Digital Workspace Product Manager

Center for Employment Opportunities

$98K — $104K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in digital product management or IT product ownership
  • Proven track record in establishing product visions and executing tech deployments
  • Ability to translate complex operational needs into practical technical workflows
  • Strong stakeholder and change management skills
  • Advanced experience with enterprise collaboration tools like Google Workspace and workflow automation software
  • Familiarity with non-profit or mission-driven environments and social services operational contexts
  • Experience with low-code/no-code tools and Agile methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute the multi-year product roadmap aligned with organizational goals
  • Balance daily operational needs with data accuracy and security requirements
  • Manage the complete product lifecycle from implementation through optimization
  • Conduct internal product discovery to map workflows and translate user needs into specifications
  • Lead solution design processes with stakeholders and technical teams
  • Co-lead change management efforts and create user training materials
  • Establish governance frameworks and accountability with vendors

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Paid parental leave
  • Participation in a retirement plan
  • Sick and vacation leave, along with paid holidays
  • Workplace culture promoting continual learning and teamwork
  • Engagement activities like lunch and learns and team outings
Full Job Description
Digital Workspace Product Manager
New York City CEO Office Location
Hybrid


Anticipated deadline to submit application: September 25, 2026 before 5pm EST. Position may close early if application limit is met. Apply promptly for full consideration.

The Opportunity

At CEO, Product Managers own a portion of the organization's technology ecosystem and staff user experience with a focus on ensuring efficient, compliant, and integrated systems that minimize user friction. Product Managers blend strategic product management, systems support, business process improvement, and change management to enable the organization to scale its impact across 650+ employees and 30+ sites.

By defining and executing multi-year product roadmaps, Product Managers unify staff-facing applications, optimize workflows, and drive user adoption in alignment with organizational goals.

Role-Specific Responsibilities

CEO has several Product Management roles with differing functional scopes, but with shared underlying responsibilities.

The Product Manager (Digital Workplace) owns the suite of digital tools that connect, empower, and support staff across all sites. This includes user devices, enterprise collaboration tools, project management/workflow automation software (e.g., Monday.com), Google Workspace, and AI assistants This role unifies employee-facing applications to maximize productivity, streamline workflows and enable CEO to scale its impact. They focus on frontline non-profit operations, eliminating friction between central staff, office-based personnel, and mobile/frontline teams to improve communication, efficiency, and service delivery.

As part of our mission, we strongly encourage individuals who have lived experience of incarceration or involvement in the justice system to apply for this role.

Who You Are
  • You have at least 5+ years of experience in digital product management, digital workplace management, or IT product ownership.
  • You have a track record of establishing product visions, maintaining roadmaps, prioritizing backlogs, and executing cross-functional tech deployments.
  • You have proven ability to translate complex operational needs into practical, intuitive technical workflows.
  • You have strong stakeholder management and change management skills with experience designing training and adoption strategies.
  • You have experience supporting distributed organizations with complex multi-site operational structures.
  • You have advanced experience managing enterprise collaboration and productivity platforms (e.g., Google Workspace, workflow automation tools like Monday.com).
  • You have demonstrated experience optimizing digital tools specifically for mobile, frontline, or decentralized workforces.
  • You have experience in non-profit, workforce development, human services, healthcare, or mission-driven environments.
  • You have familiarity with reentry or social services operational environments.
  • You have experience with low-code/no-code workflow automation tools or intranet/knowledge management design.
  • You have experience with Agile product development methodologies.
  • Certifications: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PMP, Google Workspace Administrator, or administrator-level credentials in major financial planning/accounting platforms.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Key responsibilities of the Digital Workspace Product Manager include but are not limited to:

Technology Strategy Support & Roadmap Execution
  • Own the multi-year product roadmap for assigned technologies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and tech strategy in partnership with Senior Leadership.
  • Balance the specific daily needs of operational teams with the organization's overall need for consistent, accurate data and security.
  • Manage the complete product lifecycle from planning, co-leading implementations, and ongoing optimization through to eventual decommissioning or modernization.
  • Work with business and product leadership to prioritize backlogs and initiatives based on organizational capacity and impact.

Solutions Identification & Design
  • Lead internal product discovery, conducting deep dives to map workflows across departments and translate distinct stakeholder needs into technical specifications.
  • Dedicate time to understanding specific user needs (e.g., mobile/frontline vs. central staff; functional finance teams vs. general staff).
  • Lead solution identification and co-design processes in collaboration with internal stakeholders, technical teams, external implementation providers, and software vendors.

Implementation & Change Management
  • Serve as a bridge and functional translator between technical infrastructure/vendor teams and non-technical operational staff.
  • Co-lead organization-wide change management, designing role-specific onboarding materials, proactive communication strategies, and training programs to boost tool proficiency and adoption.
  • Establish robust feedback loops and user research practices to uncover system friction and continuously iterate on solutions.

Ongoing Governance & Operations Support
  • Partner with IT Leadership, Security, Compliance, Legal, and Finance to establish governance frameworks, user permission structures, data security levels, and change control protocols.
  • Manage vendor relationships, configuration partners, and implementation consultants, holding them accountable to project timelines and technical standards.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support sustainable maintenance and growth.
  • Define, track, and optimize system KPIs related to platform adoption, speed-to-close/operational metrics, data accuracy, and user satisfaction.
  • Audit and optimize data flows, system performance, and API connections to prevent data fragmentation.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $98,000-$104,000. Consistent with CEO's compensation philosophy, we place candidates within a given salary range based on comparable tenure in title, relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. The midpoint of the range generally reflects the market rate for a fully proficient employee in this role, with placement toward the top of CEO's posted range reserved for candidates with more extensive and comparable experience. In keeping with CEO's compensation philosophy, final offers also account for internal parity and geographic location

We recognize that salary is a part of the overall compensation package and also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental coverage, as well as professional development opportunities to our staff.

We also offer paid parental leave, participation in a retirement plan, sick and vacation leave, paid holidays and more. We are a workplace that promotes continual learning and teamwork, offering lunch and learns, team outings, holiday gatherings and more for our staff.

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