Technical Product Manager (Product & Delivery)
About the role
Job Description:
About BiblioCommons BiblioCommons builds SaaS discovery and engagement software for public libraries across Canada, the US, and New Zealand. Millions of library patrons use our platform every month to find books, media, programs, and community resources. Libraries aren't just book stacks; they're one of the last truly public institutions, and our job is to bring that experience online without losing what makes them special.
We're a remote team that cares about doing things well. We collaborate closely, move deliberately, and take the time to understand the actual problem before building a solution.
The Project We're investing in a new digital initiative. It will encompass both greenfield and brownfield code, meaning there is real technical complexity: third-party integrations, integrations into existing products, and multiple user groups, including patrons, library staff, and institutional partners.
We use AI extensively throughout the product development process. Requirements, test cases, edge-case analysis, prototypes, and implementation planning are all supported by AI tools. We're looking for someone who is excited to work this way and can help us continuously improve how we use these tools. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys turning ambiguity into clarity and helping teams make forward progress.
The Role This role sits somewhere between Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, and Quality Engineer. You'll spend time defining requirements, validating solutions, coordinating delivery, and ensuring quality. We call it a Technical Product Manager role because success requires both product judgment and enough technical understanding to work effectively with engineers, AI-assisted workflows, and complex integrations.
You'll own the translation of product strategy into clear, testable engineering increments. You'll write functional specifications and documents that engineers can act on without a meeting to decode them. You'll partner with UX on user journeys and prototypes, work directly with users and library partners to validate what we're building, and use AI-assisted tools in every aspect of the product development lifecycle, from spec definition, to test cases. You’ll own the delivery of the product, adjusting requirements as implementation reveals complexity, making trade-offs in real time, and ensuring the product is successful and high quality.
In this role, you'll help shape a brand-new product, working directly with customers, partners, and end users to influence product direction. You'll work with a small, experienced team that values pragmatism over process and gives people meaningful ownership over both product decisions and delivery. Our goal is to build technology that helps public libraries better serve their communities and readers.
What You'll Own Product Definition and Specification Translate product strategy and UX concepts into clear, actionable requirements. Write specification documents that capture use cases, acceptance criteria and functional details. Partner with UX to shape user journeys and feature designs. Work directly with library partners and users to validate ideas and gather feedback. Identify edge cases and resolve ambiguity before development begins.
Delivery and Stakeholder Coordination Own and manage the roadmap for stakeholders and the backlog for engineering Coordinate work across engineering, UX, and external partners Communicate priorities, risks, and progress to stakeholders
Built-in Quality Define measurable acceptance criteria and validation strategies Use AI tools to generate test scenarios, explore edge cases, and improve test coverage Identify opportunities to improve both product workflows and internal delivery practices through AI
What You Bring You're product-minded and technically literate. You care about clarity and understand that strong requirements and validation lead to better products. You're comfortable working directly with users and partners, and confident making decisions when the path isn't fully clear. Success in this role comes from asking good questions, identifying risks early, and translating complex problems into clear, actionable work.
5+ years in Product Management, Product Ownership, Product Engineering, Business Analysis, Quality Engineering, or a similar hybrid role Genuine comfort working inside a delivery team; not just managing from above Strong communication skills; you write clearly and decide quickly Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and adjusting as new information becomes available. Hands-on collaboration experience with UX designers; you know how to give and receive design feedback Direct experience engaging with users, customers, or early adopters to validate product decisions Experience writing functional specifications for engineering Hands-on familiarity with AI-assisted development tooling (LLM copilots, AI test generation, spec-to-test workflows) Solid understanding of REST APIs, web application architecture, and cloud-deployed systems Good documentation practices Experience coordinating across internal teams, external contractors, and third-party partners
Assets Familiarity with the library technology sector or digital content distribution Experience working on consumer-facing web or mobile products. Background in consumer-facing media or content applications
Compensation Expected contract rate of $70–$90 CAD/hour (approximately $12,000–$15,600 CAD/month based on a full-time engagement), depending on experience and qualifications. This is a remote, contract, full-time role.
