Technical Product Manager (OTE $70,000/year USD), Sparkrock Finance

Role Overview

As a Technical Product Manager, you will own the technical product direction of Sparkrock’s Finance ERP, serving mission-driven organizations in the Non-Profit and Education (K-12) sectors. This role goes beyond writing requirements: you will define technical vision, design scalable financial solutions, and partner closely with engineering, customers, and go-to-market teams to deliver reliable, compliant, high-impact financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Finance Domain Ownership: Own product and technical design for core Finance ERP capabilities, including:
  • General Ledger, AP, AR
  • Budgeting, fund accounting
  • Reporting and integrations
• Requirement Discovery & Analysis: Work with customers and implementation teams to translate finance business needs into clear technical and functional requirements.
• Solution & Architecture Design: Design scalable, secure, compliant financial solutions (workflows, integrations, data models, APIs).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, QA, implementation, and customer success to ensure solutions are feasible, maintainable, and aligned to product vision.
• Documentation & Specifications: Produce detailed functional/technical specs, diagrams, and decision records.
• Technical Validation & Risk Management: Evaluate trade-offs and ensure accounting correctness, performance, auditability, and compliance.
• Release Readiness: Ensure production readiness with rollout plans, documentation, and stakeholder communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in software (e.g., technical consultant, architect, developer, or solution designer).
• 2+ years as a Technical Product Manager (or similar).
• Proven experience working on ERP Finance products or large-scale financial systems.
• Strong understanding of ERP Finance concepts including:
  • General ledger, AP/AR
  • Budgeting/forecasting
  • Fund/grant accounting
  • Financial reporting & audits
  • Non-profit financial workflows
• Experience designing scalable, secure backend systems.
• API and integration design (REST and event-driven systems).
• Data modeling for financial systems.

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