Technical Product Manager

Focus: Design and deliver products for social sector organizations around the world on Force.com platform. Create effective systems for managing workflow and quality assurance.
Location: Mumbai, India

About Vera:

Vera Solutions is a social enterprise and Certified B Corporation® building cloud and mobile applications for social impact organizations worldwide. Our clients—more than 240 organizations in over 50 countries—include major iNGOs and grant-making organizations, social enterprises, and community-based organizations. Our solutions help organizations working in health, education, and development to collect, analyze and utilize real-time, high-quality programmatic data, automate processes, and work more efficiently and effectively. Vera’s work is centered on the Force.com platform, the world’s leading cloud application development platform.

Vera is a growing organization, with nearly 50 full-time staff based in Boston, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Geneva, Mumbai, Nairobi, New York, and Washington D.C. Vera is a Salesforce.org International Impact Partner and an ANDE member. We have been honored with the Global Good Fund, Echoing Green, Rainer Arnhold, Dasra Social Impact, Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowships, the Genesis Prize, and have been featured in Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 30 Startups to Watch.

Position Overview:

The Technical Product Manager will be part of a growing Products team in Mumbai, and play a critical role in the creation of new products and features from idea to launch. This position is involved throughout the product lifecycle – technical design of new features, manage sprint planning and product delivery schedule, write test plans, maintain product quality, and provide training and technical assistance.

You will join a team of passionate individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all dedicated to improving the way social impact organizations operate. We’re a self-motivated, creative group, and we emphasize collaboration, flexibility, and professionalism. Vera is a young, rapidly growing company; we encourage all team members to push their own boundaries and drive the company in new directions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, build, implement, and support cloud and mobile data systems for a range of social service organizations worldwide
• Develop deep technical and market-based expertise on our core and future products
• Drive strong project management with planning, communicating, documenting and tracking activities using project management tools
  • Write user stories / product requirments and create JIRA tickets
  • Ensure all communication and decisions are documented
  • Monitor development time on all sprints and ensure efficiency and accuracy  
• Monitor and report on product quality, adoption and user feedback throughout product lifecycle
• Prepare test planning, review requirements and execute testing to ensure successful product delivery
• Collaborate with project teams to interact with clients and conduct user research, document user stories, and translate them into actionable product features

Required:

• Experience on Force.com
• Experience in an agile software development environment, with rapid feedback loops and quick release cycles
• Demonstrated success with project management and tools such as JIRA
• Curiosity and problem solving skills—do problems slow you down or drive you to seek solutions?
• Excellent written and verbal communication and relational skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and perform multiple tasks effectively
• Insatiable desire to improve skills and knowledge of self and others
• Fluent, professional written and verbal communication in English and Hindi

Desired:

• Experience developing and managing managed packages on top of Force.com platform
• Professional experience in a product design or research capacity
• Interest in social service work or international development

Compensation & Benefits:

Vera Solutions offers competitive compensation (including benefits), commensurate with experience and cost of living.

To apply, fill out the online application, attaching CV, here.

Applications are rolling.