
Associate Technical Product Manager
American Red Cross
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Connecticut • District of Columbia • United States
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Salary
💰 $95,000 - $105,000 per year
About the role
- 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.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
HTMLCSSPythonJavaC#C++prototypinguser storiesfunctional prototypeslow/no-code approaches
Soft Skills
communicationproblem resolutionattention to detailcollaborationadaptabilitystakeholder engagementtrainingleadershipanalytical thinkinguser-centered design