Job Description

Dona's mission is to support places of worship and charities with fundraising through technology. https://donadonations.com

We partner with over 2,000 charitable organisations across the UK to install contactless card terminals and donation webpages to collect donations.

We are growing and are looking for a product-focused individual to join our team. This role is about developing our products to make charities more successful in fundraising. There are plenty of opportunities to grow and develop your skills in this role in a fast-paced tech start-up environment.

What you'll be doing:

Own and manage the product backlog across Dona's mobile app, web platforms, APIs, and physical product firmware/configuration. Lead and line manage the development team, supporting their performance, growth, and delivery focus. Work closely with stakeholders to understand business and customer requirements, turning insight into actionable priorities. Translate requirements into clear user stories and tasks for the development team, ensuring alignment with goals and timelines. Test and validate completed work to ensure it meets requirements and quality standards before release. Coordinate and oversee software and hardware releases, managing deployments across all environments and communicating changes internally and externally.

Skills and experience we're looking for in a candidate:

Strong technical foundation, with a solid understanding of software architecture, APIs, and modern development practices (e.g., Agile, CI/CD, version control). Excellent communicator - clear and confident in both written and spoken English, able to engage effectively with both developers and end-users. Highly organised and proactive, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and follow through on tasks without close supervision. Clear and patient explainer, capable of translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and turning business needs into developer-ready requirements. Adaptable and resilient, comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving priorities. Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar role involving product ownership, technical leadership, or delivery coordination.

Values we're looking for in a candidate

Being open and transparent. Particularly, open to and taking on feedback, being transparent about your work and owning your mistakes (we all make them!). Care. Care about the work you do and supporting the charities. For example, handing over work you to do before you go on holiday and going the extra-mile to make sure you hit deadlines. Continuously improving. From a personal perspective and company perspective. There are plenty of things we can improve! Respect. Respecting your colleagues and our customers and expecting the same respect from your colleagues and our customers. Humility. Listening to your colleagues and being open-minded that what you think or do might be wrong.

What's in it for you?

An opportunity to learn and grow in a fast paced tech start-up environment where you can make a difference Contribute to doing something good - we support over 2,000 wide-ranging charities who do fantastic things We will support and train you in your role You'll work with an amazing team! We're a small company (10-15 people) with no HR department so all our HR and employment contracts go through an umbrella company, who offer a wide range of benefits including a pension scheme and statutory sick pay. Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays.

Required to:

Have your own laptop
Working hours 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week).

Location:

Hybrid home and office working (office based in Hove). Expected to be in the office 1 day a week.
Job Type: Permanent

Pay: 40,000.00-60,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

What are your salary expectations? What's your notice period from your current role? Do you have your own laptop? This is needed for the role as we operate a "bring your own device" policy
Education:

Bachelor's (required)
Location:

Hove BN3 6HA (required)
Work Location: In person