Senior Product Manager

The role

The Senior Product Manager owns product strategy and outcomes for a strategic domain such as Education or open source products. This senior individual contributor role sets direction, manages priorities, and works with educational institutions, Engineering, Data Science, and Implementation.

What you will do

• Set multi-quarter product strategy and roadmap for the domain
• Lead user discovery to ground priorities in evidence
• Own product decisions with minimal oversight
• Shape product direction with Engineering for scalability and user needs
• Turn institutional needs into strategic product direction
• Define success for each release and partner with Technical Project Management
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
• Partner with Design and Engineering to build intuitive experiences
• Define integration requirements with third-party tools
• Define success metrics and build reporting for partners and funders

Required qualifications

• Deep alignment with DataKind's mission and values
• 6+ years of product management experience with Agile methodologies
• 2+ years of experience with data infrastructure, backend systems, or B2B SaaS platforms
• Experience in the Edtech or open source space
• Working proficiency with SQL and Git workflows
• Track record of independently setting product strategy and roadmap
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and aligning cross-functional teams
• Experience representing a product to external audiences
• Experience mentoring other product managers or improving team product practices
• Experience turning requirements from complex environments into clear specs
• Experience using metrics to drive product decisions

Nice to have

• Knowledge of data privacy and security requirements, particularly FERPA compliance and student data protection
• Experience with API product management and developer-facing tools
• Background in social impact measurement and working with mission-driven organizations
• Understanding of AI/ML applications in education and student support systems
• Experience working with nonprofit organizations or grant-funded initiatives

Benefits

• Flexible PTO with a minimum of 20 vacation days encouraged annually
• Shared time off and organization-wide recharge days
• Bi-weekly meeting-free days
• 100% employer-paid medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees
• 72% employer-paid benefits for dependents
• Wellness reimbursement program
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development funding each year
• Mentorship and advancement opportunities
• 401(k) plan with 5% employer matching

Before you apply

• Applicants must have a U.S.-based permanent address
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis indefinitely without employer visa sponsorship

About the company

DataKind uses data science and AI to create a more promising future by designing scalable, data-driven tools for social impact. They are a people-first remote organization.