Product Manager

Job Title Product Manager Location Global Position Type Volunteer Job Description Volunteer Position We are seeking full time and volunteer professional Product Managers to help us lead distributed teams of dynamic software developers. We have product teams that work in various frameworks and platforms. SIL International is a faith-based nonprofit organization committed to serving translation teams worldwide. If you believe, as we do, that all languages are of value, form an integral part of people’s identity, and have the potential to serve them in a rapidly changing world, then you can be part of a software team serving translation teams worldwide. Summary: 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. A good Product Manager is expected to be a customer spokesperson, product visionary, team champion, and a strategic leader. The goal of this role is to develop and manage roadmaps and sprint priorities via robust processes for collecting and synthesizing user needs. Major 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 an