BlockPower Fellow: Software Product Manager
Status: Full-Time, through January 15, 2021
Position Location: Remote
Pay: $50-60/hour
Starts: Immediately
Who we are
In the 2016 presidential election, more than three million Black people in six key states were eligible to vote but didn't. If even one out of three of those eligible-but-nonvoting Black people had voted, America would have a different President, Senate, and Supreme Court.
BlockPower was founded to increase Black voter turnout and civic engagement in this election cycle and beyond. It is powered by a platform that makes grassroots get-out-the-vote efforts more efficient, effective, and safe by enabling contactless voter engagement and using data to guide outreach. The platform assists in recruiting, training, and paying Black micro-organizers (Ambassadors) to identify, motivate, and empower Black non-voters (Triplers) they already know. We have partnered with the New Georgia Project (one of Stacey Abrams' groups), Black Leaders Organizing for Communities in Milwaukee, and Color of Change in Florida and supported efforts in North Carolina and Arizona to invest directly in Black communities and amplify Black voices in the 2020 General Election.
By focusing relational voter engagement efforts in partnership with The New Georgia Project using the BlockPower model and platform, we can change the course of the twin Georgia Senate runoffs in January to ensure a more just, equitable, and progressive future.
Join us!
With just under two months until the 2020 Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs, we are seeking a committed, Full-Time Software Product Manager who will lead the charge in scaling and delivering new capabilities for the BlockPower platform. This is a contract position.
The Software Product Manager is an entrepreneurial self-starter and problem-solver who enjoys tackling big challenges and will be a critical addition to this volunteer-led initiative.
The position requires software product management experience, supreme proactivity, and a willingness to work closely and collaboratively with our volunteer team.
Your contribution
Lead key product development initiatives to help the BlockPower platform scale and adapt to rapidly changing needs.
Assist in data analyses to help our team better understand how our voting Ambassadors use the platform.
Develop an intimate understanding of our problem space, the needs of our users, and the financial model in order to drive tactical and strategic product decisions.
What are we looking for?
The candidate we hire will:
Have a Passion for Empowering of Black Communities: You have a strong commitment to Black voter engagement.
Be Committed: You are dedicated to achieving project objectives and can commit to working through January 15, 2020.
Have a Passion for Voting: You believe that every person has not only the right to vote but that it is also every person's civic duty. You believe that every person's vote counts.
Be Entrepreneurial: You can navigate your role in a fast-paced remote working environment with minimal direction and can think critically. You don't hesitate to jump in. You're willing to develop your skills, to try new things, and to learn by doing.
Be Collaborative: You can work independently and can also effectively communicate across diverse teams, organizations, and contexts. You thrive on helping your coworkers learn, grow, and build their skills.
Experience & Skills
Experience working as a software product manager using Agile methodologies to develop and deploy cloud-based applications.
Clearly articulate product requirements to technical and non-technical audiences.
A data-driven approach to problem solving with the analytical skills to back it up.
Ability to dive into the technical details as well as zoom out to the big picture, always keeping our users' needs in mind.
Navigating ambiguity with an investigative mindset.
Ability to identify and evaluate tradeoffs between competing priorities.
Experience crafting a product roadmap and presenting it to stakeholders.
Basic QA testing and signing off on features for deployment.
Exceptional interpersonal communication skills on- and off-line.
Willingness to roll up sleeves and contribute where needed, even if it means learning something new.
Fluency with Google products (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and Chat).
Ability to deliver results under tight deadlines and high pressure.
Ability to work on Eastern Time is ideal.
Application
If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill out this Application Form. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Point of contact: Karthik Balasubramanian, BlockPower Co-Founder, 850-792-5625
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