Mid-Cycle Nominations for the 2026 BPMA Board of Directors are now open!
As a volunteer-led organization, BPMA relies on the Boston area's talented product community to drive our success. That means you!
Give back and connect with other leaders in the Boston area product management and product marketing community. Board members help chart the course of the BPMA, one of the most active product management associations in the US. Learn more below and please let us know if you have any questions.
What is a "mid-cycle" election and why are we having it?
While we just recently elected and welcomed our 2026 Board of Directors, already we have identified two key areas where additional bandwidth can help bring our members additional value -- specifically in Marketing and Events.
These are key parts of the experience that the BPMA delivers. Pamela Nasr, Director of Programming, and Andrea Nelson, Director of Marketing, are doing a fantastic job and are seeking Co-Directors to share the load and help us do even more!
Key Dates
- Self-nomination deadline is Friday April 3rd, 2026.
- Candidate online interviews with the nomination committee take place in April.
- Board members are elected and published in late April or early May.
Thinking of Nominating Yourself?
BPMA board members make a commitment to the BPMA and its initiatives to grow and develop its members' careers. We also make a commitment to our fellow board members with thoughtful and timely collaborations and communication. Most roles require 10 hour monthly time commitments spread across individual team leadership, board director meetings and engaging with our member community. If you're unsure of making the commitment, we are always looking for volunteers to support the Board positions as well!
The open positions and duties are listed below:
Board Role - Co-Director of Marketing & Communications
This is a critical role to our organization, authoring content and overseeing a team of volunteers that execute much of what our members experience as BPMA outside of events!
Opportunities
- Oversee a team of creative, passionate volunteers that are in it to do great things for our members.
- Put your personal mark on the blogs, newsletters, and other collateral that our members see every day.
- Author content (i.e. blog posts, videos, etc.) that serve the BPMA and can also augment your own portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Design & execute marketing initiatives to drive awareness & membership.
- Recruit and manage volunteer team.
- Manage event promotion, including partner programs, sponsor programs, and workshops(with Director of Program Planning).
- Create marketing collateral to support initiatives.
- Distribute weekly newsletters on time: promote BPMA events and programs, create unique content, maintain clean and eye-catching formatting.
- Maintain social media accounts (Linkedin).
- Maintain BPMA web content, including "Insights" (blog) -- authoring and recruiting content from experts.
- Maintain integrity of email lists in Constant Contact.
- Manage monthly theme conversation with Event and Blog teams.
Estimated Time Commitment: 10-15 hrs/month
Board Role - Co-Director of Programming
A major part of our member value are events throughout the year. The Co-Directors of Programming oversee the team that plans and organizes 10-15 events throughout the year (both in-person and virtual).
Opportunities
- Interact closely with volunteers, members and high-profile presenters as the leaders of BPMA events.
- Be personally responsible for one of the highest-impact facets of BPMA.
- Participate in shaping the strategic themes that BPMA focuses on throughout the year.
Responsibilities
- Create yearly programming plan with strategic input from the board and members
- Solicit & review speaking proposals; schedule speakers and manage speaker relationships
- Define, maintain, & publish programming calendar
- Plan & manage events, including booking venues & services and setting up event collateral
- Coordinate outreach campaigns with Marketing team
- Collect member event feedback, answer member requests, and compile survey results
- Update event metrics on a quarterly basis and use to inform future programming
Estimated Time Commitment: 10-15 hrs/month per person
Submit a nomination here!
Have questions about any of the roles? Please reach out to president@bostonproducts.org.
