Bauer / Cascade Maverick: Sr. Technical Product Manager - Temporary

Do you have what it takes to win? 

Like a championship team, a leading global sports brand is built with a solid foundation of players at all levels who have an unending desire and dedication not only to succeed, but also to win. At Peak Achievement Athletics, our championship team is deeply committed to developing the most innovative sports equipment in the industry and we are always looking to strengthen our roster with talented players. 

Our purpose at Bauer Hockey/ Cascade Maverik Lacrosse is to enrich life experiences through sports. We have the responsibility to cultivate the future of our brands. We are always “we” and never “I”.  We love what we do. We believe anything is possible and work to be our best. We strive to always redefine the standard of excellence in all that we do. 

Want to join our team as a Temporary Sr. Technical Product Manager? 

The Senior Technical Product Manager is responsible for driving delivery, decisions, analysis, accountability, communication for PAA Custom Platform. Lead SaaS vendor collaboration/accountability, manage dependencies/risks, create data driven alignment across PAA/Vendor teams with architectural vision. Actively lead planning/execution to prioritize features, estimate effort and hold vendor accountable to SLAs. A successful candidate will drive improvement in delivery processes, use data focused approach for business and technical requirements gathering, turning documentation into plans and roadmaps, clarifying ambiguities & interpretation gaps prior to translation into epics, user stories, and reporting status to PAA Executive team. This is a six (6) month temporary role, with a hybrid schedule - you will be required to work one (1) day per week in our Exeter, NH office and the other four (4) days can be remote. 

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• A systems thinker who prefers scalable frameworks over one-off solutions - Lead SaaS vendor/partner relationship and execution. Assess and improve platform issue resolution, release management, change management. Analyzing data to create reports on SaaS platform health.
• A problem solver who can de-risk unknowns early through spike work and clear documentation - Partner with SaaS vendor to create/execute program roadmap, requirement gathering and detailed plans for feature improvements, driving metrics & E2E improvement. Responsible for program processes & documentation, processes improvements.
• Someone comfortable with ambiguity, who can structure unknowns into actionable plans - Develop & track program plans and schedules, dashboards & metrics, technical issues and negotiated priorities against project plans to ensure key deliverables are met.
• A team player who thrives in cross-functional collaboration and can balance business goals with technical realities - Collaborate with Brand/Custom Managers to define KPI’s, provide effective communication regarding status, issues, objectives, dependencies, risks, data matrices and plans to leadership and product development teams. Resolved risks, develop mitigation strategies
• Partner with Brand/Custom Managers on their product strategy, requirements and influence design, development, testing, deployment for multiple products on SaaS platform.
• Deliver executive-level overview for progress tracking, removal of redundancies across work streams by combining/improving product refreshes to elevate efficiency across the organization.
• Recommend cadence, present status at executive meetings including key milestones, data metrics per workstream, risks/challenges, and mitigation strategies, as well as future roadmaps and provide input on budget planning, including forecasting potential cost variations.
• An advocate for outcomes over process, always focused on delivering value - Drive improvement in delivery processes, use data focused approach for business and technical requirements gathering, turning documentation into plans and roadmaps, clarifying ambiguities & interpretation gaps prior to translation into epics or user stories.
• Support, perform planning & analysis of the integration approach for cloud native apps, data mapping, SAP, AWS services, to align on integration of PAA Custom across the organization.

Minimum Requirements

• BS or BA in Technology/Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Technical Product Manager
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills (oral, written, meeting facilitation and documentation). Influencing skills will be required to explain and engage technical and non-technical teams.
• Knowledge of the Order-to-Cash process within a consumer goods or manufacturing environment and/or experience in sporting goods, athletic footwear, and apparel - global operations.
• Strong familiarity with Agile delivery practices (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid).
• Technical fluency: able to understand APIs, integrations, data flows, and system dependencies.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and backlog management.
• Experience working with eCommerce platforms (Shopify & SAP preferred), ERPs, or middleware systems a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple parallel streams of work.
• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and business needs.
• Travel as needed and/or required by essential job functions.

We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and are an equal opportunity employer. 

We use AI-assisted tools during parts of our recruitment process to help ensure fairness and efficiency. All final hiring decisions are made by our human hiring team.