Senior Technical Product Manager, IDM

$182,600 - $283,100/Yr

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Seattle, WA

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About the position

As a Senior Technical Product Manager at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, you will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between research and software strategy, translating complex ideas into actionable technical solutions. Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of research areas, models, tools, and platforms that are essential for enabling quantitative decision-making in the fight against infectious diseases. You will collaborate closely with research scientists, software engineers, and various partners, including universities and NGOs, to define and prioritize the technical roadmap that aligns with our mission of eradicating diseases and improving global health outcomes. In this role, you will be responsible for developing product strategies and roadmaps that reflect the goals and technical requirements of our research initiatives. You will work to distill product goals into clear specifications and execution plans, ensuring that all stakeholders are aligned and informed throughout the product development lifecycle. Your ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to evolving project needs will be crucial as you track progress across multiple products, ensuring visibility and oversight while making necessary adjustments to project scope and resources. Your technical expertise will enable you to communicate complex concepts effectively to a diverse audience, fostering collaboration and consensus among cross-functional teams. You will lead discussions that drive decision-making and ensure that our product offerings meet the needs of researchers and partners alike. This position requires a passion for our mission, a commitment to driving impactful solutions, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research, engineering, and partners to distill product goals and technical requirements into product strategy and vision.
• Develop roadmaps, define feature releases and decision points, and identify risks, flexibly adapting as projects evolve.
• Understand researcher needs and goals and translate them into technical requirements or specifications as needed for implementation.
• Capture and analyze possible solutions, articulate tradeoffs, and communicate these to develop consensus on the approach that optimizes against priorities, timeline, and resources.
• Track progress across a range of products, ensuring visibility and oversight to adapt project scope and resources as needed.
• Distill and communicate technical concepts to a variety of collaborators, with the right depth and clarity to drive key decisions and ensure alignment across teams.
• Develop sufficient technical expertise to collaborate with engineers & researchers in order to move projects forward.
• Build and maintain cross-functional teams to ensure product success, guiding and motivating teams to deliver results.
• Identify key decision-makers and influencers and understand the different perspectives and requirements each brings into the product definition.

Requirements

• Master's, Bachelor's, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other science-based field; equivalent applicable industry experience may also be considered.
• 5-10 years of technical product management experience in development and delivery of software products, including 2-3 years of research or product incubation experience.
• Experience in management consulting, particularly around product strategy is a plus.
• Strong technical background with track record of ramping up in new areas quickly and effectively.
• Consistent ability to bring clarity in ambiguous circumstances, making thoughtful trade-offs (time vs. effort vs. features), as well as knowing when more data is needed to make the right decision.
• Record of developing and maintaining successful collaborations across teams and partners.
• Experience leading science and engineering discussions and driving the team and leadership toward decisions that achieve business goals.
• Experience overseeing concurrent projects, taking ownership and delivering results.
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to tailor communication as needed to different audiences.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in management consulting, particularly around product strategy.
• Familiarity with infectious disease modeling and public health initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums.
• Generous paid time off and paid family leave.
• Foundation-paid retirement contribution.
• Regional holidays.
• Opportunities to engage in several employee communities.