Remote Product Manager — Audience Activation Platform

Contributor Development Partnership, PBC; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 92,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Contributor Development Partnership, a Boston-based public benefit corporation, is seeking a Product Manager for the Audience Activation Platform. This remote, full-time role bridges strategy and delivery, translating client requirements into actionable technical work and guiding the team through Agile sprints.

You will partner with engineering and product teams to design scalable features, manage the product backlog, define acceptance criteria, and track KPIs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of product management experience with direct, ongoing collaboration with engineering teams.
• Minimum of 3 years managing the day-to-day execution of cross-functional teams.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience with AI-powered prototypes and mockup creation.
• Demonstrated experience successfully creating and maintaining product backlogs, planning sprints, and executing work in an Agile environment.
• Demonstrated success bringing 0 to 1 products and 1 to N products to market.
• A track record of shipping complex, technically demanding products from ambiguous requirements to launch, guided by sound product judgement.
• Comfort defining success metrics and KPIs to establish data-driven results.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Previous experience as a software engineer preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate Requirements: Convert high-level product requirements and client needs into clear, actionable technical specifications or work plans.
• Partner with product teams to ensure product requirements and client needs are understood and documented.
• Generate AI-powered prototypes and mock-ups to review with clients. Collect client feedback and ideate to find the best outcomes.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog: partnering with technology leads to break down high-level epics and features into user stories and ensuring all work is estimated by the team.
• Define robust acceptance criteria that keeps the user at the forefront; partner with Product & Technology leadership to articulate definition of done.
• Understand order of operations to build a feature and organize sprint work accordingly.
• Track velocity and progress to report on product KPI’s and team success metrics.
• Assess Feasibility: Evaluate system architecture, API integrations, and database scalability to ensure the AAP can handle growth and perform reliably.
• Partner directly with engineering and product teams on systems design and architecture decisions, understanding trade-offs and representing the short- and long-term vision of the AAP in the decision-making process.
• Assess and make recommendations to product and technology leadership on which technology best meets the business requirements.
• Triage bugs and client issues, prioritize fixes, and communicate resolutions. Support demos, documentation, and training on the platform in partnership with Product Operations.
• Partner with Teams: Work daily with cross-department teams to remove blockers, answer technical questions, and manage risk. Lead the day-to-day management of tasks across teams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for our technology partners; ensure alignment on specs, data requirements and timelines. Flag misalignments early enough to resolve them.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment so that teams have a shared understanding of priorities, risks, and dependencies.
• Identify and communicate risks early, propose mitigation plans, and support decision-making with clear, concise insights. Communicate updates, tradeoffs, and risks to stakeholders in plain, direct language.
• Help establish and evolve product processes, tooling and documentation standards as the company scales.
• Contribute in shaping the overall growth and development of a product-led growth mindset for the organization.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional

Agile

AI prototypes

Backlog management

KPIs & metrics

Communication

Software engineering

Job description

Contributor Development Partnership, a Boston-based public benefit corporation, is seeking a Product Manager for the Audience Activation Platform. This remote, full-time role bridges strategy and delivery, translating client requirements into actionable technical work and guiding the team through Agile sprints.

You will partner with engineering and product teams to design scalable features, manage the product backlog, define acceptance criteria, and track KPIs.