Senior Product Manager, Mobile Apps – Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +31 more locations.

📋 Description

• Oversee the product development process from ideation and discovery to scoping, requirements, release, and analysis for mobile application features.

• Transform ambitious concepts into MVPs and phased releases that align with team capacity and contractual deadlines.

• Create kick-off presentations, requirements documents, and user stories in Phabricator.

• Establish hypotheses, success metrics, and measurement plans in collaboration with the data analyst.

• Conduct experiments, launch, and iterate to validate hypotheses and provide incremental value.

• Manage high-profile projects in conjunction with the Group Product Manager, Communications, Marketing, and Legal teams.

• Work alongside fellow product managers to align on strategic priorities and team direction.

• Keep documentation updated including decisions, notes, open questions, risks, blockers, and any changes in direction.

• Create community-facing documentation and solicit feedback from volunteer communities.

• Drive App Growth initiatives such as games, notifications, donor consent flows, semantic queries, reader features, donor-retention experiments, and web-to-app integrations.

• Provide weekly updates on Asana, maintain MediaWiki project pages, keep decision logs, and prepare handoff documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing user-centric products in a mobile-first setting, specifically on Android or iOS applications.

• Proven history of scoping and delivering features end-to-end in large-scale consumer applications.

• Hands-on, self-motivated approach with minimal oversight.

• Excellent organizational and documentation skills.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to make decisions in rapidly changing and uncertain environments.

• Familiarity with agile or iterative software development methodologies.

• Dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Strong listening abilities.

• Capable of articulating plans and outcomes effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.

• Enthusiasm for contributing to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access.

• Availability for critical meetings and collaborative work between 14:00-19:00 UTC.

• Current work authorization in the location of hire for non-US applicants.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first organization.

• Compensation adjusted based on the country of hire for applicants outside the United States.

• Commitment to an equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

• Accommodation assistance available for qualified applicants with disabilities.