Technical Product Owner/Project Manager

Location: Fully remote; candidates must be based in Romania. Sibiu, Romania is listed as the location.

Net monthly salary: 10,800–14,500 RON. Holiday bonus: one salary per year.

Company

hirify.global develops software and web application projects and works with clients, stakeholders, and development teams.

What you will do

• Translate business needs and stakeholder input into product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, scope, features, and backlog items.
• Clarify functional and technical requirements and understand technical solutions, dependencies, constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
• Plan and coordinate delivery, including timelines, priorities, dependencies, risks, releases, sprints, and backlog refinement.
• Track progress, address blockers, manage scope or priority changes, and communicate progress, risks, decisions, and changes to stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Use feedback and data to guide product decisions and future iterations.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in technical product ownership, software project management, or a combined role.
• Hands-on experience working with software development teams.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and how web applications are built.
• Ability to understand technical discussions, solutions, dependencies, and trade-offs without necessarily writing code.
• Experience translating business requirements into clear development requirements and managing software projects involving scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Good understanding of Agile principles and practices.
• Strong prioritization, planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions and recognize when additional technical or business input is needed.
• Comfort working in fast-moving environments where priorities and project needs can change.

Nice to have

• Experience in both Product Owner and Project Manager roles.
• Technical experience in software development, QA, business analysis, or a similar role.
• Experience with APIs, integrations, system architecture, or data flows.
• Experience with rapid prototyping or experimentation, including AI tools.
• Startup experience as a founder or early employee.

Culture & Benefits

• Full disclosure on company information.
• Profit sharing based on seniority and experience.
• Craft Budget of $2,500 per year per person for software, hardware, books, conference tickets, and other professional development needs.
• Access to a $120,000 startup fund for implementing a personal project.
• Flexible working hours.
• Ability to influence the workplace through the hirify.global Improvement Process.