Product Manager I/II at IDinsight

About the Role

• We are seeking candidates with a background in engineering, data science, product & research with some prior experience in a product management role. The ideal candidate should be passionate about solving difficult social problems. 

The Expectations From a Successful Candidate For This Role Are:

• Proficient in roadmap management, capturing and prioritizing diverse inputs to drive impactful projects.
• An ability to deeply understand customer needs and problems.
• Skilled in sprint planning and scoping solutions to their smallest coherent state for early delivery.
• Collaborative leader with a track record of effectively managing stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of clearly articulating product decisions and rationale.
• Proficient in leveraging qualitative insights and quantitative data for informed decision-making.
• Experience in user research, A/B testing, and collaboration with researchers and analysts.

Qualifications

Technical qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3-5 years of experience working with technology 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 Also Have Experience in One or More of The Following:

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