Product Consultant (Contract)
Fama Technologies Inc. · United States · 3 wk ago
RemoteRemoteMarketing$6k–$9k/moContract
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate like confidentiality, EEO, etc. Must preserve substantive info.
Let's parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Position Overview: description of role, part-time contract, remote, 10-15 hrs/week, Pacific overlap, compensation $6k-$9k/month, $150/hr, initial 90 days, independent contractor 1099, tax responsibilities.
- What you’ll do: bullet list of duties.
- Who you are: bullet list of qualifications/experience.
- Strongly Preferred: bullet list of preferred qualifications.
- Also mention background: Fama description maybe not needed? It's about company but could be "About the role"? The instruction: use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content.
We have:
- About the role: could be the Position Overview description (role summary). Could include remote, part-time, contract, hours, overlap, duration, independent contractor.
- Responsibilities: the "What you’ll do:" bullet list.
- Requirements: maybe the "Who you are:" bullet list (mandatory qualifications). Could also include "Significant experience in background screening industry..." etc.
- Qualifications: maybe the "Strongly Preferred:" bullet list.
- Skills: maybe not explicitly listed; could combine some skills like structured thinking, operator viewpoint, etc. But we should only include if there is real specific content. There is mention of "structured thinking", "grounded perspective on AI product design", "critical mindset". Could be skills.
- Benefits: Not mentioned besides compensation? There's no explicit benefits like health, PTO. So we should not create Benefits section.
- Pay: we have compensation details: $6,000 – $9,000 / month, $150 per hour, independent contractor 1099, tax responsibilities. So we can create Pay section.
- Schedule: we have remote, 10-15 hrs/week, some overlap during Pacific business hours. So we can create Schedule section.
We must not include placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include boilerplate like confidentiality, EEO, etc. So we must omit those paragraphs.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the bullet points exactly as given, but we can format as
- . Must not lose any detail.
Let's extract bullet points.
From "What you’ll do:":
- Collaborate with our product managers as they define new product initiatives, providing candid feedback where needed.
- Offer an operator's viewpoint on how background screening processes function, highlighting areas of manual effort, delays, and real costs.
- Identify compliance and workflow constraints that any design must respect.
- Review requirements, specifications, and prototypes as the industry expert.
- Help us understand how screening firms and their customers evaluate and purchase new technology.
From "Who you are:":
- You have significant experience in the background screening industry, making workflows, vocabulary, and economics second nature to you. A product management title is not required.
- Have owned or managed components of case fulfillment, review, escalation, or disputes, and you know where the system breaks down and what it costs.
- You have close experience with the work, whether in a consumer reporting agency, a screening technology vendor, an applicant tracking system with a screening integration, or a large employer's screening operation.
- Possess practical knowledge of the regulatory landscape, particularly FCRA compliance as it relates to workflow, as well as state and local regulations. We do not seek legal advice, but rather insight into where rules impact processes.
- You exhibit structured thinking, capable of breaking down complex operational realities into parts and articulating which aspects are most critical in writing. This skill is typically developed on an operations floor as well as in product organizations.
- Have a grounded perspective on AI product design. While you do not need to be technically inclined, you should approach demonstrations with a critical mindset.
From "Strongly Preferred":
- Current or recent experience at a background screening firm in operations leadership, product management, or compliance.
- Direct responsibility for a screening operations team or for quality assurance within one.
- A broad understanding of various screening check types, rather than an in-depth focus on just one.
- Experience in product management is a plus, but not a requirement.
- Involvement with PBSA or a comparable industry organization.
- Previous consulting or advisory experience, making a short engagement format familiar to you.
Also note: "We value your judgment over output." Could be part of About the role? Might be included as a sentence.
Also: "Your role will be to help our product managers sharpen how they define problems, challenge assumptions that may seem reasonable but will not survive in real-world operations, and review their work with an operator's perspective. You will not own the roadmap, the backlog, or delivery, as those responsibilities belong to our product managers. This role has no direct reports."
Also: "If you have managed screening operations without holding a formal product title, you are exactly who we want to hear from. We have product managers, and we need insights from someone with firsthand operations experience."
These are part of Position Overview.
Also: "Work & Compensation Model: This is a remote position open to qualified applicants throughout the United States. Join our team as an Independent Contractor (1099) in a flexible remote role. We are looking for candidates who can commit 10 to 15 hours per week, with some overlap during Pacific business hours. You'll collaborate with Fama's product managers and R&D leadership, contributing to exciting projects. Compensation is targeted (Part-Time): $6,000 – $9,000 / month for dedicated fractional strategic advisory at $150.00 per hour. The contract starts with an initial 90 days and can be extended by mutual agreement. This position is an independent contractor role paid on a 1099 basis. Contractors are solely responsible for their own tax obligations, insurance, and benefits. The final rate will be determined based on specialized expertise, scope of deliverables, and relevant market rates."
