Freelance Product Management Mentors/Tutors (F/M/D) (Remote)

We created CareerFoundry to help others build their careers while maintaining personal freedom and flexibility. Our 100% online, flexible, mentor/tutor driven courses are setting the standard for globally accessible technical education. Through our online programs, expert tutors and mentors bring students from complete beginners to junior Product Managers in 6 -12 months.

We are searching for experienced and passionate Product Managers to join our pool of experts. Help define the next generation of talent by educating and empowering students across the globe while working remotely and around your own schedule!

What you’ll be doing:

Students need more than help and experience to master the necessary skills, they need inspiration and motivation, and vital feedback to keep them focused along the way. You're their point of entry into a new industry, so they’ll want to hear about the challenges you have overcome and what the role is really like on a day-to-day basis. Depending on the role (mentor or tutor) some tasks vary:

• Be available for 1-to-1 video calls to help prepare your students' entry into their new industry (mentors only).
• Suggesting supplemental learning materials and personal insights in areas where students are struggling.
• Providing feedback on student case studies regularly with a view to how it would fit into an industry-ready portfolio.
• Regularly reviewing student exercises submitted through the CareerFoundry platform and providing written feedback, or pre-recorded video reviews (mentors only).
• Responding to students within < 24-48 hours.
• Checking students’ fundamental understanding of concepts and being available to answer questions.

Requirements:

• An understanding of how to support beginners has time and patience, and a strong desire to guide people along their career path in this field.
• A hypothesis-driven approach to product development and familiarity with quantitative goals and outcomes.
• Experience working with agile teams and the agile product development process.
• Fluent or native-level in English.
• Knowledge of the latest development tools and trends like Miro/Mural, Notion, Figma/Omnigraffle, Trello, and Confluence
• A demonstrable track record of driving product development through research, planning, implementation, launch, analysis, and iteration cycles.
• Previous experience in mentorship or tutoring (preferred).
• A broad network of experts in the field, and an in-depth understanding of industry practices.

Benefits:

• A freelance contract with a competitive rate.
• Resume gold – mentoring experience is highly sought after by employers.
• 100% Remote and flexible - work from anywhere with an internet connection, and around your schedule.
• Shape the industry by developing the next generation of product managers.

**Based on your application and experience, we will decide whether the tutor or mentor role is the perfect fit for you.

**We are currently prioritizing applicants based in the EU & adjacent time zones.

CareerFoundry is an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment is that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. We encourage in particular BiPoC, Migrants, people from under-represented communities, people who identify as queer, trans and/ or intersex, people with chronic illnesses, and people with disabilities to apply!

We're looking forward to hearing from you!