Product Manager

The Agency Fund

. Serve as the day-to-day product counterpart to host-organization leadership and program teams .

Posted 11/10/2026contractRemote • United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management and solutions engineering, with a strong focus on data-driven decision-making, agile methodologies, and effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proficient in prototyping and conducting experiments to inform product development and strategy.

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Product ManagementData-Driven Decision-MakingAgile MethodologiesSQL ProficiencyPrototyping Dashboards

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Hard Skills

Product ManagementSolutions EngineeringUser ResearchA/B TestingSQLPrototypingData AnalysisExperiment DesignBacklog ManagementSprint Planning

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCuriosityAutonomyTrust BuildingCoaching

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsLLM ProductsProduct AnalyticsMockup ToolsDashboard Prototyping

Industry Keywords

Global DevelopmentNonprofit CollaborationField OperationsTechnical RoleClient-Facing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the day-to-day product counterpart to host-organization leadership and program teams
Build trust through regular in-person and remote engagement
Conduct structured discovery by interviewing staff and service users and shadowing field operations
Identify the real problem rather than only the stated problem
Turn findings into a prioritized roadmap and clear engineering requirements
Prototype dashboards, product analytics, mockups, randomized experiments, feature designs, and other prototypes
Design and run small experiments, including A/B tests and pilots, and help partners interpret results
Run lightweight agile cycles with engineers, including backlog management, sprint planning, and retrospectives
Coach partner staff on product practices
Report lessons to TAF for dissemination to other partners and the wider sector
In the final quarter, define a potential permanent role with TAF and the most likely host organization
Work with two partner nonprofits over 12 months, sequentially or overlapping according to partner needs
Collaborate with TAF engineers, who write and ship production code
Progressively take on more discovery, prioritization, and partner relationship responsibilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

2–5 years of experience in product management, solutions engineering, consulting, or a similar client-facing technical role
Direct experience working with customers, such as forward deployed PM, solutions engineer, or customer support
Track record of data-driven decision-making using user research, ad-hoc product analytics, randomized experiments, and A/B tests
Ability to read and write SQL
Ability to prototype a simple dashboard or analysis
Comfortable with agile ways of working
Ability to explain trade-offs to engineers and non-technical program directors
Clear written and verbal communication
Ability to work with significant autonomy while staying connected to a distributed team
Curiosity about global development
Openness to committing to one organization at the end of the year
Based in Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia, in a timezone overlapping with host organizations
Hands-on exposure to AI or LLM tools or products, such as prompt design, evaluating model outputs, or shipping an AI feature with engineers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote and flexible
Periodic travel to partner sites
Team gatherings
Structured 12-month fellowship with a senior mentor at TAF
Real responsibility with a safety net and senior TAF support
Path into a potential permanent role with a partner organization (not guaranteed)
Time inside more than one partner organization before committing