Lead Technical Product Manager (Remote)

Who We Are 

At 8th Light, we bring life to the best ideas.

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, we are a technology solutions consultancy that partners with organizations from early-stage startups to the world's largest companies. We take on hard software challenges and turn them into durable results. We build agentic products, the platforms they run on, and the engineering and design at every layer.

Our commitment to quality means we deliver solutions we’re truly proud of, while our curiosity sparks innovation and breakthrough thinking. 8th Lights thrive in an environment that champions continuous education, fueling our growth through mentorship and hands-on work. We foster an open, collaborative culture grounded in honesty that builds trust, and believe true success is measured by the outcomes we create for our clients.

If this kind of work and our kind of people energizes you, you’ve found the right place. 

Who You Are

You've led products from idea to production and you know what it takes because you've done it at every stage. You're as comfortable writing technical requirements and running sprint planning as you are advising clients on where their product should go next. Fast moving, growth stage to mid-market environments are where you thrive. Throughout your journey, you’ve also: 

• Shipped software products for 8 or more years, ideally within a consulting or professional services environment
• Led cross discipline teams through product delivery for 5+ years, mentoring engineers and designers while keeping stakeholders aligned
• Owned delivery for engineering teams, from sprint planning and estimation to dependency mapping and capacity forecasting
• Built AI or ML powered products or features 
• Adopted AI tools in your day to day work, with recent examples of shipping faster or working differently because of them
• Run product analytics and customer research, applying insights to drive stronger outcomes
• Collaborated across design, engineering, project management, and leadership
• Shaped product vision with clients while keeping the bigger strategic picture in view
• Kept one eye on the roadmap and one on the sprint, and knew when and where to shift focus
• Built a presence in the product community through writing, talks, or peer engagement

What You’ll Do At 8th Light

At 8th Light you'll work directly with client teams, business leaders, engineers, and designers to turn product thinking into software that ships. You'll typically be embedded in one or two client engagements at a time, sometimes as an interim product leader for teams that don't have one. In that work you’ll:

• Write technical requirements, tickets, and user stories, and lead the engineering discussions behind them
• Own sprint planning, dependency mapping, and capacity forecasting
• Assess scope, commit to delivery estimates, and hold the engineering team accountable to set timelines
• Own backlog prioritization with the engineering team and drive work through to completion
• Push your work forward with AI across research, synthesis, and delivery, and bring clients and teams along for the ride
• Run product discovery and research with clients and their users
• Apply human centered design, lean, and agile practices to ship software people actually want to use
• Provide roadmap and strategy guidance, and own product strategy and go to market plans with key stakeholders
• Spot opportunities to grow client engagements through your product expertise and thought leadership
• Build relationships with peers, partners, and industry contacts to stay current on trends and practices

Strongly Preferred Skills

In addition to the above stated qualifications and experience, 8th Light would also like to encourage candidates with the following to consider this opportunity:

• A background in technical product management, technical project management, or product operations
• Experience in a boutique or smaller consultancy, where you stayed close to delivery and wore more than one hat
• Depth across interdisciplinary domains like security, observability, and cloud, gained inside digital product consultancies
• Experience selling professional services offerings to new or existing accounts of enterprise size and scale

How You’ll be Supported

At 8th Light, our culture is built on the belief that our collective growth and well-being are the drivers of our future.

• Our wellness package is designed with the Whole YOU in mind and includes:
• A robust L&D program featuring unlimited access to thousands of books, courses, and expert-led training on the O'Reilly learning platform.
• Annual financial stipend and time allotment for learning & development
• Coworking support for our global team
• Flexible PTO 
• 12 weeks of new parent leave available for eligible employees

See our full list of Benefits. 

A Note on Compensation

At 8th Light, we are committed to a compensation philosophy that is transparent, fair, and helps us attract and retain top talent in alignment with our company’s strategic growth goals and clients’ needs.

We benchmark our salaries using Geographic Structures to establish competitive pay ranges within the regions where 8th Lights live. Our pay ranges for this position within our four US structures are as follows:

• Structure 1 (Tampa Metro, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin)
• RANGE: $109,200- $136,500 USD
• Structure 2 (Chicago Metro, Miami Metro, Philadelphia Metro, Raleigh Metro ) 
• RANGE: $114,700-$143,400 USD
• Structure 3 (Austin Metro, Boston Metro , DC Metro)
• RANGE: $122,100-$152,700 USD
• Structure 4 (Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City)
• RANGE: $127,300- $159,100 USD

Reach out to recruiting@8thlight.com for more relevant information pertaining to your local market.

8th Light Hubs and Geographies

As a remote-first company, 8th Light's culture is rooted in strong connections that extend across our teams, regions, and beyond client work. We are a distributed team across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with hubs in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle. 

If you are hired into a hub, you will be a part of a team with regular rituals around co-working and community building. For team members outside of those cities, we offer access to coworking spaces to foster continued collaboration and connection across our global team. 

In most cases, our consulting engagements do not require travel.

We hope to see you apply! 

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