Technical Product Manager

Job Summary  

As a member of the Software leadership team, you will leverage Product Management methodologies to enable our teams to deliver effectively. You will help drive the roadmaps and strategy for the delivery of features across several exciting engagements. You must be comfortable working with a variety of people – from engineers developing software through to business teams on understanding the value of latest customer demands.  

 The Team 

The Software group is responsible for developing a software stack that enables customers to run AI/ML applications on Graphcore hardware. It comprises of multiple teams that carry out development, QA and DevOps activities.  

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Elaborate product requirements from Product Management 
• Define development features that cover the product requirements together with other Technical Product Managers/Owners 
• Build and share a compelling long term technical vision and roadmap for the delivery of these features 
• Act as a focal point for both internal and external Stakeholder engagement  
• Translate technically complex details into simple to understand communications 
• Serve as leader to bring alignment and create cohesion  
• Develop plans with technical dependencies balancing trade-offs to deliver desired outcomes  
• Support long term planning and Programme Increment planning cycles  
• Work with teams to manage their dependencies and risks  
• Work with peers to improve our wider working practises  

Candidate Profile 

Essential: 

• Experience in delivering technical programmes / products from inception to release  
• Experience of understanding user needs, gathering requirements and defining scope  
• Experience of operating across multiple teams, demonstrating critical thinking and thought leadership.  
• A background of coaching best practise  
• You are a strong communicator – able to adapt style depending on the interactions required  
• You are comfortable with change – both rapid and unexpected  
• You actively enjoy dealing with people and supporting them  

 Desirable 

• Experience of working on ML/AI software programmes 
• Experience of working with Agile teams at scale 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications