Product Owner - Junior to Mid Level

March 14

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Generation is a global nonprofit organization focused on empowering individuals through access to meaningful employment. Established in 2015, Generation provides training and career placement services to adults, especially those who face challenges in securing jobs due to factors such as limited access to education or socioeconomic barriers. The organization operates in 17 countries, including the USA, India, and Spain, and offers programs in high-demand sectors like technology, healthcare, and skilled trades. Generation's approach aims to sustain economic mobility and improve the workforce system, helping more than 125,000 graduates achieve better income and career prospects since its inception.

training • workforce development • education • reskilling • technical training

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2015

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

🎯 Recruitment

📋 Description

• ABOUT GENERATION • We believe in the power of employment to change lives. • We are a global nonprofit organization that supports adults to achieve economic mobility through employment. • Generation trains and places adult learners of all ages into careers that are otherwise inaccessible. • We also conduct original research and share data insights on high priority global workforce transition topics to inform decision-making by workforce system stakeholders. • Launched in 2015, Generation comprises a global hub (Generation You Employed, or GYE) and a network of in-country affiliates. • To date, the network has 100,000+ graduates and 11,000+ employers across 46 professions and 17 countries. • When learners join Generation, 91% are unemployed, of which nearly half are long-term unemployed. • Three months after completing our program, graduates have an 78% job placement rate, rising to 88% within six months. • Of our employed graduates, 68% are hired by repeat employers who have previously hired Generation graduates. • Employed graduates earn an average of 3-4X their previous earnings. • Two to five years after graduation, 77% of our alumni from upper-middle income countries continue to meet their daily financial needs and 63% can save for the future. • To date, Generation’s global graduates have earned more than $1 billion in wages.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience as product manager, project manager of product owner. • A positive, friendly, and collaborative attitude. • Technology background: Solid understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development lifecycles. • Track record of working as a product owner or scrum master within an agile team that successfully delivered scalable products. • Excellence in effectively communicating and collaborating with cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams, as well as with stakeholders and partners. • Experience shipping several large-scale projects with multiple dependencies. • Passion for team growth and development. • Experience actively coaching, mentoring, and developing team members and a champion of shaping our open, mission-driven culture. • Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to set a vision and motivate your team towards key milestones. • Experience in co-managing the day-to-day operations of a start-up or businesses units. • Experience with identifying new ventures in digital and business development. • Fluent in English and Spanish.