Technical Product Manager - Enterprise Data
Posting Number: SP005346P
Division/College: Information Technology Services
Department: Enterprise Applications
Location: Moscow, Off Campus Location - Possible remote/hybrid option
Posting Context Statement:
The University of Idaho’s Office of Information Technology is hiring a Technical Product Manager to lead a multi-year data modernization initiative. This role owns the work from the ground up, shaping architecture, governance, and adoption strategy for a scalable, governed, analytics-ready data platform. You will have direct visibility into executive leadership, real influence over institutional data strategy, and the opportunity to see your decisions drive outcomes in research, student success, and operations. If you are motivated by purpose-driven work, complex problems, and building something that lasts, we want to hear from you.
Position Overview:
This position coordinates the planning, design, and development of software applications. This position is responsible for the success of a product or family of products. This position will work closely with cross-functional business leaders, peers and technology leadership to ensure systems are positioned for the growth of the university. This includes performing or supervising analysis, design, development, and testing, to ensure the deployment of reliable, secure, and scalable business-critical applications and platforms. The Technical Product Manager works in a collaborative environment with business and technology owners and fosters a culture of teamwork and support across the university and within the technology team.
This position is a blend of product and project leadership and will require partnering with cross functional teams to achieve high performance levels with application services and support the alignment of team activities with the university’s business needs.
Duties may include:
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Understand and represent user needs
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Define a vision and roadmap for a product
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Align stakeholders around the vision for the product
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Prioritize product features and capabilities
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Manage a product backlog
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Oversee development stages and evaluate progress
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Serve as a liaison between department stakeholders and the Office of Information Technology development team
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Collaborate across teams to empower independent decision-making
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Administer applications
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Provide high level reporting to departments across the university
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Other duties as assigned
Required Experience:
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Three years working with software applications in a technical or functional support role
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Prioritizing work and ensuring projects and workloads are completed on time
Required Education:
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High School Diploma or equivalent
Required Other:
Additional Preferred:
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Five or more years of experience working with software applications in a technical or functional leadership role
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Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management of Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field.
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Agile Certification (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master or similar)
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Experience with:
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Cloud-based data lakehouse platforms (Databricks preferred), including workspace administration, Unity Catalog, and Delta Lake concepts
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Data governance frameworks, stewardship models, and metadata management practices
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Regulated data environments and applicable compliance requirements (FERPA, HIPAA, or similar)
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ERP data structures in student, HR, or finance domains (Banner/Ellucian preferred)
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BI platform connectivity and supporting analytical consumers (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar)
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Data ingestion patterns, pipeline tooling, and warehousing concepts
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Higher education technology environments, shared governance, and constituent-sensitive operations
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Translating between technical platform capabilities and non-technical institutional audiences
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Leading cross-functional initiatives with distributed stakeholders and competing priorities
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Azure or other cloud environments
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:
Degree Requirement:
N/A: No degree requirement
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employee Category: Exempt
Pay Range: $90,000.00 + DOE
Type of Appointment: Fiscal Year
FTE:
1
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Funding:
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy: No
Posting Date: 07/29/2026
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Posting will remain open until a pool of qualified candidates are identified. Applications received on or before July 15, 2026, will receive first consideration.
Applicant Resources: https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement:
Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
To apply, visit https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/51984
The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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