Technical Product Manager - Indaiatuba/sp

John Deere John Deere · Industrial · Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil · Product and Process Mgmt (CA)

Technical Product Manager for John Deere Brasil in Indaiatuba/SP. Responsible for representing the voice of the customer, maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog, collaborating with business and engineering teams, and managing the end-to-end product lifecycle. Requires a deep understanding of customer needs, technology products, and systems. Experience with Agile methodologies, Palantir, and data tools is needed. Experience in AgTech, automotive, or heavy machinery sectors is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Identifies key customer problems and key business objectives and strategy of the product (s). Works with business owners to ensure that they are engaged and supportive of direction;
  2. Makes final decisions on product functionality and ensure that functionality is aligned with Digital Product Manager's strategic vision for the products within product family scope;
  3. Maintains and refines product backlog;
  4. Ensures features definition, acceptance criteria, and stories clearly communicate customer/stakeholder needs to the team; works with team to clarify as necessary;
  5. Understands and supports inter-team dependencies and impediments and escalate issues when necessary;

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Products, Production Engineering and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Analysis and Development, Information Systems or a related quantitative field
  • Advanced English
  • Proven proficiency in Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
  • Deep expertise in maintaining and refining product backlogs, writing clear User Stories, and defining precise Acceptance Criteria
  • Exceptional ability to analyze complex business problems and translate them into scalable, robust technical solutions and product capabilities
  • Experience with Palantir and other Data tools
  • Knowledge of products, customers, markets and competitors
  • Experience of products and services offered by the appropriate area of responsibility
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with a strong emphasis on persuasion, tact, and negotiation to align diverse business owners and engineering teams

Nice to have

  • Previous experience managing digital or data products within the AgTech, automotive, heavy machinery, or global manufacturing sectors
  • Experience managing the end-to-end lifecycle of products with a global footprint, successfully navigating dependencies across international teams and time zones
  • Active certifications in Product Management or Agile frameworks (e.g., CSPO, PSPO, SAFe PM/PO, PMBOK, or Pragmatic Institute)
  • Demonstrated experience collaborating closely with UX/UI architecture teams to drive customer-centric discovery processes, market research, and exceptional user experiences