Data Product Manager

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes. Since its founding in 2019, over 500 partners -- a range of nonprofit organizations, national political committees, and individual campaigns -- have utilized Civitech’s tools to reach tens of millions of voters to help create a more equitable and progressive democracy. 

The Data Product Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring our internal and external data products align with the user needs and vision for Civitech’s flagship product, RunningMate, while also providing support and product expertise for our data team and other priority products. This position requires a deeply technical, hands-on Product Manager with expertise in data concepts and technologies. The ideal candidate will define scalable data solutions, oversee system integrations, and guide the development of modern data architectures to meet business objectives. Civitech is a remote-first company hiring within our current footprint of 11 states (CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA, WA); Civitech does have an office in Austin, TX.

It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply.

About our Product Team: The Product team partners with Civitech’s stakeholders to build an understanding of the challenges and opportunities customers face while participating in the political process. We research and synthesize the user experience and identify opportunities to build impactful, commercially viable products that support Democratic and progressive causes. We work with all teams to build and support a vision for each product to guide development from conception through delivery.

The Data Product Manager is on our Product team, and reports to our VP of Product. The Data Product Manager is an individual contributor.

What You Will Do:

• Create and build consensus on product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a variety of internal and external data products 
• Partner with the RunningMate product manager and the rest of the product team to deeply understand the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for RunningMate and align our data products and priorities to those strategies
• Work daily with our data team of engineers, data scientists, data acquisition specialists, and project managers to execute sprint goals, product requirements, acceptance criteria, and any other product artifacts needed during sprints and project work to ensure a shared understanding of requirements for team and stakeholders
• Clearly and regularly communicate out to leadership, stakeholders, and technical staff decisions made around roadmap direction, timing, challenges, successes, and progress
• Attend stand-ups and other meetings to serve as the main contact for engineers and technical staff to guide technical implementation
• Use metrics, customer feedback, and market research to understand the political/campaign industry and optimize the development of data features and projects to solve real user problems in ways that optimize our users’ experiences and personas
• Actively participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retros for the data and applications teams
• Track key performance metrics to guide product decisions and roadmap
• Work with customer success and marketing teams to communicate data product updates to customers and to align product goals to company and go-to-market goals and strategies
• Participate in political events that promote, train, and/or directly use our tools and systems
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure clear and efficient communication during all phases of the product development cycle.

About You:

• 6+ years of relevant experience in product or related field with at least 3+ years specifically focused on data products
• Experience navigating competing priorities, presenting options and then proactively driving solutions; lead and influence others without direct authority
• Skilled in comprehending and discussing data architecture and technical solutions around data and data processes with engineers; especially around data pipelines, system integrations, and ensuring data quality and scalability
• Strong understanding of product development processes, project management tools, and Agile methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas into tangible requirements
• Deeply collaborative approach to problem-solving that generates buy-in and clear product direction with other teams like customer success, engineering, marketing, and sales throughout the whole product life cycle
• Shown ability to work within fast-paced cross-functional teams with demonstrated flexibility to get things done within set timelines in order to serve cyclical nature of political work 
• Passion for creative problem solving and iterative approach to development
• Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity to detailed solutions
• Committed to leveraging technology and data products to help Democratic candidates run for office and win, empower progressive causes, and increase civic participation
• Must be available to attend daily stand-up meetings at 9:00a MT/8:00a PT

Additional Qualifications (desired but not required):

• Experience in the political tech ecosystem
• Hands-on experience or knowledge of U.S. elections administration and/or campaign operations
• Experience working with startup companies 
• Ability to provide a portfolio with sample work product

Why Work at Civitech:

• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Options
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Optional Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Schedules

Civitech's Values:

• We act with Integrity – At Civitech, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and value open and transparent communications with all of our stakeholders. Our rigorous approach to product design, testing, and data science leads to accurate assessments of our outcomes and challenges us to constantly improve our tools.
• We are Changemakers – As a team, Civitech seeks to make transformational change in our democracy by eliminating obstacles meant to hamper contribution from every member of the community.
• We are Collaborators - Buoyed by our mission, we look for opportunities to partner with everyone committed to making democracy easier to participate in. We seek to understand the challenges our partners face and use our skills and creativity to help them solve them.
• We are Bold – We recognize that disruptive change won’t come with doing business as usual. Civitech seeks to revolutionize civic participation by bringing innovation and creativity to politics.

Civitech is headquartered in Austin, TX, with employees in 11 states across the country. The Data Product Manager can work from our Austin co-working space or remotely in any of the 11 states currently in Civitech’s footprint (CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA, WA).

Civitech is not able to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Civitech provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 

No recruiters or agencies, please!