Senior Product Manager, Data Validation

We’re an international AgTech startup aspiring to revolutionize a budding industry where agriculture meets technology. Through the use of data-driven insights, natural microbiology, and innovative digital technologies, Indigo is partnering across the supply chain, ultimately cultivating a scalable climate solution and enhanced ecosystem that beneficially serves farmers, consumers, and the planet alike.

Our mission is unique; therefore, our teams are too. From multigenerational farming experts, who understand the land as though it were an extension of themselves, to cutting-edge technologists and scientists on the frontier of innovation, our teams are a reflection of the range of the stakeholders we serve: the Earth, the Farmer, and the Consumer. 

Indigo is extraordinary, and we owe that to the people who make up our community and enable success through the diversity of thought, experience, background, perspective, race, sexuality, gender, age, and everything else that makes a person uniquely themselves. Connected by a common vision and empowered by diversity, we aren’t ordinary, and neither are you. Embrace your extraordinary and join Indigo in cultivating a healthier planet fueled by unique game-changers.

As the Senior Product Manager, Data Validation, you will have the opportunity to work at a critical juncture in this rapidly expanding industry. This squad is charged with maintaining as high-quality data as possible with as little grower burden as possible. In this role, you will advance the revamp and expansion of data validation and completion services from Carbon Credits to other Sustainability programs at Indigo. That  includes everything from market research, to getting into the nitty gritty with your agile squad, to collaborating with your product, marketing, operations, sustainability, and policy peers across other areas to assess which features and functionality make the most sense in the data validation process.

Responsibilities:

• Advance the development of Data Validation Service 2.0 for Indigo’s Sustainability Programs
• Work with a cross-functional squad to identify critical program requirements of new quantification approaches and translate them into the Product
• Develop documentation that outlines Indigo’s processes for validation and provenance to support highest-quality outcomes and support 3rd-party verification

• Collaborate with multiple teams across the Indigo organization to:

• Shape the short and long-term vision for your product

• Assume primary product ownership responsibilities (roadmap, user stories, prioritization, stakeholder buy-in)

• Define business impact of delivering on that vision

• Participate in agile software product management and development best practices; advocate for best practices across the organization

• Ensure that the voice of the customer is a key component in prioritizing and defining your work

• Establish clear and concise communications channels with cross-functional stakeholders (i.e., Business, Engineering, Marketing, Policy) to provide visibility into the plans for your product

• Establish trust and ongoing communication with internal & external customers and facilitate feedback on key decisions

• Clearly articulate product value and your plans for increasing that value to senior management and across the organization

• Partner with customer-facing teams and marketing organizations to ensure continued adoption within key user segments

Competencies:

• Comfort working in a data-intensive environment and an environment constrained by policies/regulations
• Ability to balance customer-centricity, stakeholder expectations, and technical feasibility for software product line while clearly articulating tradeoffs

• Ability to define, gain buy-in from stakeholders, and further product vision for a specific software product or product line

• Ability to take complex problems and solutions and break them down to deliver incremental value

• Highly aligned and deep understanding of company strategy, mapping strategy to execution

• Process orientation with strong time-management skills and demonstrated ability to change course, as needed

• Knowledgeable and well-informed decision-making

• Ability to effectively work as a member of a team, with great listening and oral and written communication skills

• Able to structure and process qualitative and quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions

• Proactively brings new ideas to the table, spanning people, process and product

Qualifications:

• 4+ years Product Management Experience with sizable technical/engineering/scientific squads
• Full-stack product experience preferred
• Proven track record of building and scaling digital products focused on data collection, data validation, and/or data quality assurance
• Bonus if first-to-market and/or industry disruptor
• Bonus if previous experience in ag or in a science-based product role
• Experience in sustainability or policy-compliant industries
• Track record of strong communication skills (communicating out and listening successfully)

Indigo is committed to living our values, specifically, creating a work environment where everyone feels respected, connected, and has opportunities to learn and grow. As part of living our values, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels they can be themselves and has an equal opportunity of succeeding.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Generous time off
• Parental leave
• A remote-first organization with flexible work hours
• Commuter benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Competitive compensation

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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