Technical Product Manager - Principal 1, Digital Products (SAFe)
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on1536, East 77th Street, Florence-Firestone, Firestone Park, Los Angeles County, California, 90001, United States
About the Role
DIRECTV is seeking a Technical Product Manager - Principal 1 to join our Digital Products team. In this role, you will serve as a strategic leader responsible for defining, delivering, and evolving our online service products to support critical business and IT objectives. You will act as the vital bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating high-level business goals into scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
The ideal candidate combines strong product management fundamentals with a deep technical understanding of the Online platform, including configuration, integrations, data models, and release management. You will drive the strategic direction of functional areas by converting priorities into a multi-quarter roadmap and a well-managed backlog. Your day-to-day involves partnering with cross-functional leaders, business stakeholders, and external partners to ensure the organization meets its targets and IOP goals. You will own features within an Agile Release Train (ART), managing dependencies and ensuring rigorous requirements traceability at the solution level.
A Day in the Life
You will spend your time conducting impact and feasibility analyses to shape trade-offs, using data and feedback loops to drive measurable outcomes. Your work involves collaborating closely with Developers, Architects, and QA teams to deliver solutions end-to-end. You will facilitate strategic discussions to build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups, communicating complex product concepts to executive leadership. From PI Planning sessions to refining quarterly plans, you will ensure alignment between business needs and technical execution while balancing short-term delivery with long-term vision.
Work location
Work model: On-site
1536, East 77th Street, Florence-Firestone, Firestone Park, Los Angeles County, California, 90001, United States
Firestone Park, California
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleTranslate business goals into scalable solutions and multi-quarter roadmaps
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Skills, education and keywords
Skills: Safe, Agile, Scaled Agile Framework, Program Increment Planning, Pi Planning, Backlog Refinement, Product Lifecycle Management, Requirements Gathering, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Roi Analysis.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Frequently asked questions about Technical Product Manager - Principal 1, Digital Products (SAFe) at DIRECTV
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In this Technical Product Manager - Principal 1, Digital Products (SAFe) at DIRECTV role, you will translate business goals into scalable solutions and multi-quarter roadmaps; gather requirements, define use cases, and prioritize features based on value and risk; conduct impact and feasibility analyses including cost-benefit and roi projections; and define and own features within an agile release train and coordinate dependencies.
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To qualify for the Technical Product Manager - Principal 1, Digital Products (SAFe) at DIRECTV position, applicants should have: 3–5 years of progressive experience in technical product management, business analysis, or related roles; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent practical experience); SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification preferred; Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or similar Agile certification is a plus; Background check required due to access to proprietary data; and Must be located in the contiguous United States.