Product Manager (Master)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

No Suitability Required

Public Trust/Other Required:

Job Family:

Program Management

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand the business domain, collaborate with the government product owner, product managers, users and business stakeholders to define the product strategy and roadmap
• Collaborate with the government product owner to realize the product vision and roadmap by elaborating on product functional requirements and design of developable user experiences with prioritized Epics, Stories and corresponding business value or outcome measures with product release plans
• Be an expert with respect to the overall product and how it fits into the client mission and goals; contribute innovative ideas
• Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product
• Perform product demos
• Develop business success metrics for the product in collaboration with the Product Owner
• Act as a leader within the overall program, advocating for the product
• Serving the Program/Project Manager by overseeing resourcing for the product
• Create effective, prioritized product descriptions, and delivery plans to meet user needs in a cost-effective way
• Conduct brainstorming sessions to elicit user needs, interpret user research in order to make the correct product decisions, noting that users do not always know what they want
• Implement analytical methods to objectively prioritize business needs
• Continually keep abreast of changes to user habits, preferences, and behaviors across various digital platforms and their implications for successful delivery of government digital services
• Explore industry trends in the business domain and identify product enhancements and improvements

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Project Management, or other relevant experience delivering software solutions to customers.

• Expert level understanding of full-lifecycle development of products that deliver a positive user experience and meet organizational goals.

• Experience in agile methodologies for software development

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical details. Ability to communicate high level concepts and strategy in a coherent and engaging fashion.

• Experience in translating stakeholder needs into product vision, product features and create detailed development goals and release plans for agile teams

• Ability to communicate credibly with a wide range of digital delivery disciplines and talent

• Analyze and model a problem from business and technical perspective and collaborate with architects and developers to develop a fit solution

• Designing highly complex solutions with potentially multiple applications and high transaction volumes.

• Experience in product estimation to assess level of effort and creating overall schedule/roadmap

• Overseeing multiple product teams and institutionalize streamlined product development processes across products

• Ability to model the user experience and interaction across multiple parts of the solution

• Ability to articulate, document structure and behavior of proposed products and create plans and initiatives and deliver them to stakeholder and developers

• Advise senior management on how products and processes could be improved

• Familiarity with serving as a consultant or contractor in the Federal Government

Desired skills:

Experience with federal sector playing key roles in programs/projects

Experience with product development in Cloud, DevSecOps, Lean and Kanban

Familiarity with GSA Fleet Management Systems

Education:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in business, computer science or social science* fields.  *Non-technical degrees may require more direct relevant experience in software delivery to be considered.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.