Technical Mentor (Independent Contractor) - Product Manager Nanodegree (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)

About Us

Udacity is on a mission to change lives, businesses and nations through radical talent transformation in digital technologies.  We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey. Udacity is proud to be backed by respected investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures, Bertelsmann and Drive Capital, among other leading VC firms, and provides a powerful and differentiated solution inside of a $32b total addressable market opportunity. Udacity has more than 100 enterprise customers including Airbus, Bertelsmann, BNP Paribas, Leidos, Mazda, and the United States Air Force.

In our mission toward powering careers through tech education, we are doubling down on the support that we offer to our students. As a part of this, we want to extend an opportunity to you to become a Technical Mentor with Udacity. Our Tech Mentors are industry professionals who provide world-class technical support to our students in their Nanodegree journey. All our Technical Mentors are handpicked through a rigorous selection process so that we can truly be #studentfirst. 

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Required skills/qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in Product Manager  
• English fluency is a MUST

Technical competence:

• Product Lifecycle, Product Strategy, Product Design, Product Development, Product Launch, Product Development, Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation, User-Centered Design, Go-To-Market Strategy
• 2+ years of Experience in Product Management Role
• 2+ years of working experience related to the above skillsets.
• Graduate from Product Manager Nanodegree Program is an added plus
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Public Speaking 
• Student-oriented mindset and focus on understanding their problems
• Flexibility at their current job to take this challenge as a part-time, independent contractor

Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities as a technical mentor will be divided into three major tasks.

1. 1:1 video calls
2. Virtual Technical Deep-Dive Sessions
3. Group Q&A sessions

Personal 1:1 Session:

• Mentors will answer any questions that learners have about the project or course content.
• Prior to the call mentors are expected to review the students' previous project submission(s) - provided by the Mentor Success Team when available - and/or any specific areas of the Nanodegree content or project that the student has expressed confusion or difficulty with.

Technical Deep-Dive Session:

• For concept deep-dives, mentors will come prepared with a slide presentation that reviews a Nanodegree concept in more detail, share different use-cases for the concept to broaden student perspectives and understanding, and hold a Q&A session with the learners.
• For project walkthroughs, a mentor will come prepared with a slide presentation that outlines each element of the rubric to help learners understand expectations and typical problem areas they may encounter. This can include a mentor “grading” a sample submission to demonstrate what mentors are looking for when reviewing projects.

Group Q&A Session:

• Mentors will host office hours/Q&A sessions to answer any questions learners have regarding projects.
• These sessions may be held on Slack or video call.
• No preparation is necessary for these sessions.

Why should you apply? 

• Gain recognition for your technical knowledge
• Earn additional income 
• Contribute to a vibrant, global student community 
• Stay updated on the latest cutting-edge technologies

There are only Limited open positions, so please don’t wait too long to apply!

Before applying, we would request you to kindly complete the General Information Form if you haven't filled it already. 

Note: Technical Mentors work independently and set their own schedule. However, the above-mentioned opportunities are subjected to a specific schedule and agenda.  If selected you would be provided with access to the Mento