Product Manager

SIL International

WorldwideremotePosted 2 months ago

Skill Required

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Key highlights

Mid-level leadership role overseeing the entire product lifecycle
Must have experience in software engineering and leading development teams
Travel required: at least once per year to meet the larger development team
Travel required: biannual attendance at the Language Technology Conference
Initial IT Software Department training program provided
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science preferred

Role overview

A Product Manager is a holistic, mid-level leadership role for larger teams with responsibilities that encompass the entire product lifecycle, leadership of the team, and fiscal management. Product Managers work closely with the Development team, Language Technology leadership, partners and supporting organizations, user communities, and leaders of field trials, acting as a customer spokesperson, product visionary, team champion, and strategic leader to develop and manage roadmaps and sprint priorities via robust processes for collecting and synthesizing user needs.

Responsibilities

Champion the team, partners, and user community to ensure alignment around overall strategy and direction of the product
Discover what users need by conducting user research and unveiling critical insights
Create the product’s long-term vision and strategy
Align the team around a cohesive product roadmap
Lead creation of targeted promotions: white papers, conference presentations, user videos
Work with Director on yearly roadmap, budget, and funding proposals
Work with Director and Language Technology Leadership to develop and grow partnerships
Provide quarterly reports and requested metrics to Language Technology Leadership
Lead performance reviews and goal discussions for your team
Design, develop, and deploy software applications, new features, and defect fixes
Design and develop unit tests and perform code reviews
Adjust and improve each iteration of the product before release
Implement and Manage Agile software development methodology
Participate in regular project status, planning, partnership, and strategic meetings
Report any hardware and software needs to the Director
Be available to travel to meet with the larger development team at least once per year
Be available to travel biannually to the Language Technology Conference
Participate in professional conferences and meetings

Requirements

Product Managers should have experience in software engineering, a good understanding of the software development lifecycle, and experience leading development teams.
A servant heart attitude
Demonstrated leadership skills
Demonstrated skills in team and personnel management
Demonstrated skills in software development and algorithms
Demonstrated passion for understanding and resolving complex user-needs into product priorities
Demonstrated appreciation for quality user interface design
Good interpersonal skills of communication
Good organizational skills
The ability to quickly analyze and learn a large existing codebase
The ability to make decisions in a timely manner
The ability to generate/analyze multiple solutions to a problem
The ability to quickly pick up technical concepts
The ability to work both with a team and independently, and to multitask effectively

Nice to have

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent work experience is preferred, but we care more for a heart and mind that are always learning.
3 to 5 years’ experience leading teams is preferred.

Benefits

Travel to meet with the larger development team at least once per year
Travel biannually to the Language Technology Conference
Participation in professional conferences and meetings
Completion of the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation