Associate Director, Digital Product Management
Braven
Associate Director, Digital Product Management
Braven
Non-profit career-readiness program for underrepresented students
Braven · Chicago, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-23
Workplace: hybrid
Department: Systems
Job Title: Associate Director, Digital Product Management
Team: Systems
Location: Hybrid in Chicago (IL), New York (NYC), or Newark (NJ).
Employment Type: Full-time
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Start Date: ASAP
Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program.
We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students, followed by support that lasts through graduation.
Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.
To learn more, take a look at Braven’s Jobs.
In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring an Associate Director, Digital Product Management who will support the strategy, design, and continuous improvement of our digital products and workflows.
This is a domain-owning, senior individual contributor role at the intersection of Braven's programs, product strategy, and process automation. As a member of the Systems team, you will be responsible for owning recommendations that support the organization’s prioritization process on behalf of the Digital Product Management Office (DPMO). You’ll use product analytics to shape the roadmap for your area and represent the product team with program leaders and partners across Braven. Digital Product Managers partner closely with Salesforce and software engineers, and data teams to mitigate manual work, improve the staff and stakeholder experience, and build systems that scale. You'll bring both strategic perspective and hands-on execution that helps drive planning and deliver on the product roadmap.
This role sits on the Systems team and reports to the Sr. Director, Digital Product Management.
Product Strategy & Management (50%)
Automation & Workflow Strategy (35%)
Communication & Collaboration (15%)
Other duties, as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.
Work Demands
Additional Requirements
Application & Interview Process
While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be:
Braven provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development. While Braven reserves the right to change benefits at any time, current benefits include:
Compensation
Braven offers opportunities for salary growth over time. We believe in compensating staff members fairly relative to one another, their qualifications, and their impact on the organization, and we take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Braven does not negotiate salary offers; instead, each offer is carefully determined using external and internal benchmarks.
The hiring range is determined by role scope, qualifications, and internal equity, with annual growth based on performance. Braven does not base compensation on individual candidate salary expectations and is committed to maintaining internal equity. The hiring ranges for this role by geographic market are set forth as $95,900-$103,000 in Atlanta, $101,200-$108,700 in Chicago, and $111,300-$119,600 in Newark and New York City. This is based on a 50-hour workweek. This is a full-time, regular, exempt, and benefits-eligible position where you will be working at 100% capacity.
Please note that Braven is firm in its compensation philosophy; therefore, only candidates who believe our total rewards package aligns with what they are looking for in their next opportunity are encouraged to apply.
Location
We gather in the office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) and work remotely 2 days a week (Monday and Friday). Therefore, this role requires teammates to live within commuting distance of one of our hubs: Chicago, New York City, or Newark. We believe in the magic, connection, and collaboration that happens when people work together face-to-face, and we believe in giving people flexibility to focus, balance personal priorities, and save themselves two commutes per week.
Braven is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor. We encourage talented individuals of all backgrounds to apply.
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Braven is a non-profit that partners with colleges, employers, and funders to help underrepresented and first-generation students move from college to strong first jobs. It delivers career readiness through the Braven Accelerator, a semester-long, credit-bearing course with online modules and in-person learning labs. Fellows work in cohorts on real-world challenges and receive coaching from volunteer professionals, plus Leadership Coaches who guide groups and develop their own management skills; after the accelerator, they gain ongoing alumni support, mentoring, and access to internships and jobs. Braven collaborates with public universities and offers BravenX, a fully virtual option with stipends, aiming to broaden networks, build skills, and reduce underemployment to promote education equity.
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