Senior Product Manager, Discourse Graphs

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the founders to shape the product strategy for Discourse Graphs.

• Establish the product's direction, set priorities, and determine the execution strategy.

• Engage in weekly discussions with researchers utilizing the tools.

• Convert user feedback into a prioritized work queue in collaboration with the designer and developers.

• Demonstrate concepts through functional prototypes and comprehensive documentation.

• Prioritize tasks based on user requirements and the overarching product vision.

• Support the team as a member rather than assigning tasks, managing sprints, or acting as Scrum Master.

• Design, develop, and evaluate innovative methods for facilitating collaborative scientific efforts.

• Engage in user research, product trials, and periodic retrospectives.

• Work in partnership with engineers, designers, researchers, founders, and research laboratories.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in synthesizing varied user needs and feedback into strategic priorities and tangible prototypes.

• Strong instinct for usability-focused design.

• Regularly interact with users on a weekly basis.

• Experience in presenting ideas through prototypes.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with designers and engineers without merely delegating tasks.

• Experience working independently without managerial oversight.

• Capable of identifying necessary tasks, taking initiative, and keeping others informed in writing.

• Availability to overlap with North American working hours.

• Submission of CV, cover letter, a description of past work in this field, and a product direction work sample or prototype is required for the application.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Health, vision, and dental benefits sponsored by Astera for employees.

• Support during onboarding from peer product teams.

• Option to work as a temporary employee or contractor at the same annual compensation rate.

• Fully remote working arrangement available.

• Opportunity to work in person at Astera's location in Emeryville, California.