Associate Product Manager

Who We Are

We are on a mission to digitally transform fund management and reporting for fundraising organizations helping them more effectively measure, maximize, and communicate their impact.

FundMiner is a B2B SaaS startup in the fundraising/advancement software space — provides personalized fund management insights and automates complex and traditionally manual processes for fundraising organizations like universities, foundations, and nonprofits.

You can learn more about our company and values on our website.

Position Summary

We’re seeking an organized, curious, and collaborative Associate Product Manager to support the execution and evolution of FundMiner’s product. This role will drive Product & Engineering operations forward while assisting in translating partner efforts into tangible pipeline through cross-team collaborative efforts.

This role will support the full product development lifecycle across requirement gathering, workflow documentation, feature delivery, internal enablement, and continuous development. It will serve as a connective layer across teams to translate customer feedback and business needs into actionable product inputs.

With the opportunity to grow alongside the product function in a fast-paced, adaptive startup environment, this role is built for the professional seeking to shape FundMiner’s core product strategy and long-term growth.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Product Execution

• Help drive FundMiner’s product roadmap forward by turning real-world problems into clear, buildable requirements. You’ll write user stories, define acceptance criteria, prioritize backlogs, unblock teams, and make sure we’re shipping the right things fast without sacrificing quality.

Requirements Gathering & Technical Documentation

• Work directly with Engineering, Design, and internal stakeholders to gather requirements, map workflows, and document product behavior. You’ll translate business needs into technical product specs, edge cases, and functional details that engineers can confidently build from.

Tight Collaboration with Engineering + UX

• Partner day-to-day with engineers and our UX designer to align on scope, tradeoffs, and timelines. You’ll help ensure we’re building software that’s not only functional, but intuitive, consistent, and polished. You’ll be expected to communicate clearly, move quickly, and keep execution unblocked.

Product Intuition & UX Quality Bar

• Bring strong instincts for what makes software feel “right.” You’ll pressure-test flows, identify confusing moments, and push for a clean user experience even when we’re moving fast. You’ll help ensure every release feels intentional, not duct-taped together.

QA, Testing, and Release Confidence

• Own the details. You’ll help validate features before they go live by running QA, verifying edge cases, and confirming acceptance criteria. You’ll think through failure states, test workflows end-to-end, and ensure releases are reliable and customer-ready.

Customer Feedback & Continuous Improvement

• Support the collection and synthesis of customer feedback, partner input, and market insights. You’ll help turn real user pain into actionable product improvements and iterate quickly based on what we learn.

Delivery Support & Lightweight Project Management

• Help keep product work moving by tracking progress, clarifying open questions, coordinating handoffs, and maintaining alignment on what’s shipping and when. This is a startup environment. We value momentum, clarity, and ownership over process for process’ sake.

Product Enablement & Internal Readiness

• Build strong product knowledge and help support internal demos, release notes, and lightweight documentation so Sales, Customer Success, and other teams stay aligned and confident in what we’reshipping.

Skills & Experience

This is an ideal but non-exhaustive list of qualifications we are looking for in a successful candidate. If you meet some but not all of these, we encourage you to apply anyway! We look at each applicant’s candidacy in its totality to assess suitability for this role, including enthusiasm and inclination to learn and grow.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1–4 years experience in product, project management, implementation, or SaaS.
• Comfortable working closely with engineers and UX to ship software — able to write clear user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Strong product instincts and UX intuition (you care about clean, intuitive experiences).
• Detail-oriented and thorough; able to QA features, test edge cases, and ensure releases are solid.
• Strong communication + organization skills: you can prioritize, follow through, and move work forward in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Familiarity with tools like Jira and HubSpot (or similar).
• Bonus: experience in nonprofit/higher ed/government or fundraising/advancement tech.

Qualities & Values

The ideal candidate for this roll will be someone who…

• Enjoys turning ambiguity into clarity through documentation
• Takes ownership and follows through with and without direction or oversight
• Excels at managing details, timelines, and dependencies with excellent organization
• Communicates proactively and collaborates comfortably across technical and non-technical teams
• Thrives in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities are constantly evolving
• Is curious about users, systems, and technology workflows from a customer-first mindset
• Approaches projects and problems with a solutions-oriented, growth-focused mindset

How Success is Measured

Key performance indicators (KPIs) for this role include:

• Consistent execution: product work moves forward smoothly and ships on time (or risks are surfaced early).
• Strong cross-functional alignment: Engineering, UX, and stakeholders stay aligned on scope, priorities, and expectations.
• High-quality requirements: user stories, specs, and acceptance criteria are clear, actionable, and reduce back-and-forth.
• Less rework + fewer surprises: fewer scope misunderstandings, fewer late changes, and less time wasted rebuilding.
• Release quality: thorough QA and attention to detail results in fewer customer-impacting bugs.
• Stakeholder confidence: internal teams feel supported and equipped through solid demos, documentation, and release readiness.

Work Environment & Accommodations

This is a remote position. As a small but mighty (and quickly growing!) team, we’re not based in central office space but will work with you to ensure you have a suitable setup and equipment to work remotely.

Travel

Occasional travel may be required for this role, anywhere between 5-25% of the time.

Salary & Compensation

We believe in transparency and equitable compensation.

The base salary for this position is $60,000 - $80,000.

Benefits

To augment salary and provide a comprehensive compensation package, FundMiner offers generous benefits, including:

• Remote-first approach
• Flexible and generous PTO, including an annual “winter break” from December 24 – January 1
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with 3% company match
• Stock options
• Paid parental leave

Our Team

Our diverse (female + Latino) founder duo is uniquely qualified to lead, with our CPTO having experience building and scaling AI-powered products from 0 to millions for leading tech companies like Microsoft and Meta and our CEO’s extensive domain knowledge and deep-rooted industry connections. FundMiner is VC-backed and is a 2023 Techstars Company.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

FundMiner is committed to embodying the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. More than being an Equal Opportunity Employer — where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, physical or mental ability, medical condition, genetic condition, pregnancy or childbirth, marital status, veteran status, or related characteristics — we actively encourage these candidates to apply.

As a young and quickly-growing company, we are committed to building a culture and work environment where employees and clients alike feel welcomed, respected, valued, and empowered to thrive. Everyone at FundMiner brings their own unique perspectives, experiences, and ideas with them — and we believe that a more diverse team creates a more innovative product, provides better service to our customers, and helps us all grow as individuals.

English fluency required, Spanish proficiency plus