Kunai

Technical Product Owner

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Data ManagementIndustries

Technical Product Owner - Data Platform

Position Overview

Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.

As a Technical Product Owner (TPO) with Kunai, you will support a critical internal data platform for one of the largest banks in the world focused on importing, transforming, and managing data across the organization. This role requires someone with a strong technical foundation, ideally from a data engineering background with proven experience in product ownership within modern data ecosystems. The TPO will drive feature development, user adoption, and continuous platform evolution, with a key focus on improving the internal client experience and ensuring the scalability and reliability of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

User Adoption & Enablement

  • Drive adoption of the platform by internal teams
  • Launch new self-service features that support onboarding and integration
  • Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand and deliver high-value capabilities

Continuous Feature Development

  • Manage ongoing product roadmap and backlog
  • Track dependencies across multiple technical and functional teams
  • Ensure successful delivery in a fast-evolving data environment

Product Lifecycle & Experience Enhancement

  • Define product intent and track features through their lifecycle
  • Focus on delivering improvements that enhance the internal customer experience
  • Align product strategy with long-term goals for data governance and scalability

Required Skills & Experience

  • Technical product ownership experience, ideally within data platform teams
  • Hands-on background or strong understanding of data engineering concepts
  • ETL/ELT pipelines, data ingestion, and transformation workflows
  • Familiarity with Kafka and event-driven architectures
  • Experience with data governance, data lineage, and platform reliability
  • Ability to manage large-scale initiatives with multiple dependencies
  • Customer-first mindset with a focus on improving usability and self-service features
  • Experience working in asset management, internal tooling, or enterprise data platforms is a plus

Nice to Have

  • Experience with graph data models or graph technology
  • Exposure to platform product management or internal developer tooling
  • Comfortable working across cross-functional teams (engineering, architecture, governance)

About Kunai

Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.

Skills

Product Ownership
Data Engineering
ETL
ELT
Data Ingestion
Data Transformation
Data Platforms
Roadmap Management
Backlog Management
Stakeholder Collaboration
User Adoption
Scalability
Reliability

Kunai

Develops and launches digital products

About Kunai

Kunai specializes in transforming ideas into fully developed products, catering to both Fortune 500 companies and emerging startups. Their process involves collaborating closely with clients, taking concepts from initial sketches to final products that can serve millions of users. Kunai's team consists of developers, designers, and product managers who work together to ensure successful project outcomes. A key aspect that sets Kunai apart from competitors is their focus on building long-term relationships with clients, exemplified by their partnership with Capital One, which led to a partial acquisition of their team. The company's goal is to help clients realize their visions by providing the expertise and support needed to bring their ideas to life.

San Ramon, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2001Year Founded
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
Consulting, FintechIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Fully remote
Flexible hours & vacation time
Learning & development
Health, dental, & vision
Parental leave
Career coaching

Risks

Emerging fintech startups are rapidly capturing market share in digital services.
Low-code platforms may reduce demand for traditional development services.
Stricter data privacy regulations could impact development timelines and costs.

Differentiation

Kunai specializes in building digital products for financial services companies.
Kunai has a proven track record with Fortune 500 companies and unicorn startups.
Kunai's long-term client relationships led to a partial acquisition by Capital One in 2015.

Upsides

Embedded finance offers Kunai opportunities to expand service offerings.
DeFi rise allows Kunai to attract tech-savvy clients with blockchain solutions.
Growing demand for personalized financial services enables Kunai to integrate advanced analytics.

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