Product Manager
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The Applied Social Media Lab (ASML) is a term limited initiative of Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. We are more than halfway through our two-year mission to build social media solutions that center the public interest. We have assembled a team of industry-trained technologists to work with experts from academia and civil society to build new software, protocols, and designs to foster healthier human connections. Teams of industry-trained engineers, designers, and product managers are working on key challenges and opportunities such as transparency and governance, distributed protocols, online discourse, artificial intelligence, and more.
As a Product Manager at the Lab, you will bring strategic, execution, and technical skills to bear to drive change. Working closely with engineers and a UX team across multiple projects, you will be responsible for outcomes working across functions and teams to generate new ideas, conduct experiments, and iterate quickly in search of insight and impact. You will represent the Lab as you bring together stakeholders across Harvard, academia, and industry, onboard users, and educate the public when your work is ready to share.
As a Product Manager, you will :
Basic Qualifications :
Additional Qualifications and Skills :
We are looking for people who have :
Appointment End Date : This is a term appointment expected to extend through June 30, 2026, subject to departmental funding and need.
Standard Hours / Schedule : Full-Time
Visa Sponsorship Information : Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position
Pre-Employment Screening : Identity, Education
Other Information :
To help us understand your interest, please submit a short cover letter about how you see the future of social media evolving. This can be a paragraph or two but no more than a page.
This position may be performed in-person or remotely; the option for hybrid work is also available.
All offers are made by HLS Human Resources.
Work Format Details :
This is a position that is based at a Harvard campus location with some remote work options available. Additional details will be discussed during the interview process. All remote work must be performed within one of the Harvard Registered Payroll States, which currently includes Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Washington, and California (CA for exempt positions only). Certain visa types and funding sources may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.
Salary Grade and Ranges : This position is salary grade level 059. Please visit Harvard's Salary Ranges to view the corresponding salary range and related information.
Benefits :
Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to :
Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page.
EEO / Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement :
Harvard University is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We seek talent from all parts of society and the world, and we strive to ensure everyone at Harvard thrives. Our differences help our community advance Harvard's academic purposes.
Product Manager • Cambridge, MA, US