Job Description

Career Path Services is launching TruePath, an AI-enabled workforce platform designed to help individuals navigate pathways to employment and economic mobility. This work is supported by a competitive innovation award from the GitLab Foundation AI for Economic Opportunity initiative. We are seeking a Product Manager to help coordinate the development and pilot launch of this platform.

This role sits at the intersection of technology, public impact, and program operations, working closely with engineers, workforce leaders, and external partners to bring an early-stage AI system from concept to real-world pilot. The Product Manager will help guide development cycles, coordinate technical and program partners, and translate project goals into actionable work streams as the team builds and tests the TruePath platform with real users. This is a startup-style innovation project operating inside a mission-driven organization. The team is building, testing, and iterating quickly to explore how AI can responsibly expand access to jobs, training, and economic opportunities.

This role is project-based with a planned duration of one year, concluding in April 2027. This position will be hybrid and part time, approximately 30 hours per week (with some flexibility based on candidate preference for more or less hours). While most of the work will be remote, candidate must live in the greater Seattle area and be willing to travel locally for weekly in-person meetings in King County. 

Career Path Services values the power of experience and perspective, and endeavors to build upon this vital strength. We are passionate about building and sustaining a working environment of belonging for all of our staff and customers. We believe every member on our team enriches our culture by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We are committed to attracting, recruiting, retaining and advancing an engaged team that is responsive to the needs of our diverse clients.

ABOUT THE JOB

This role may be a great fit if you:

• Enjoy working at the intersection of technology and real-world systems, coordinating engineers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Like turning complex ideas into clear plans and execution.
• Are curious about AI, data systems, or digital platforms, even if you are not an engineer.
• Prefer building new systems in an early-stage environment rather than maintaining established programs.
• Are motivated by mission-driven work that expands economic opportunity

CORE COMPETENCIES

Technical Competencies and Skills

• Comfortable working in early-stage product development environments where priorities evolve quickly.
• Ability to coordinate complex projects involving multiple partners, timelines, and deliverables, including developing work plans and tracking progress toward product milestones.
• Ability to translate high-level project goals into product requirements, implementation tasks, and development priorities in collaboration with technical and program partners.
• Familiarity with iterative product development or pilot testing, with the ability to support planning, feedback collection, and ongoing improvements as systems evolve.
• Comfortable working with digital platforms, databases, and project tracking tools, with the ability to learn new technology systems and support testing or implementation activities.
• Ability to coordinate communication and collaboration across multiple partners, including technical teams, workforce organizations, and leadership, to maintain alignment on project priorities and timelines.

Organizational Core Values

• Integrity: Stay true to our mission, purpose, and vision; act in harmony with our beliefs and values; gain trust while respecting boundaries; keep commitments, hold ourselves and others accountable.
• Courage: Take smart risks and challenge status quo; challenge actions inconsistent with organization’s values; speak up, even when uncomfortable; perform heroic actions advocating for those the organization serves.
• Generosity: Extend hospitality, appreciation, and have dedication to serve others; seek what is best for the organization rather than self; act humbly; treat everyone with kindness and dignity.
• Visionary: Embrace an entrepreneurial spirit; pioneer new ideas and demonstrate curiosity; embrace failure to break boundaries and learn rapidly; be willing to do things differently; adapt and stay nimble by finding time to simplify.
• Leadership: Humbly guide and lead others to make a positive difference; contribute to the larger good; share knowledge; commit self and others to professional growth; be a life-long learner; engage in open, honest communication.
• Excellence: Perform with integrity to ensure accurate and competent results with a positive impact; extend beyond minimum expectations; consider other points of view; think critically and problem solve by identifying root causes; show unity through teamwork.

EXPERIENCE/POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (in Business Administration, Information Technology or related field) or equivalent work experience, in lieu of degree.
• 3-5 years’ experience in product management, technical program management or similar roles
• Experience working with cross-functional partners and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate product goals into clear requirements, tasks, and deliverables.
• Exposure to AI product development concepts such as prompt design, retrieval-based systems (RAG), or evaluation of AI outputs.
• Must be able to work in a culturally diverse and fast-paced environment and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and cultural competency.
• Experience working alongside technical teams such as software developers, engineers, or data specialists.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in business administration, information technology, workforce development, or related field.
• Experience managing projects that involve AI tools, machine learning systems, or large language models (LLMs).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms or AI platforms such as Azure, OpenAI, or similar environments.
• Familiarity with agile development processes and iterative product delivery.
• Experience in technology-enabled programs, digital service delivery, or systems implementation.
• Demonstrated success working with external partners, vendors, or technical consultants.

BENEFITS

• Leading health care package, including medical with both F.S.A. and H.S.A. options, dental, and vision
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary/supplemental group term life insurance, group AD&D insurance, hospital indemnity coverage, accident coverage, critical illness coverage, legal coverage, and identity theft coverage
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with a leading employer discretionary contribution
• Paid Vacation (accrue 8 hours/month), Sick (accrue 4 hours/month), Bereavement, Jury Duty and Military Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays, including a Floating Holiday and a Birthday Holiday
• Internet & Cell Phone Reimbursement Allowance and Personal Development Reimbursement Allowances
• Tuition Reimbursement program and a qualified employer for the Federal Loan Forgiveness Program

ABOUT CAREER PATH SERVICES

Career Path Services is a workforce development and employment training 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Spokane, WA.  As an organization, we pride ourselves in being a part of our community and truly enriching the community we work in. We value our diverse team-based environments while recognizing the creativity and initiative of individuals. Career Path Services is committed to honoring our employees’ service to our mission and values by providing continuous training and development opportunities. We have been honored to be named a top 50 Best Nonprofits to Work For by the Nonprofit Times seven years in a row, and are more than proud of our employees who make this happen. Our amazing employees make us a great place to work because of their high character and competence.

Career Path Services is an equal opportunity employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to persons of disability. TTY relay 1-800-833-6388. Career Path Services receives support and funding from federal grants. Read more about federal grant funding at www.careerpathservices.org/federalfunding.  

Job: Product Manager – TruePath AI
Primary Location: Seattle/King County
Salary: Salary range for new hire job offer: $32.21-36.30 per hour, DOE, plus benefits. Full salary range for lifetime of position: $32.21-48.56 per hour.
Recruitment Closing Date: TBD – The hiring authority reserves the right to make hiring decisions and/or close this posting at any time. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply early.

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Part-Time. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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