We need to include Pay and Schedule sections.
Pay: compensation details: $6,000 – $9,000 / month, $150 per hour, independent contractor 1099, tax responsibilities, insurance, benefits (they are responsible). Also mention final rate determined based on expertise etc.
Schedule: remote, 10-15 hrs/week, some overlap during Pacific business hours.
Also mention initial 90 days, can be extended.
Maybe include duration in About the role or Schedule? Could be part of About the role.
We need to avoid duplication.
Let's structure:
About the role
... (position overview summary)
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet
Requirements
- ... from Who you are (mandatory)
Qualifications
- ... from Strongly Preferred
Skills
Maybe combine structured thinking, grounded perspective on AI product design, critical mindset, operator viewpoint, etc. But those are already in Who you are. Could treat them as skills. However we already used Who you are for Requirements. Might be better to put those as Skills. But we need to preserve all info; we can split Who you are into Requirements (experience) and Skills (thinking, perspective). However the instruction says we can have sections only when posting has real specific content. It's okay to have both Requirements and Skills. Let's extract skills: - Structured thinking, capable of breaking down complex operational realities into parts and articulating which aspects are most critical in writing. - Grounded perspective on AI product design; approach demonstrations with a critical mindset. - Operator's viewpoint on background screening processes (maybe that's responsibility). But we can keep. But we already have operator's viewpoint in responsibilities. We could put skills as: - Structured thinking and ability to articulate critical operational aspects. - Grounded perspective on AI product design and critical mindset when evaluating demonstrations. We must not invent; we need to keep phrasing close. Let's copy sentences: From Who you are: "You exhibit structured thinking, capable of breaking down complex operational realities into parts and articulating which aspects are most critical in writing. This skill is typically developed on an operations floor as well as in product organizations." And: "Have a grounded perspective on AI product design. While you do not need to be technically inclined, you should approach demonstrations with a critical mindset." Thus skills section can have those two bullets. Now Requirements: we need to include the experience bullets. Let's list them: - Significant experience in the background screening industry, making workflows, vocabulary, and economics second nature to you. A product management title is not required. - Have owned or managed components of case fulfillment, review, escalation, or disputes, and you know where the system breaks down and what it costs. - Close experience with the work, whether in a consumer reporting agency, a screening technology vendor, an applicant tracking system with a screening integration, or a large employer's screening operation. - Possess practical knowledge of the regulatory landscape, particularly FCRA compliance as it relates to workflow, as well as state and local regulations. We do not seek legal advice, but rather insight into where rules impact processes. We could also include "You have significant experience..." etc. Now Qualifications (Strongly Preferred): - Current or recent experience at a background screening firm in operations leadership, product management, or compliance. - Direct responsibility for a screening operations team or for quality assurance within one. - A broad understanding of various screening check types, rather than an in-depth focus on just one. - Experience in product management is a plus, but not a requirement. - Involvement with PBSA or a comparable industry organization. - Previous consulting or advisory experience, making a short engagement format familiar to you. Now About the role: combine position overview details. We need to include: Fama builds AI-based screening products, designing next generation, internal product managers own work, seeking senior practitioner from background screening industry to collaborate as domain expert and design partner for part-time contract engagement. Background can be operations, product, or compliance. Value judgment over output. Role: help product managers sharpen problem definition, challenge assumptions, review work with operator's perspective. Will not own roadmap, backlog, delivery. No direct reports. If you have managed screening operations without formal product title, you are exactly who we want. We have product managers, need insights from someone with firsthand operations experience. Also mention remote, independent contractor, 10-15 hrs/week, Pacific overlap, collaborate with product managers and R&D, compensation, contract duration. But some of those overlap with Pay and Schedule sections. We should avoid duplication. So About the role can be a brief summary of the role purpose, not repeating compensation/hours. Let's craft About the role paragraph:Fama is designing the next generation of its AI‑based screening products and seeks a senior practitioner from the background screening industry to serve as a domain expert and design partner for its product managers in a part‑time contract engagement. Your background may be in operations, product, or compliance. You will help product managers sharpen problem definitions, challenge assumptions, and review their work from an operator’s perspective, without owning the roadmap, backlog, or delivery, and with no direct reports.
That captures the essence. Now Responsibilities: the bullet list from "What you’ll do:". Now Requirements: bullet list from "Who you are:" (the experience bullets). We'll keep them as is. Now Skills: bullet list from the two sentences about structured thinking and grounded perspective. Now Pay: details about compensation. We need to include: Compensation targeted (Part-Time): $6,000 – $9,000 / month for dedicated fractional strategic advisory at $150.00 per hour. The contract starts with an initial