XPRIZE · 1 month ago
Product Manager (Research) Consultant
United States
Full-time, Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$11,500/mo - $11,500/mo
5+ years expXPRIZE is a global leader in designing competitions to solve humanity’s challenges, and they are seeking a Product Manager (Research) Consultant to lead high-impact global incentive competitions. This role involves managing the design process from ideation to delivery, ensuring that competition designs are well-researched and strategically impactful.
EducationInnovation ManagementNon Profit
Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end design and development of XPRIZE competitions—from framing the problem and defining success metrics to conducting research, engaging stakeholders, shaping the prize model, and producing final design documentation
Develop project plans, budgets, and timelines, coordinating with the Project Manager to ensure deliverables meet deadlines and quality standards
Work closely with internal teams and collaborators, ensuring connectivity and alignment with Domain Leads, leadership, and Advancement on strategy, content, and positioning. Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Operations) to incorporate operational, financial, and communications inputs into the prize model and documentation
Identify & Engage external experts and stakeholders, including designing and facilitating workshops, interviews, and other participatory research to inform design choices
Facilitate productive relationships with sponsors, providing clear communication, updates, and deliverables that align with sponsor goals and XPRIZE’s standards
Contribute to organization-wide ideation and concept development initiatives, such as Global Visioneering and prize idea workshops
Maintain and continuously improve XPRIZE’s prize design methodology by staying fluent in current processes and documentation, capturing lessons learned from past and active designs, and updating tools and practices to enhance future projects
Serve as a resource and source of information on XPRIZE prize design process within the organization including to help educate organization staff and to keep core documentation updated
Elevate XPRIZE’s prize design process externally through presentations, publications, website content, and thought leadership that showcase our methodology and impact
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a STEM field required; Master's degree preferred
Experience applying research, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills in fields such as engineering, physical or life sciences, data science, economics, technology-driven research, or other domains that combine rigor with innovation; experience in business strategy or public policy is a plus
5-7 years of product management, product design, project management, consulting or other relevant experience
Mastery of critical product management skills; including budget management, contractual compliance, client relations, and project design, execution, evaluation, and delivery
Strong attention to detail
Demonstrates excellent analytical and product design skills
Experience in design and design thinking, including problem definition, drilling down into specific sub-problems, identifying the right problem to solve, and combining creative and analytical techniques to identify possible design elements
Demonstrates competency and grasp of the subject matter when communicating with experts and external stakeholders, both orally and in writing
Ensures deliverables use the appropriate writing style and standards, and communication style based on understanding of the audiences
Fosters and demonstrates a work ethic inclusive of creating opportunity, serving others, building trust, innovation, and exceeding expectations
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment within diverse teams
Ability to effectively coordinate and manage multiple, concurrent projects
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
Excellent presentation skills
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
Ability to prioritize tasks to ensure timely execution of project deliverables
Microsoft Office and Google Suite knowledge and expertise
Familiarity with research and data-gathering platforms (e.g., Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus) and experience conducting literature reviews and managing references using tools such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote
Comfort learning and adapting to new productivity, research, and collaboration tools to support evolving project needs
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage
Paid time off
Company
XPRIZE
XPRIZE designs and manages public competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit mankind.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.75M2018-10-23Grant· $1.75M
Leadership Team
Michael Birnbach
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Tauhert
Chief Advancement Officer
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