American Red Cross
We prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.
Associate Technical Product Manager
Technical Product ManagerTechnical Product ManagerFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
Connecticut + 3 moreAll locations: Connecticut, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York
Posted
11 days ago
Salary
$95K - $105K / year
Bachelor Degree2 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishAzureJavaPython
Job Description
• As part of the Innovation team, ideate and evaluate technology, industrial/physical automation, and AI opportunities in helping our Humanitarian Services and Fundraising mission area delivery.
• Document the business cases that can be used to initiate technology and AI projects.
• Drive rapid experimentation by quickly translating ideas into user stories, UX mockups, and functional prototypes to validate desirability, feasibility, and user desirability in our Humanitarian Services and Fundraising Test Kitchen.
• Build lightweight proofs of concept using low/no-code approaches when appropriate to accelerate validation and reduce time-to-learning.
• Partner closely with engineers and stakeholders to keep prototypes moving from concept to working demo—removing blockers and ensuring clear next actions.
• Write product requirements and user stories using Azure DevOps.
• Help prioritize user stories based on value and technical feasibility.
• Help maintain a roadmap of all active projects with high-level timelines tracking project/portfolio performance metrics to monitor business value over time.
• Work with our employees, contractors, and volunteers to coordinate the daily task and status of work within the Innovation team.
• Learn and understand business processes and technical requirements for the development of solutions.
• Work closely with clients to analyze the current and future direction of technology and data science to meet business goals.
• Investigate complex operations-related problems/inquiries and recommend, facilitate and coordinate solutions.
• Prepare communications and make presentations related to your work.
• Educate clients about the software and project lifecycles and the business roles.
• Facilitate problem resolution between IT and the business, as needed.
• Represent, champion and balance client interests within IT.
• Provide training and guidance to other staff.
• Recruit and oversee technical & analytics volunteers.
• Perform testing of the products onsite and remotely.
• Log bugs and work with the developers to resolve issues.
• Drive user testing with field resources to check if the product works as desired from user point of view.
• Frequent virtual check ins and in-person Test Kitchen visits to build relationships with the field teams and understand user pain points.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or related field preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of related experience in the Technical Product Management space or equivalent combination of education and related experience preferred.
- Recent coding experience required, ideally with HTML, CSS, and an object-oriented programming language, e.g. Python/Java/C#/C++.
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype solutions (e.g., wireframes/mock UI, clickable prototypes, or functional proofs of concept) and iterate based on stakeholder/user feedback.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity with a test-and-learn approach—able to define assumptions, run quick validations, and communicate results and tradeoffs.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong technical aptitude and interest in emerging and AI technologies.
- Evangelist and practitioner of agile and user‑centered design principles.
- Strong attention to detail.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO: Starting at 9 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
- Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
- 401K with up to 6% match
- Paid Family Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
- Service Awards and recognition