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Why work at Blue Coding?
At Blue Coding we specialize in hiring excellent developers and amazing people from all over Latin America and other parts of the world. For the past 10 years, we’ve helped cutting-edge companies in the United States and Canada -both large and small, build great development teams and develop great products. Online shops, digital agencies, SaaS providers, and software consulting firms are a few of our clients. Our team of over 100 engineers is distributed in more than 10 countries across the Americas. We are a fully remote company working with a wide array of technologies and have expertise in every stage of the software development process.
Our team is highly connected, united, and culturally diverse, and our collaborators are involved in many initiatives around the world, from wildlife preservation to volunteering at local charities. We also participate in group activities like movie nights, trivia, and meme competitions. We stand for honesty, fairness, respect, efficiency, hard work, and cooperation.
What are we looking for?
In this opportunity, we are seeking a Product Specialist to work with one of our foreign clients, an independent, non-profit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. You will be part of the Product team and will be supported by user researchers, designers, product managers, data scientists, and engineers across different areas and international offices. In this role, you will be the focal point between users and software development teams, ensuring that user needs are represented, incorporating user research insights into product requirements, and managing product backlogs.
If you are independent, with great attention to detail, and a problem solver, this is a great fit for you!
What's unique about this job?
Our client focuses on inspiring and driving data innovation, product development, and technical infrastructure for the organization and its community partners. They collaborate with various stakeholders to leverage advancements in data and technology to improve lives, protect the environment, and promote equitable transitions. The team includes core members from engineering, product, and data, and it supports a broad network of quantitative researchers, data scientists, and policy analysts across the organization.
In this role, you will be dedicated to developing data and tools to support urban decision-makers in building climate-resilient, equitable, and healthy cities. The Product Specialist will contribute to managing the development of various geospatial data products, including decision support tools, dashboards, datasets, and APIs. The team’s portfolio includes tools that help city officials mitigate urban heat by optimizing the deployment of cooling infrastructure, web applications providing insights on the health impacts of extreme heat, and dashboards that enable cities to assess and track indicators on climate risk, urban biodiversity, and access to services.
This client is passionate. They value their diversity of interests, skills, and backgrounds. They have a flexible work environment. They share a common goal: to catalyze change to improve people's lives. Their shared ideals are at the core of their approach. They include integrity, innovation, urgency, independence, and respect. The foundation of their work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps, and analysis to solve the world’s most significant environmental and international development challenges and improve people’s lives. They work with government, business, and civil society leaders to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, they bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.
Here are some of the exciting day-to-day challenges you will face in this role:
- Contribute to developing and communicating the product vision and strategy in alignment with the programs.
- Contribute to collecting and prioritizing requirements from stakeholders, city officials, and users and conduct market analysis.
- Coordinate with the User Researcher and Product Managers to ensure alignment between product development roadmap and stakeholder engagement.
- Participate in product demonstration and user testing sessions and incorporate user feedback into product development to enhance user experience and satisfaction.
- Together with the product manager and user researcher, they engage with existing and new users to gather feedback and understand their needs.
- Maintain and prioritize the products’ backlogs based on users’ needs
- Define clear and actionable user stories with acceptance criteria
- Ensure that the development team understands the items in the product backlog
- Participate in sprint planning meetings and ensure that the team understands the development items
- Review and accept completed user stories and ensure they meet the definition of done
You will shine if you have these:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 3+ years of work experience as a Product Owner, product specialist, or a similar role in product management.
- Experience with Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum and Kanban
- BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Hands-on experience managing all stages of the product life cycle.
- Technical background with knowledge of software development and web technologies.
- Experience communicating with internal stakeholders.
- Experience organizing work for small teams
- Experience in producing high-quality digital products.
- Fluency in English
It doesn’t hurt if you also have:
- Basic programming skills (SQL, HTML), experience with Jira, GitHub, and knowledge of Carto or other mapping technologies is a bonus.
- Demonstrated experience using Google Analytics and other product analytics software.
- Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, or Bahasa is a plus
Here are some of the perks we offer you:
- Salary in USD
- Flexible schedule (within US Time zones)
- 100% Remote
- Long term
So, let us ask a few questions. Do you like working in a friendly environment? Are you fluent in English? Do you have a strong work ethic, are detail-oriented and have an ownership mentality? And most importantly do you love music and puppies? If so, then what are you waiting for? Come join our team and become part of this awesome company! We will be expecting you.
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