Sr Manager Technology & Products

Role Summary

Techno Brain is seeking a strategic and visionary Senior Manager - Technology & Product to lead the conception, development, and evolution of scalable, mission-critical digital products for the public sector and large institutional clients.

This role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle—from product vision and roadmap definition through architecture leadership, development, deployment, and continuous improvement. The incumbent will embed strong product thinking into the organization while ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, compliant, and built on open-source and cost-efficient technology stacks.

This is a senior leadership role that bridges business strategy, product management, and technology architecture, enabling Techno Brain to build reusable platforms, accelerators, and long-term digital assets rather than only project-based solutions.

Key Responsibilities

1.  Product Strategy & Product Thinking

Define and own the product vision, value proposition, and multi-year roadmap for public sector platforms and digital products.

Drive a product-first mindset, shifting teams from project execution to outcome-driven product development.

Translate policy, regulatory, and citizen-service requirements into scalable product capabilities.

Define success metrics (adoption, impact, scalability, cost efficiency) and ensure continuous product value realization.

Champion user-centric design, accessibility, and inclusivity—critical for government and public-sector systems.

2.  End-to-End Product Development Lifecycle Ownership Lead the complete product development cycle, including:

•        Discovery & requirements shaping

•        Architecture & solution design

•        Development & integration

•        Testing, deployment, and release management

•        Post-launch optimization and enhancements

Institutionalize Agile / iterative product development practices suitable for public-sector environments.

Ensure alignment between product roadmaps, funding models, release planning, and contractual commitments.

Balance customization needs with platform standardization and reusability.

3.  Architecture Leadership & Technology Governance

Provide hands-on architecture leadership across products and platforms.

Define and govern reference architectures, design standards, and technology principles.

Ensure solutions are:

•        Secure and compliant with public-sector standards

•        Scalable for national or multi-country rollouts

•        Interoperable with legacy government systems

Evaluate, adopt, and institutionalize open-source technologies, frameworks, and cloud-native architectures.

Guide teams on microservices, APIs, data platforms, and integration strategies.

4.  Public Sector Domain Leadership

Serve as a domain leader for public sector digital transformation, including:

•        e-Governance platforms

•        Citizen service delivery systems

•        Education, health, justice, and social services solutions

Understand procurement models, RFP structures, compliance requirements, and government operating constraints.

Ensure product designs align with policy objectives, regulatory frameworks, and long-term sustainability.

Support executive-level discussions with government stakeholders and institutional clients.

5.  Stakeholder, Customer & Pre-Sales Engagement

Act as product and technology sponsor for key accounts and strategic initiatives.

Partner with Sales and Pre-Sales teams on:

•        Product positioning

•        Solution architectures

•        RFP responses and technical proposals

Clearly articulate product roadmaps, trade-offs, and long-term evolution to customers.

Build trusted relationships with client leadership, regulators, and ecosystem partners.

6.  Talent & Product Organization Development

Build and lead cross-functional product teams (Product Managers, Architects, Engineering Leads, UX).

Mentor product leaders to strengthen product discovery, prioritization, and decision-making capabilities.

Partner with HR to build long-term product and architecture capability pipelines.

Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning.

7.  Business & Platform Growth Enablement

Identify opportunities to convert project learnings into reusable products and platforms.

Support leadership in defining IP strategy, product monetization models, and partnerships.

Enable scale by reducing delivery dependency through strong platform foundations.

Contribute to corporate strategy, geographic expansion, and alliance development.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Master’s degree in Business, Technology

•        Experience

8 to 12 years of experience across product management, technology leadership, and architecture roles.

•        Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end product development cycles, preferably in public sector or regulated environments.

•        Strong experience with open-source technologies, enterprise platforms, and cloud ecosystems.

•        Proven ability to balance policy constraints, stakeholder expectations, and product scalability.

Certifications (desired)

Product Management / Agile certifications (CSPO, SAFe, or equivalent). Architecture or cloud certifications are advantageous.

Key Attributes

Strong product thinker with ability to connect user needs, policy goals, and technology design.

Architecture-oriented leader with hands-on depth and strategic perspective.

Excellent communicator with ability to influence senior government and enterprise stakeholders.

Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

•        Product adoption and impact metrics

•        Roadmap delivery vs. plan

•        Platform reuse across engagements

•        Architecture compliance and technical debt reduction

•        Customer satisfaction and long-term retention

•        Contribution to pre-sales and solution win rates

Why Join Techno Brain?

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape large-scale public sector digital products with real societal impact. As Sr Manager of Product & Technology, you will move Techno Brain from delivery-centric execution to platform-led, product-driven growth, while working at the intersection of policy, technology, and innovation.