Senior Technical Product Manager - Modernization

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are.

We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality.

We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results.

When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.

Transform complex technical challenges into innovative, powerful solutions and own the lifecycle of core platform capabilities powering AI automation for the world's largest enterprises.

ABOUT THE TEAM The Appian Product Management function is responsible for the creation, refinement, and scaling of products and services that power our global platform.

Operating at the intersection of business strategy and cutting-edge engineering, our team transforms complex technical challenges into innovative, powerful solutions.

We build the mission-critical core capabilities that enable AI-Powered Process Automation for the world’s most regulated and sophisticated enterprises and governments.

THE OPPORTUNITY Why should an ambitious product professional join Appian right now?

Our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are.

We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality.

We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to manage the complete product lifecycle within a high-velocity, collaborative environment.

You will not just be managing a backlog; you will be the strategic bridge connecting engineering, design, and go-to-market functions to bring innovative capabilities to life.

WHAT YOU'LL DO Product Vision & Execution: Own the quarterly plan, prioritize the feature backlog, and lead the delivery for a major product area.

Backlog & Roadmap Alignment: Prioritize the sprint and release backlog by balancing technical debt, platform scalability, and business impact to maximize customer value.

Specification Writing: Write detailed specifications for the team and fellow product managers to review and provide feedback on.

Impact Analysis: Track adoption and usage of new features, applying appropriate metrics and analytics to evaluate whether they are having the desired impact.

Ownership: Own features all the way through final documentation, go-to-market, prioritization of bugs, and usage analysis.

Team Development: Mentor junior product managers and interview product manager candidates.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology (B.E / B.Tech) BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Experience: 3–5 years of progressive experience in Product Management, ideally within a technical or platform-oriented domain.

Technical at Heart: You have a strong technical background.

While you don't need to write the code, you must be able to hold your own in a deep-dive architectural discussion with senior engineers.

Analytical Reasoning: A strong ability to perform comparative analysis between different technical solutions and communicate the "why" behind a chosen path.

Strategic Thinker: You are a problem solver with a proven ability to prioritize, negotiate, and execute in a fast-paced environment.

Clear Communicator: You must be able to synthesize complex technical updates into actionable insights for the broader organization.

Strive for Resolution: You don't shy away from technical disagreements.

You use data and logic to reach a resolution that serves the product, not just the consensus.

Intensity: You take personal ownership of your subsystem’s performance and adoption metrics.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Prior experience designing APIs, enterprise system integrations, or process automation components.

We value experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow, as these skills translate well into our enterprise-grade orchestration platform.

Prior experience designing systems that use agentic AI to accelerate user productivity.

This role is based at our Chennai office in DLF Downtown Chennai.

Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best.

Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork.

We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian.

Tools and Resources Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training.

Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires.

Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education.

This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.

Community: We’ll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one.

Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups .

These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.

Benefits Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Benefits may include health coverage,