Technical Product Manager volunteer opportunity at iLevelUP: unpaid work with Product Team. This is a fully remote role.
Technical Product Manager: remote volunteer opportunity
Connect product priorities with secure technical delivery. Coordinate the roadmap, cross-functional execution, identity and access management, and a short-term bookkeeping automation initiative.
Fully remote | Unpaid volunteer | United States
About iLevelUP
iLevelUP is a free, AI-powered, game-based learning experience being developed by Believe in Me to help young people explore education and career possibilities and build self-confidence. The product is in limited beta. The learner is the main character, and iLevelUP is the guide.
Technical Product Manager role overview
As an iLevelUP Technical Product Manager, you will contribute practical expertise to a nonprofit education product in limited beta. Connect product priorities with secure technical delivery. Coordinate the roadmap, cross-functional execution, identity and access management, and a short-term bookkeeping automation initiative.
You will work with the relevant team to agree on priorities, review progress, and document decisions. Because the product is still developing, clear handoffs and useful feedback matter.
What you will own
Your contribution centers on the responsibilities below. First, understand the current work and the needs of your collaborators. Next, agree on a manageable scope with the team lead. Then, share progress and raise blockers early. Finally, document the decisions that your teammates need for the next step.
Technical Product Manager responsibilities
- Coordinate a product roadmap informed by user research, data, and stakeholder priorities.
- Track technical delivery across engineering, design, and content contributors.
- Support secure onboarding, offboarding, role-based access, and audit documentation.
- Coordinate security reviews and incident response planning with the appropriate experts.
- Lead the source-defined bookkeeping automation initiative during the first three to six months.
- Work with accountants to validate financial controls and hand off the resulting workflow.
Early deliverables
- First, review the current product management work and identify useful next steps with your team lead.
- Next, agree on an initial deliverable, its review criteria, and the people who need to contribute.
- Finally, complete a reviewable piece of work and document what the next contributor needs to know.
Technical Product Manager required qualifications
- A bachelor’s program or degree in information systems, cybersecurity, computer science, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- At least three years of relevant professional experience.
- Knowledge of agile delivery and product lifecycle management.
- Hands-on experience with identity and access management, secure cloud platforms, or cybersecurity frameworks.
- Strong organization, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Technical Product Manager helpful experience
- Experience with OAuth2, SAML, SCIM, role-based access, or identity federation.
- Product delivery experience in SaaS, education technology, or nonprofit technology.
- Familiarity with bookkeeping systems and financial operations.
- Relevant project management or security certifications.
How we work
Work with Product Team through approved project tools. In practice, share concise updates, ask for the context you need, and keep decisions in the agreed workspace. For example, explain what you completed, what needs review, and what is blocking the next step. In addition, protect learner and project information when preparing examples or discussing your work.
Why volunteer with iLevelUP
- Contribute to a nonprofit education product at a stage when your decisions can shape the learner experience.
- Own a meaningful body of work and collaborate across education, design, engineering, and student support.
- Develop work samples and share approved contributions in your portfolio while respecting project and learner confidentiality.
Time commitment and location
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.
How to apply
First, use the Believe in Me volunteer application to share your résumé or professional profile, relevant experience, availability, and a brief statement of interest. Before submitting, remove personal, confidential, and proprietary information from any work samples.
For the Technical Product Manager opening, explain a relevant project. For example, describe the problem you addressed and your own contribution. If you are still building experience, describe how your current skills connect with the listed responsibilities. Next, the team will review your application and discuss fit and expectations with selected applicants.
We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and pathways. Before applying, review this role’s required and helpful experience. Also, if you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, use iLevelUP’s contact page.
Role details
- Role: Technical Product Manager - Product & Security
- Program: iLevelUP, a Believe in Me initiative
- Employment type: Unpaid volunteer
- Workplace: Fully remote
- Applicant eligibility: United States
- Team: Product Team
- Company address: 107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
- Job ID: 738
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.