Manager, Technical Product Development

About Cruise Saudi

Cruise Saudi, launched in 2021 and wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, aims to enhance Saudi Arabia's cruise industry from port development to full-scale operations, striving to position KSA as a top global cruise destination.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager with a strong background in technology product management to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess at least 7-9 years of experience in building mobile applications, understanding micro-services architecture, and excellent knowledge of APIs and integration layers. This role requires an individual with exceptional project management skills, the ability to integrate a wide range of applications both on-premises and in the cloud, and strong leadership capabilities. The Technical Product Manager will play a crucial role in driving the success of our technology products and ensuring that they meet both user needs and business objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry best practices.
• Define technical product strategies and roadmaps, considering scalability, performance, and security requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design and implement highly available, distributed systems leveraging cloud-native architectures.
• Drive product integration efforts by defining API specifications, ensuring seamless connectivity between microservices, third-party platforms, and enterprise applications.
• Oversee the technical feasibility, architecture, and scalability of product solutions, enforcing industry standards and best practices such as 12-factor app principles and containerization.
• Optimize product performance through telemetry, A/B testing, real-time monitoring, and analytics-driven enhancements.
• Manage technical documentation, including detailed API documentation, system architecture diagrams, and user stories in Jira/Confluence.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies such as serverless computing, edge computing, and AI-driven automation to inform product innovation and strategic decision-making.
• Act as a technical liaison between stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable technical requirements and architecture blueprints.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) using observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or New Relic.