Springer Publishing
eCommerce Technical Product Manager
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Princeton, NJ
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $130K - $150K
💻 Product Development
🗓️ June 25th, 2025
MySQL
Edtech.com's Summary
Springer Publishing Company is hiring an eCommerce Technical Product Manager to lead the strategic development and enhancement of their Adobe Commerce Cloud (Magento) platform. The role involves gathering business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, providing hands-on technical guidance, and managing cross-functional collaboration to improve eCommerce functionality and user experience.
Highlights
- Drive strategic development and continuous improvement of the Magento eCommerce platform.
- Act as a technical liaison between business stakeholders and development teams, translating business needs into technical requirements.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance including code reviews and troubleshooting within Adobe Commerce.
- Own the Adobe Commerce codebase and manage repository transitions and coding standards.
- Maintain product roadmap balancing customer value, business impact, and technical constraints.
- Require expert-level proficiency in Adobe Commerce Cloud (Magento 2.x), PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, GitHub, API management, and relational databases.
- Minimum 3 years hands-on experience in Adobe Commerce development and 5 years in Product or Program Management in eCommerce.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams, managing vendors, and working within Agile methodologies.
- Salary range is $130,000 to $150,000 annually.
- No direct supervisory responsibilities; occasional office travel required.
eCommerce Technical Product Manager Full Description
eCommerce Technical Product Manager
Full Time
Princeton, NJ, US
Salary Range:
$130,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually
Springer Publishing Company is looking for an eCommerce Product Manager (Technical Lead) to join our Information Systems and Services Team. YouA'll lead the strategic development and enhancement of our Adobe Commerce Cloud (Magento) platform, serving as a technical thought leader ready to provide hands-on guidance to our development team.
This role calls for a strategic product leader with deep technical expertise in Adobe Commerce and strong project management skills. You'll be crucial in directly engaging with business owners and stakeholders to gather their needs and wants, translating these into comprehensive business requirements, and securing their sign-off. From there, you'll design and provide detailed functional requirements for implementation by the development team. You'll also coordinate cross-functional efforts, manage vendors, and leverage data to enhance eCommerce functionality and user experience.
The ideal candidate has a proven track record of successfully managing large-scale digital programs, a keen eye for identifying process improvements, and technical confidence to navigate complex environments and lead developers from a place of deep understanding.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Product Leadership: Drive the strategic development and continuous improvement of our Magento eCommerce platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Business & Technical Translation: Act as the primary technical liaison, working directly with business owners and stakeholders to gather and define detailed business requirements, then translating these into precise functional and technical specifications for the development team.
- Hands-On Technical Guidance: Provide direct technical guidance, including code reviews, troubleshooting, and demonstrating best coding practices within Adobe Commerce.
- Codebase & Repository Ownership: Take ownership of the Adobe Commerce codebase, including coordinating the transition of existing GitHub repositories and establishing internal coding standards.
- Roadmap Management: Define and maintain the product roadmap, balancing customer value, business impact, and technical constraints.
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with developers, designers, and business stakeholders to execute product plans and meet delivery deadlines.
- Agile Implementation: Champion Agile methodologies for transparency and iterative development.
- Data-Driven Enhancements: Utilize data insights, customer feedback, and market research to identify and implement opportunities for improved digital experiences.
Technical Skills & Expertise:
- Adobe Commerce Cloud (Magento) Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Commerce Cloud (Magento 2.x) architecture, customization, and performance optimization.
- PHP Development: Strong, hands-on experience with PHP, including object-oriented programming and an understanding of Magento's core frameworks.
- Front-End Technologies: Solid understanding and practical experience with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
- Version Control & Git Expertise: Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with GitHub for version control, including branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and managing complex repositories. Proven ability to take over and manage existing codebases from external vendors.
- Integration & API Management: Hands-on experience with Magento integrations, third-party extensions, and API connectivity.
- Database Fundamentals: Familiarity with relational databases, specifically MySQL/MariaDB.
Professional Experience:
- Adobe Commerce Development Background: Minimum 3 years of hands-on Adobe Commerce (Magento 2.x) development experience.
- eCommerce Product Management: Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Management or Program Management.
- Technical Leadership & Execution: Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical solutions.
- Codebase Ownership & Transition: Demonstrated experience in taking ownership of a technical product or codebase, with experience reverse engineering existing solutions.
Professional Experience:
- Industry Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in Program Management or Product Development, specifically in the eCommerce domain.
- Leadership & Execution: Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams in high-paced environments to deliver complex technical solutions.
- Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage technical projects from ideation through execution, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with business goals.
- Agile Methodologies: Experience working within Agile environments, leading sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Vendor Relations: Strong vendor management experience, including negotiating contracts and overseeing third-party development teams.
Key Attributes:
- Technical Problem-Solver: Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to dive deep into technical issues.
- Proactive & Hands-On Leader: A self-starter with a willingness to actively engage in the development process.
- Strategic & Detail-Oriented: Ability to balance high-level strategic thinking with meticulous attention to technical details.
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and align diverse stakeholders across business and technical teams, translating between both "languages."
- Adaptability & Prioritization: Ability to navigate complex challenges, manage competing priorities, and adapt to changing business needs.
Physical Requirements
- This role is primarily office-based with occasional travel to the Princeton, NJ office as required.
Management of Others
- This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.
About Springer Publishing Company:
Joining Springer Publishing means working in an innovative, tech-driven, highly collaborative environment. Our culture is focused on supporting our customers from education to career. Our mission is to build and foster a team of individuals working together to learn, grow and deliver in an environment that empowers everyone to apply their experiences, knowledge, and skills. When you pair great people with our common purpose, amazing things are possible. Find your place, develop your passion, and build your future with us.
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