Associate Product Manager at IDinsight

About the Role,

We are seeking candidates with a background in engineering, data science, product & research who are looking to transition into a product management role. The ideal candidate should be passionate about solving difficult social problems.

As an APM, the day-to-day work may include the following:

• Participating in team meetings and removing blockers for IDinsight developer teams
• Assisting in sprint planning and retrospectives
• Creating and managing project work plans and budgets
• Communicating with IDinsight project teams and clients on software planning and execution
• Reviewing team deliverables for quality control

Qualifications

Technical qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 0-2 years of product experience & less than 4 years of cumulative experience to support our software development capabilities.
• Experience working with software development teams.
• Experience using agile principles and tools.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and related concepts such as version control, testing, and continuous integration/deployment.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required qualifications:

• Proven ability to work alone and with teams in a dynamic, multicultural environment.
• Passion for improving lives through evidence-informed policy.
• Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in languages spoken in countries where IDinsight works is a plus, particularly Hindi or French.
• Strong values aligned with IDinsight’s stated values.
• Ability and interest in sharing knowledge, mentoring others, presenting work, and reviewing the work of others.
• Deeply passionate about global development and improving lives in disadvantaged populations.
• Open-minded self-starter who will thrive while tackling new, unusual, and unpredictable challenges.

Preferred qualifications:

The most competitive applicants will satisfy one or more of the following requirements:

• Advanced degree, preferably in Computer science, Engineering, Business, Public policy, Economics.
• Previous experience in Product development/management. You have supported the shipping of at least one product that has delivered meaningful results.
• Writing user and developer-facing documentation for software projects.
• Familiarity with software systems architecture.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure using a hosting service like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Familiarity with user research methodologies.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to translate user requirements into actionable user stories.