New America is hiring a
Pilot Manager Designer

Summary

The job is for a part-time Pilot Manager & Designer to manage 3-4 co-design teams across the U.S., developing community-driven AI pilots. The position requires a unique blend of community advocacy experience, project management expertise, and user experience (UX) skills. The role is remote but prefers candidates based in Boston, MA; San Jose, CA; or New York, NY.

Requirements

• Experience as a Project Manager, with a proven track record of managing complex teams
• Background in community advocacy and/or working with political entities, particularly facilitating partnerships between local governments and community groups
• Familiarity with a variety of project management tools (e.g., Trello, Asana, Jira)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple co-design teams across various cities, ensuring effective communication and cooperation among all parties
• Utilize project management tools to track progress, manage tasks, coordinate with team members, and report learnings and progress to various stakeholders
• Drive a collaborative, community-driven pilot design and implementation process, coordinating and actively steering teams toward more inclusive, community-oriented outcomes
• Work closely with community advocates, ensuring that community voices are heard and integrated into the design process
• Facilitate collaborative design processes involving multiple and diverse stakeholders to advance projects and remove roadblocks
• Report regularly on teams' progress and challenges to diverse stakeholders, including funders, local government leaders, community groups, and others
• Synthesize teams’ progress and learnings through written briefs, presentations, etc. and share with all stakeholders
• Implement and oversee knowledge management practices to ensure that insights and information from all co-design teams are captured and utilized effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent Spanish speaker
• Familiarity with product development, sprint management, and/or UX and service design
• Knowledge of technology policy, cybersecurity, and related fields, with the ability to understand and incorporate tech considerations into the design process

Benefits

• Position Type: Part-time, Contract
• Location: Remote, with some travel required to the cities where co-design teams are based
• Duration: 12 months
• Compensation: $100,000