Scientific Product Manager

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in scientific product management, technical program management, or scientific computing leadership roles.
• Experience building and managing open-source scientific software or computational tools used by researchers.
• A solid understanding of climate science, atmospheric modeling, or data science—enough to communicate fluently with scientists and engineers and to assess trade-offs.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Exceptionally fast learner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills—especially when translating between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Obsessed with usability and adoption—you understand that the best tool is the one people actually use.
• Low ego and high trust, and you build deep, collaborative relationships across teams.
• Highly organized, outcomes-oriented, and proactive—you don’t need someone to tell you what to do next.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as product owner for Reflective’s core scientific tools—including the SRM simulator and associated data platforms.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to define product vision,  strategy, and user requirements.
• Translate user needs into clear product requirements and technical specifications.
• Establish and maintain a prioritization framework for ongoing product development and iteration.
• Drive planning, coordination, and execution of cross-functional product work across Reflective’s science, engineering, and data teams.
• Create and manage clear, realistic project timelines and workflows.
• Help unblock teams and identify dependencies, tradeoffs, and bottlenecks.
• Ensure tools are rigorously tested, documented, and version-controlled.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external users of Reflective’s tools.
• Create and maintain feedback loops with researchers, modelers, and decision-makers.
• Work with Reflective’s communications staff to develop documentation, training materials, and outreach strategies to support tool adoption and impact.
• Collaborate with Reflective’s leadership to ensure tool development aligns with the organization’s scientific roadmap.
• Represent Reflective’s technical capabilities in external meetings and convenings.
• Contribute to pitches and proposals to expand support for key scientific infrastructure initiatives.