Remote Forward-Deployed Product Manager (NGOs)

The Agency Fund; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Agency Fund, a US nonprofit funder-doer, is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Manager embedded with NGO partners to deliver end-to-end engagements. You will translate needs into roadmaps, prototype dashboards and AI evaluations, and run agile sprints with engineering teams.

As a senior, delivery-focused role, you will coach partner staff, shape workflows, and contribute to playbooks that scale impact through data infrastructure and product thinking.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, solutions engineering, or tech consulting with client-facing work.
• Experience shipping AI/LLM features, data pipelines, or APIs; able to prototype solutions.
• Strong SQL skills for dashboards and analytics; production coding not required.
• Experience using user research, ad hoc analytics, and experiments to inform decisions.
• Fluent in agile processes and capable of managing stakeholders across engineers and NGO teams.
• Curious about global development and nonprofit work in resource-constrained settings.

Responsibilities

• Interface with 3-4 NGO partners, translating needs into roadmaps and technical guidance.
• Prototype dashboards, analytics, mockups, and AI evaluations; surface trends with SQL.
• Define roadmaps across tools and translate partner workflows into engineering requirements.
• Run sprints with engineering to ship features and gather partner feedback.
• Coach partner staff and fellows to navigate nonprofits and structured engagements.
• Contribute to internal playbooks and engagement frameworks to improve knowledge.

Skills

Product management

Solutions engineering

Tech consulting

SQL

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

AI/LLM features

Job description

The Agency Fund, a US nonprofit funder-doer, is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Manager embedded with NGO partners to deliver end-to-end engagements. You will translate needs into roadmaps, prototype dashboards and AI evaluations, and run agile sprints with engineering teams.

As a senior, delivery-focused role, you will coach partner staff, shape workflows, and contribute to playbooks that scale impact through data infrastructure and product thinking.