Senior Product & Project Manager

As FieldKit has deployed more accessible environmental sensing technology out into the world, our product and project needs have grown in parallel. We are looking for a highly organized versatile leader who can drive forward FieldKit’s hardware and software product development alongside our in-field partner projects. This role encompasses both product and project management; leading a small experienced team advancing conservation technology while supporting successful community-based partner projects worldwide. We’re seeking a strong communicator, collaborative problem-solver, and proactive leader fluent in agile and waterfall methodologies. You’ll balance strategy, project details, and team capacity while managing production logistics, deadlines, and priorities. If you’re a compassionate, adaptable guide, who loves nothing more than building strong relationships, knowing when to pivot, setting teams up for success, and empowering them to excel, we’d love to hear from you. This job offers the opportunity to see your work impact positively on the environment and our planet’s natural treasures, while acting as an invaluable member of our small, fun team as FieldKit expands. Here are some of the core responsibilities for the job – these are what you would spend most of your time doing: Multi-platform product management Feature prioritization, product roadmap, and kanban board management across electrical and mechanical hardware, firmware, software (mobile app, online data portal, FieldKit.org), and printed collateral Strategic management through design, prototyping, development and release phases Stakeholder management and meeting stewardship, facilitating input on feature prioritization from executive leadership and the customer support team Partner project management Creating scopes of work, schedules, estimates, project tasks, deliverables, assumptions and dependencies Developing strategic project plans, identifying resource requirements, managing risk, tracking progress, and course-correcting Synthesizing the project brief, including goals, success metrics and mandatories Leading the project team, facilitating smooth processes, and outlining internal project roles and responsibilities, workflow, and approval process Building strong relationships with partners, outlining roles and responsibilities, workflow, and approval process, managing expectations, and flagging issues Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, budget, and to agreed quality Support grant reporting and documentation for the project Sometimes you might also: Manage the production of FieldKit’s hardware products to meet order demand, interfacing with third party manufacturing houses, the engineering team, and the fulfillment team to ensure FieldKit’s customers and partner projects are well supported Manage internal projects (like competitor testing co-deployments, product photoshoots, internal wiki), contractors, and consultants Manage onsite…