As Technical Product Owner, guide product strategy and engineering execution, oversee AI tools development, automation, DevOps practices, and IT security initiatives.
Salvo Software builds innovative, high-impact engineering solutions that power real-world applications across manufacturing, automotive diagnostics, IoT, and enterprise operations. Our culture prioritizes clean, maintainable code, technical excellence, collaboration, and practical engineering over abstract theory. We operate in a low-stress, outcome-driven environment where creativity, autonomy, and problem-solving are valued.
Role Overview & ResponsibilitiesAs the Technical Product Owner, you will hold executive-level authority to guide product strategy, technical execution, prioritization, and team leadership across multiple engineering groups. You will drive clarity, alignment, and ROI for strategic initiatives while ensuring teams deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.
AI-Powered Internal Tools- Build and lead a team of AI Engineers.
- Drive the development of AI-powered internal tools to enhance engineering productivity and organizational efficiency.
- Oversee design and deployment of generative systems that transform complex technical documentation into standardized machine-readable formats.
- Coordinate the development team to complete the factory production software.
- Oversee the modernization of the factory’s network infrastructure and ensure the successful deployment and testing of the new software.
- Coordinate with interns and production staff to automate the assembly line, including robotic arms, automated box-folding equipment, and sensor-driven testing for the new tablet.
- Provide leadership and direction to DevOps Engineers.
- Oversee CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, monitoring systems, and infrastructure reliability.
- Ensure DevOps best practices are followed across environments, including versioning, rollback strategies, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Partner with engineering leads to optimize build systems, deployment automation, and environment scalability.
- Drive continuous improvement of internal processes related to observability, automation, and developer experience.
- Provide oversight and strategic direction to IT and security teams.
- Ensure the successful deployment of secure infrastructure, including device provisioning, domain management, and VPN systems.
- Support cybersecurity initiatives, including internal testing, training, standardization, and best-practice adoption.
- Manage external engineering contractors supporting specialized and reverse-engineering projects.
Identify and evaluate new contractors to support ongoing or upcoming initiatives.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Program Management, Engineering Management, or a similar leadership role.
- Proven ability to drive product strategy and make high-level decisions in hiring, prioritization, and technical planning.
- Strong background working with cross-functional engineering teams (AI/ML, automation, infrastructure, security).
- Experience delivering complex software or systems that integrate hardware, automation tools, or enterprise infrastructure.
- Ability to understand, challenge, and collaborate on technical architectures with engineering leads.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical complexity into actionable plans.
- Experience working with external vendors or contractors.
Top Skills
AI
Ci/Cd
Cybersecurity
DevOps
Infrastructure-As-Code
Ml
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