OpenMined ยท 7 hours ago
Senior Technical Product Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expOpenMined is a nonprofit focused on connecting non-public, siloed data into a shared network. They are seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to drive discovery and delivery of products that enable collaboration on private data while engaging with engineers and researchers to turn complex technical challenges into user-friendly solutions.
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Responsibilities
Drive discovery, experimentation, and delivery to take Syft from concept to product-market fit serving passionate users
Conduct user research and go-to-market experiments to uncover workflows, pain points, and incentives that guide product direction
Collaborate closely with engineers and researchers to define, build, and iterate on deeply technical products that unlock new ways to collaborate on private data
Translate complex systems - privacy-preserving computations, federated architectures, LLM connectors, and more - into intuitive user experiences
Immerse yourself in the evolving landscape of privacy, AI, and data collaboration to anticipate shifts in technology, incentives, and regulation
Roll up your sleeves when speed matters - prototype flows, fix bugs or even code alongside the team to accelerate learning
Identify the signals that matter - from activation to retention to mission alignment - and use them to guide iteration
Communicate priorities with clarity, aligning a distributed team on near-term execution and long-term mission
Champion the voice of our users so our most technical work stays grounded in real human problems
Engage with policy and standards communities to ensure privacy-preserving technologies are adopted responsibly
Cultivate strategic partnerships with organizations whose data, expertise, or reach can accelerate our mission
Qualification
Required
3+ years of product management experience - building or scaling technical products - ideally in environments without a clear playbook
Strong technical foundation with proven experience coding and collaborating closely with engineers to ship complex software. Able to reason about distributed systems, privacy technologies, and AI
Ability to bridge research and implementation - turning technical possibilities into practical product directions, with a deep curiosity about emerging technologies (i.e. secure computation, RAG, mixture of experts)
Comfort in the unknown - thrive in ambiguity, create structure, and bring clarity where others see complexity
Hands-on with code and tooling - able to read PRs, debug, or prototype ideas to help the team move faster
Exceptional communicator - clear in writing and speech, able to align distributed teams and build trust across engineers, researchers, policymakers, and partners
Ability to build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, i.e. researchers, engineers, policymakers, and partners
Mission-driven mindset - you care deeply about how technology shapes society, and you're excited by OpenMined's goal of unlocking the world's non-public information
Preferred
Prior experience in early-stage or research-to-product environments
Experience as a data scientist or building for data scientists (including experience using Colab and Jupyter)
Contributions to open-source projects or standards efforts
Exposure/curiosity about public policy, privacy, or technology governance
Entrepreneurial or founder-like experience - especially where you had to build both product and ecosystem from scratch
Benefits
Mission-Driven Work: Be part of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on social impact rather than profit, working toward a safer, more privacy-preserving AI ecosystem
Open Source Contribution: Make a real impact by contributing to tools that empower global collaboration
Collaborative Global Team: Join a small, ambitious, and international team that values clarity, candor, and creativity
Flexible Work Hours: Structure your work around what best fits your life and productivity
Fully Remote: Work from anywhere - no commute, no office politics
Results-Driven Culture: We value autonomy, accountability, and results over bureaucracy
Flexible Paid Time Off: Take time as you need it
Competitive Compensation: Receive fair and transparent pay, equitable across regions
Company
OpenMined
OpenMined is a community focused on building open-source technology for the decentralized ownership of data and intelligence.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknown2017-10-19Non Equity Assistance
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