[Remote] Senior Manager, Product (Group Manager)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ActBlue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating technology that supports Democratic victories and progressive causes. The Senior Manager, Product will lead and coach product managers while also managing day-to-day product responsibilities, ensuring the delivery of strategic vision and effective execution across product initiatives.ResponsibilitiesDirectly manage a group of product managers responsible for closely-related areas of the ActBlue Downballot offering and Trust initiatives, including creating and implementing the strategy for the team, in alignment with the Product Department’s initiativesCollaborate with the Director of Product and equivalent partners in engineering and operations leadership on organizational design, recruiting and onboarding new hiresServe as the points of contact and escalation for cross-platform initiatives and help manage key stakeholder relationships across senior leadership and across multiple departmentsEnsure the continued growth and career development of the product managers on your teamOffer strategic thought leadership on Downballot products to product department leaders in identifying, articulating, and socializing product vision and strategy, and connecting the dots between the product work of multiple teams to help downballot candidates win electionsMobilize your team to execute swiftly and embrace iterative developmentDefine meaningful product KPIs and evaluate the effectiveness of your initiatives through product instrumentation, data analysis, and user research. Drive strategic roadmap investments to improve those KPIs over timeWrite clear and concise product requirements focused on framing the user need, context, constraints, opportunities, and goals – and effectively communicate them to senior leaders, designers, data scientists, and developers for all cross-product platform workProactively identify and resolve roadblocks and technical dependencies within your team’s roadmap, and work cross-functionally to manage trade-offs, balance organization and customer needs with technical and resource constraints, and ensure the right product ships at the right timeBuild and foster a strong product culture around testing and learning in order to iterate quickly, mitigate risk, and get to the right productSkills6-8 years of experience as a product manager5+ years recent experience leading complex, multifaceted product initiativesExperience working with geographically distributed, cross-functional product teamsStrong understanding of user behavior and motivations, grounded in qualitative and quantitative user insightsExperience designing effective product experimentsCompelling presentation skills with strong listening, persuasion, and facilitation skillsCross-team leadership experience or early-stage people manager with a track record of mentorshipAbility to leverage team strengths, recruit talent, and develop individual product managersStrategic systems thinker with a pragmatic and adaptable approach to product managementExperience with emerging technologies and best practices in the space (e.g., AI in product development)Commitment to progressive causes and politicsBenefitsFlexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policyFully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully-paid health reimbursement arrangement to use for out of pocket expenses and fully-paid short- and long-term disabilityFully paid basic and AD&D life insurance and a voluntary supplemental life insurance optionDependent and health care flexible spending account optionsEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employeesAutomatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributionsA minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employeesAdditional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York TimesCompany OverviewActBlue is nonprofit tech organization that builds fundraising tools for Democratic candidates, progressive causes, and nonprofits. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://secure.actblue.com/.