Technical Product Analyst

Evolv Technology • Full-time • Hybrid in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States • $88,000 - $142,000 / year • 3w ago

Fast Facts

Evolv is seeking a Technical Product Analyst to enhance their product team by ensuring clarity and successful delivery of projects across the Evolv Safer System, acting as a liaison among product management and engineering.

Responsibilities: Gather requirements from users, write technical documentation, manage user stories and tasks on JIRA, synchronize development across teams, perform product testing, and provide status updates to leadership.

Skills: Strong understanding of software development processes, experience with Agile methodologies, excellent communication and documentation skills, and capability to manage multiple workstreams.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields and 3+ years of experience in product analysis or management; familiarity with integrated solutions and data-driven decisions is preferred.

Location: This position is based in Waltham, Massachusetts, with limited flexibility for remote work.

Compensation: $88000 - $142000 / Annually

The Elevator Pitch

Evolv is looking for a Technical Product Analyst to join our growing product team. In this role, you will work across multiple products and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and successful delivery of features and projects that span the Evolv Safer System. Acting as a trusted partner to product management and engineering, you will prepare and own documentation of functional and non-functional requirements, synthesize inputs, and produce structured, traceable artifacts to enable efficient development and stakeholder alignment. Your work will help ensure that our integrated solutions deliver maximum value to customers and support Evolv’s mission to make everywhere safer.

Success in the Role: What are performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?

In the first 30 days, you will:

Participate in onboarding and product training sessions to understand Evolv’s full product ecosystem.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the technical functionality of Evolv’s products by reviewing all relevant user manuals, technical specifications, and requirement documentation.
Learn the structure of the engineering teams and become familiar with the existing SDLC and processes.
Shadow technical product management and engineering teams to understand cross-product dependencies.

Within 3 months, you will:

Own the creation and maintenance of structured, traceable documentation for cross-product initiatives.
Write clear, actionable requirements and user stories for feature work spanning multiple products.
Ensure ticket quality and alignment with development and QA standards.
Demonstrate proficient knowledge of the interdependencies of Evolv products.
Show capability to translate technical requirements into actionable insights by recommending a change or feature improvement on a selected project.

By the end of the first year, you will:

Be recognized as a subject matter expert on the Evolv’s software products and its integrated workflows.
Consistently deliver high-quality documentation and requirements that enable efficient execution.
Drive clarity and alignment across stakeholders for complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Contribute to process improvements that enhance planning and execution across the engineering organization.

The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?

Gather requirements through user interviews, data and feature analysis.
Write and publish technical requirements for features and projects.
Create clear and actionable user stories and tasks on JIRA boards for multiple teams.
Synchronize with Product, Engineering and QA through feature development.
Maintain structured artifacts with updated requirements, configuration documentation, testing requirements, decision logs, engineering status etc.
Perform product acceptance testing ensuring production readiness.
Provide clear and concise status updates and risk assessments to leadership.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
3+ years in product or business analysis, technical product management, or similar roles.
Strong understanding of software development processes and tools (Agile, Jira, Confluence).
Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Experience managing multiple workstreams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with integrated hardware/software solutions.
Familiarity with analytics and data-driven decision-making.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable requirements.

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team?

You will report directly to the Senior Manager of Technical Product Management and work closely with product managers, engineers, and QA across multiple product lines. The team operates with a strong sense of collaboration and shared purpose, embodying Evolv’s core value of ‘Win Together.’ Success is celebrated collectively, and everyone’s contributions are valued in driving our mission forward.

Where is the role located?

This role is based out of Evolv’s HQ in Waltham, Massachusetts, with limited flexibility for remote work.

Compensation and Transparency Statement

The base salary range for this full-time position is ( $88,000- $142,000). In addition to base salary, this role offers a competitive target bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package. This range reflects our commitment to pay transparency and equity, in alignment with applicable state laws. Our compensation ranges are determined based on factors such as role, level, location, market benchmarks, and internal equity. The posted range represents the good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role across U.S. locations. Actual compensation within the range will be based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education, and geographic location.

In accordance with state and local pay transparency laws—including those in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and others—we disclose salary ranges in all job postings and provide additional information upon request.

During the hiring process, your recruiter will share:

The specific salary range for your preferred location
A general overview of our benefits and equity offerings
Insights into how compensation decisions are made, including factors that influence starting pay

We are committed to fair pay practices, and we regularly review our compensation programs to ensure they are competitive, equitable, and aligned with our values.

At Evolv, we’re on a mission to help make public spaces safer through innovative security technology. So, we're looking for future teammates who embody our values, people who:

Do the right thing, always;
Put people first'
Own it;
Win together; and continue to
Be bold, stay curious.

Our Benefits Include:

Equity as part of your total compensation package
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
A 401(k) plan (and 2% company match)
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)- take the time you need to recharge, with manager approval and business needs in mind
Quarterly stipend for perks and benefits that matter most to you
Tuition reimbursement to support your ongoing learning and development
Subscription to Calm

Evolv Technology (“Evolv”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace, and all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where we operate. Evolv will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Evolv is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of the job application process, please connect with us at careers@evolvtechnology.com.

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