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Technical Product Manager (Product & Delivery)
About the role
Job Description:
About BiblioCommons BiblioCommons builds SaaS discovery and engagement software for public libraries across Canada, the US, and New Zealand. Millions of library patrons use our platform every month to find books, media, programs, and community resources. Libraries aren't just book stacks; they're one of the last truly public institutions, and our job is to bring that experience online without losing what makes them special.
We're a remote team that cares about doing things well. We collaborate closely, move deliberately, and take the time to understand the actual problem before building a solution.
The Project We're investing in a new digital initiative. It will encompass both greenfield and brownfield code, meaning there is real technical complexity: third-party integrations, integrations into existing products, and multiple user groups, including patrons, library staff, and institutional partners.
We use AI extensively throughout the product development process. Requirements, test cases, edge-case analysis, prototypes, and implementation planning are all supported by AI tools. We're looking for someone who is excited to work this way and can help us continuously improve how we use these tools. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys turning ambiguity into clarity and helping teams make forward progress.
The Role This role sits somewhere between Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, and Quality Engineer. You'll spend time defining requirements, validating solutions, coordinating delivery, and ensuring quality. We call it a Technical Product Manager role because success requires both product judgment and enough technical understanding to work effectively with engineers, AI-assisted workflows, and complex integrations.
You'll own the translation of product strategy into clear, testable engineering increments. You'll write functional specifications and documents that engineers can act on without a meeting to decode them. You'll partner with UX on user journeys and prototypes, work directly with users and library partners to validate what we're building, and use AI-assisted tools in every aspect of the product development lifecycle, from spec definition, to test cases. You’ll own the delivery of the product, adjusting requirements as implementation reveals complexity, making trade-offs in real time, and ensuring the product is successful and high quality.
In this role, you'll help shape a brand-new product, working directly with customers, partners, and end users to influence product direction. You'll work with a small, experienced team that values pragmatism over process and gives people meaningful ownership over both product decisions and delivery. Our goal is to build technology that helps public libraries better serve their communities and readers.
What You'll Own Product Definition and Specification Translate product strategy and UX concepts into clear, actionable requirements. Write specification documents that capture use cases, acceptance criteria and functional details. Partner with UX to shape user journeys and feature designs. Work directly with library partners and users to validate ideas and gather feedback. Identify edge cases and resolve ambiguity before development begins.
Delivery and Stakeholder Coordination Own and manage the roadmap for stakeholders and the backlog for engineering Coordinate work across engineering, UX, and external partners Communicate priorities, risks, and progress to stakeholders
Built-in Quality Define measurable acceptance criteria and validation strategies Use AI tools to generate test scenarios, explore edge cases, and improve test coverage Identify opportunities to improve both product workflows and internal delivery practices through AI
What You Bring You're product-minded and technically literate. You care about clarity and understand that strong requirements and validation lead to better products. You're comfortable working directly with users and partners, and confident making decisions when the path isn't fully clear. Success in this role comes from asking good questions, identifying risks early, and translating complex problems into clear, actionable work.
5+ years in Product Management, Product Ownership, Product Engineering, Business Analysis, Quality Engineering, or a similar hybrid role Genuine comfort working inside a delivery team; not just managing from above Strong communication skills; you write clearly and decide quickly Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and adjusting as new information becomes available. Hands-on collaboration experience with UX designers; you know how to give and receive design feedback Direct experience engaging with users, customers, or early adopters to validate product decisions Experience writing functional specifications for engineering Hands-on familiarity with AI-assisted development tooling (LLM copilots, AI test generation, spec-to-test workflows) Solid understanding of REST APIs, web application architecture, and cloud-deployed systems Good documentation practices Experience coordinating across internal teams, external contractors, and third-party partners
Assets Familiarity with the library technology sector or digital content distribution Experience working on consumer-facing web or mobile products. Background in consumer-facing media or content applications
Compensation Expected contract rate of $70–$90 CAD/hour (approximately $12,000–$15,600 CAD/month based on a full-time engagement), depending on experience and qualifications. This is a remote, contract, full-time role.