The Role
The Senior Technical Product Manager manages the Supply & Demand product team, ensuring data delivery, developing product roadmaps, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet user needs in the commodities and energy markets.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 850 experts from 69 countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
Kpler’s Supply & Demand crew is owning one of our key products - historical and 18 months ahead country level supply & demand balances.
The team vision is to speed up Research to Market. Therefore, its focus is twofold - on one side, empower the Kpler Research team to build and sustain S&D balance models with the related commodity specificities, and on the other side, deliver the resulting balances to users across the ecosystem. At the moment, the crew supports models across three commodity verticals: Oil (the most mature), Grains, and LNG & Gas (the newest).
As the Product Manager for our Supply & Demand crew, you will be at the central point between Technology, Domain, Business and Design. As such, you will create and own the roadmap, working hand-in-hand with the Tech Lead and the developers of the team, as well as with internal and external stakeholders to scope the need.
Responsibilities
- Analyse and reverse-engineer complex researcher Balances to translate them into clear, standardized data schemas and business logic;
- Develop a deep understanding of the existing balances and the underlying concepts;
- Build an understanding of the current technical implementations ;
- Ensure seamless data delivery through web applications, APIs, and other data distribution pipelines;
- Build ambitious and innovative propositions to address our internal and external customers’ needs;
- Own the Supply & Demand product roadmap, make hard trade-offs between launching new revenue-generating client APIs and building scalable internal infrastructure;
- Assess competition trends and functionalities to keep an edge;
- Develop internal product training plans;
- Never stop learning and sharing.
Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of Product Management experience, with a strong track record of delivering complex, data-driven products from concept to scale in fast-paced environments.
- Proven experience as a Data or Platform Product Manager, with hands-on ownership of data-intensive products, client-facing APIs, and scalable data distribution pipelines, and a solid understanding of performance, reliability, and usability trade-offs.
- Exceptional systems-thinking ability, with a track record of deconstructing ambiguous, complex business problems into clear, scalable product requirements, data models, and engineering-ready specifications.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to act as a bridge between domain experts (e.g., researchers, analysts) and engineering teams, translating nuanced workflows into robust, scalable solutions.
- Demonstrated experience designing and delivering internal tools (B2E) and workflow automation solutions, including migrating teams from legacy systems (such as complex spreadsheets) into structured, scalable applications and driving adoption among non-technical users.
- Proven ability to operate in environments requiring pragmatic prioritization, making tough trade-offs to deliver high-impact value incrementally while maintaining team focus and technical integrity.
- Experience working closely with cross-functional, full-stack engineering teams, contributing to discussions across backend data architecture, API design, and frontend performance and usability.
- Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- You have a background in commodities, energy, agriculture or financial market data, or possess a highly analytical mind capable of quickly grasping complex quantitative supply & demand models and market dynamics.
We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of Product Management experience
- Proven experience as a Data or Platform Product Manager
- Exceptional systems-thinking ability
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience designing and delivering internal tools
- Fluent in English with excellent communication skills
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The Company
What We Do
Kpler is the leading data & analytics firm providing real-time transparency in commodity markets. Relying on a methodology that combines artificial and human intelligence, the Kpler platform provides real-time data and analytics (global flows, storage, freight) on more than 40 commodities including crude oil, refined products, LNG, LPG, and dry bulk.
