Tech Strategic Office (Product & Service Owner)

THIS IS AN UNPAID, REMOTE NONPROFIT STARTUP VOLUNTEER ROLE.

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At BfE, we are committed to offering pro bono advisory services for social enterprises in the developing world through a dynamic community of students and professionals. To lead the way in tech strategy and innovation, the BfE Tech Strategic Office is dedicated to advancing our tech initiatives and partnerships on a global scale.​We are looking for a Global Technology Strategic Office volunteer to design, implement, and take ownership of internal products and services that deliver significant value to our volunteers. This role offers a unique opportunity to make core decisions on what and how we can leverage technologies to support our volunteers and society.​You may also find out more about Technology at BfE here.​

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a touchpoint for discussions between other main stakeholders, including chapter directors, global managers and global heads, to discuss progress on proposed changes, key objectives and any pain points for improvement

• Conduct or lead any data analysis projects and hence make strategic advice to relevant stakeholders

• Identify areas of development, set and update technology roadmaps which serve for the divisional goals and objectives, including in-house product / service development or third-party product / service adoptions

• Initiate briefs and design documents together with SD Manager to deliver the corresponding products or services, including cost estimations

• Oversee technology project management protocols

• Track technology project updates, and ensure the consistency of project deliverables with initial plans and clear documentation on all existing and missing features

• Archive any finished or parked projects for potential future references​

  Requirements:

• Enthusiasm and commitment to BfE’s cause

• Strong leadership and excellent communications skills

• Experiences in product management or product ownership and familiar with product design and the end-to-end delivery lifecycle

• Experience with analysing product metrics for actionable insights, using tools such as Google Analytics

• Experience with user and market research to integrate into roadmaps, and defining key business objectives for initiatives

• Understanding of different project management methodologies, such as waterfall, agile, scrum or kanban

• Experience with developing product requirements documentation, and planning and executing go-to-market strategies are bonuses

• This role is open to graduate students and working professionals. Exceptions can be made for extremely outstanding undergraduates. There are no geographical restrictions.​

  **Commitment: 4-5 hrs/week. Background in product management is highly desirable.

  Perks:

• An opportunity to join the global leadership team in a large global nonprofit and network with people across different disciplines who share a joint passion in social entrepreneurship and startups

• Build your personal connections in the tech industry while expanding BfE’s reach

• Oversee strategies at a tech leadership position

• Constant interactions with a growing global community of diverse, talented and passionate BfE members across the world

• Making a social impact with your professional skills while further developing them in the business context of an nonprofit incubator​

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