Project Lead/Product Manager, Compass (EdTech, Education, Web)

SF Civic Tech is looking for an experienced project lead and product manager who is passionate about education and building tools that support teachers and students.

About Project Compass

10% of students in SFUSD have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) that details specific academic and behavioral goals. Data collection is both the backbone and achilles heel of this system. Good data provides guidance and proof of progress but is also onerous to collect. Compass aims to help our teachers and students by making data collection simpler, more flexible and maybe even a little fun. Compass is being developed entirely by volunteers as a free, open-source web application. We currently have a MVP prototype nearing completion.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for Compass with potential educational partners and supporters to be alpha/beta/pilot users
• Recruit and project manage volunteer designers to iterate on and evaluate the design of Compass through user and usability testing
• Recruit and project manage volunteer developers building the web application
• Lead regular team meetings/check-ins/planning
• Problem-solve and un-block team issues impeding progress

Ideal Qualifications

• Experience leading/managing a technology project
• Experience launching a web technology product to real customers/users
• Experience with customer discovery/outreach
• Passionate about education, edtech

About SF Civic Tech

SF Civic Tech is a welcoming and inclusive volunteer group of developers, designers, data geeks, and citizen activists who use creative technology to solve civic and social problems. We meet on Zoom to work together every week and in-person for special events throughout the year.