams.

Investment Approach

Valsoft is different from private equity and venture capital firms. They buy, enhance, and grow software businesses without selling them, focusing on long-term partnerships with existing management.

Culture

Valsoft values its people as its greatest asset. They create a work environment filled with first-day excitement, high performance, and collaboration. Their culture is built on dreaming big, staying humble, and staying hungry.

Position Description

The Technical Product Manager role is a high impact, hands-on position within one of Valsoft's subsidiaries located in the enterprise asset management space, with a focus on manufacturing and industrials. This role requires technical expertise, product vision, and industry knowledge to create solutions that deliver measurable customer value. It involves leading an R&D team, evaluating trade-offs, working with APIs and data models, and even prototyping and scripting solutions. You will also set the tone for the R&D department and drive direct value as the company grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end modernization of the existing application.
• Define future product vision and roadmap in partnership with the Managing Director.
• Engage with customers to gather insights and translate them into product opportunities.
• Lead R&D to evaluate technical approaches, ensuring scalability.
• Develop prototypes, write clear specs, and build user stories.
• Manage the backlog, test features, analyze data, and write queries and scripts.
• Set up processes for prioritization, discovery, and release cycles.
• Define and track success metrics (KPIs) to measure impact.
• Bridge the gap between customers, business, and R&D.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in engineering, product management, or a technical founder role.
• Strong technical foundation with expertise in building complex applications.
• Proven ability to ship products from ideation to delivery.
• Excellent customer empathy and strong communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work independently.
• Data-driven experience with SQL, analytics tools, and experimentation.
• Familiarity with generative AI, cloud deployment, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada.

You Might be a Fit If

You have experience both as a builder and a strategist, enjoy getting hands-on with code and prototypes, and thrive in roles that require engaging with users and development teams alike.

Key skills/competency

• Technical Product Management
• R&D Leadership
• API Integration
• Prototyping
• Data Analysis
• SQL
• Cloud Deployment
• CI/CD
• Customer Engagement
• Strategic Roadmapping