Maintain traceability between the original business problem and developed functionality.
Support backlog refinement, scope clarification, prioritization, and release planning.
Ensure requirements are operationally valid, technically understandable, and testable.
Development Interface
Serve as the primary source of product clarification for assigned software-development work.
Participate in planning, design reviews, demonstrations, testing, and release-readiness activities.
Coordinate access to SMEs when additional technical or operational input is required.
Reduce the need for software engineers to independently interpret operational requirements or resolve conflicting stakeholder direction.
Validation & Implementation
Define operational and functional acceptance criteria.
Coordinate bench, integration, field, and user-acceptance testing.
Ensure testing reflects representative operating conditions and edge cases.
Support field implementation, training, readiness, and adoption.
Maintain continuity from development through operational use.
Product Performance
Define and track product-level KPIs.
Monitor utilization, reliability, operational performance, and adoption.
Collect field feedback and translate it into future product priorities.
Support documentation of operational and financial value.
Role Boundaries
The Technical Product Lead does not replace Software Engineering, Controls Engineering, PSL leadership, or specialized SMEs.
PSLs provide operational priorities, domain expertise, field workflows, and business outcomes.
The Technical Product Lead converts that input into structured product direction and manages it through the software-development process.
Software Development owns architecture, technical design, programming, integration, technical quality, reliability, and deployment.
Ideal Profile
The strongest candidate would have
Completions, field, engineering, maintenance, or related domain experience
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Ability to translate operational workflows into technical requirements
Experience working with software, controls, or digital-product teams
Strong stakeholder and SME facilitation skills
Understanding of Agile and software-development processes
Ability to manage priorities, actions, testing, and implementation activities
Strong written and technical communication skills
Programming experience may be beneficial but is not required.
Measures of Success
Success would be measured through
Quality and completeness of requirements
Reduction in requirement-driven rework
Timeliness of product decisions
Effective SME engagement
Improved development-team clarity
Field-test and release readiness
Product adoption and utilization
Achievement of defined operational KPIs
Consistent documentation and knowledge retention
Minimum Requirements
3-5 Years of Hydraulic Fracturing Engineering Experience
4 Year STEM / Engineering Bachelor's Degree
Summary
The Technical Product Lead provides the structured bridge between operational need and software execution.
The role ensures the correct SMEs are engaged, operational workflows are accurately understood, requirements are translated into development-ready direction, and assigned products remain connected to their intended business outcome from initial concept through field implementation.
