Technical Product Owner

Job description Technical Product Owner - Smart Buildings (Sensors & Automation) Location: Embassy IT Park, Vikhroli, Mumbai Workplace Type: Hybrid (flexible WFH 1-2 days/week) Reporting to: Product Head Experience Level: 5 - 7 years About Freespace Freespace is a workplace technology leader delivering integrated smart building solutions that empower organizations to optimize their real estate portfolio, streamline building automation, and create exceptional employee experiences. Our platform combines real-time sensor data, automation, analytics, and employee engagement tools to enable smarter, healthier, and more sustainable workplaces. Our Smart Buildings team specializes in sensor hardware development and the integration of smart building automation systems, delivering seamless connectivity and actionable insights across HVAC, lighting, occupancy, and environmental controls. We have been recognized for innovation and sustainability, including an IFMA New York Awards of Excellence nomination. About the Role As a Technical Product Owner for the Smart Buildings team, you will play a key supporting role to the Product Manager, ensuring that the product vision and roadmap for our sensor and automation solutions are clearly translated and aligned with engineering teams. You will contribute to the development and be responsible for tactical execution-managing the product backlog, defining user stories, and ensuring technical requirements are met. Your role is pivotal in bridging business objectives with technical delivery, ensuring the successful implementation of smart building products. Key Responsibilities Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to understand and contribute to the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for smart building hardware and automation solutions. Translate high-level product goals and features into actionable user stories, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria for the engineering teams. Create, refine, and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring clarity and alignment with both business objectives and technical feasibility. Serve as the primary liaison between the Product Manager, Business Analyst, and engineering teams, facilitating clear communication and resolving ambiguities in requirements. Support sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning in coordination with the Technical Project Manager (TPM) to ensure timely and high-quality delivery. Monitor progress, remove blockers for the engineering team, and provide ongoing support to ensure features are delivered as intended. Ensure developed solutions meet acceptance criteria and are aligned with client needs and the overall product vision. Gather feedback from stakeholders, analyze product performance data, and recommend improvements for future iterations. Stay informed about industry trends in smart building technology, IoT sensors, and automation to inform backlog priorities and technical decisions. Collaborate with Operations and Support teams to address technical issues and ensure smooth product onboarding and customer satisfaction. Required Skills & Experience 5+ years experience in Agile Scrum environments, ideally as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in technology or platform-focused teams. Deep technical understanding of IoT sensor hardware , including: Circuit Design and hardware technologies (e.g., microcontrollers, thermal imaging sensors, analog/digital signal processing). Lower-level algorithmic understanding for sensor data acquisition, filtering, and calibration. Ability to read and understand firmware coding languages such as C, Python, Squirrel, and familiarity with embedded software development and debugging. Good understanding of manufacturing and factory processes , including: Design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for testability (DFT). Familiarity with PCB assembly, SMT processes, and end-of-line testing. Experience working with contract manufacturers, understanding of quality control, yield improvement, and root cause analysis for hardware issues. Experience driving device testing : Par