Product Manager- Agile Scrum Master
$110,000–$125,000 year
HybridWashington, District of Columbia, United States or Washington, United States
Job Summary
Own and maintain product roadmaps that balance mission needs, cybersecurity, technical debt, and budget constraints while coordinating work across development, infrastructure, and business stakeholders. Manage schedules, risks, dependencies, and resource allocations using standard project management practices to ensure incremental, value-focused releases aligned with enterprise architecture and CIO priorities. Serve as the primary liaison to governance bodies, providing status, performance metrics, and decision-ready options for executive-level prioritization. This role supports federal client engagements in Data Analytics, Mission Support, and IT Modernization within a collaborative team focused on delivering exceptional client service and transformative technology solutions for Government mission success.
Required Qualifications
- in-depth knowledge and experience assisting with agile management
- single-point accountability for planning, delivery, and lifecycle management of these products
- client-facing consultant responsible for identifying operational challenges, developing practical solutions, and independently driving initiatives from concept through implementation
- Own and maintain product roadmaps that balance mission needs, cybersecurity, technical debt, and budget constraints
- Coordinate work across development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to ensure integrated delivery
- Manage schedules, risks, dependencies, and resource allocations using standard project management practices
- Serve as the primary liaison to governance bodies, providing status, performance metrics, and decision-ready options
- Ensure that releases are incremental, value-focused, and aligned with enterprise architecture and CIO priorities
- Experience defining and prioritizing product features using structured frameworks (e.g., MoSCoW, WSJF, value scoring)
- Demonstrated ability to translate mission needs into actionable product strategies, release plans, and measurable outcomes
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, system integration patterns, and how technical constraints influence product decisions
- Experience managing cross-functional delivery teams, including developers and business stakeholders
- Ability to develop decision-ready briefings, business cases, and governance artifacts that support executive-level prioritization
- Familiarity with agile product management practices, including backlog ownership, sprint planning, and iterative release cycles
- Experience working in federal or regulated environments where compliance, documentation, and auditability are essential
- Ability to identify and manage product risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs across multiple mission-critical systems
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret metrics, KPIs, and user feedback to drive continuous improvement
- Experience supporting change management activities, including stakeholder communication, training coordination, and adoption planning
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Management, or an equivalent/related field
- CSM Agile Scrum or SAFe certification required
- 7+ years of experience in business analysis/technical analysis experience, including leading end-to-end product delivery across multiple releases, including roadmap development, prioritization, and lifecycle management
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams (development, cybersecurity, infrastructure, business stakeholders) in an agile or hybrid SDLC environment
- Experience coordinating enterprise-level dependencies, risks, and resource allocations across complex, integrated systems
- Proven track record presenting to governance bodies or executive stakeholders, including preparing decision-ready briefings and performance metrics
- Experience balancing mission needs, technical debt, cybersecurity requirements, and budget constraints when making product decisions
- Background supporting enterprise or federal programs where documentation, compliance, and auditability are essential
- Experience delivering incremental releases that align with enterprise architecture standards and CIO-level priorities
- Ability to obtain and maintain government clearance (Public Trust)
- U.S. citizenship
Desired Qualifications
- PMP or equivalent training desired
- Experience developing product strategies and roadmaps that incorporate mission priorities, cybersecurity requirements, and long-term technical debt reduction
- Demonstrated ability to use KPIs, analytics, and user feedback to drive prioritization and measure product value
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture principles and the ability to align product decisions with CIO-level standards and modernization initiatives
- Experience preparing governance artifacts such as business cases, decision briefs, tradeoff analyses, and performance dashboards
- Background supporting change management activities, including stakeholder communication, training coordination, and adoption planning for new enterprise capabilities
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