Provide product leadership and strategic direction for a cross-functional team supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs
Lead a highly agile, small cross-functional team responsible for delivering rapid development across multiple workstreams and products
Adapt quickly, manage shifting priorities, and effectively context switch in a dynamic environment
Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap while partnering with key stakeholders, clinicians, and end users to deliver high-value capabilities
Ensure that product investments are aligned to mission objectives, user needs, and measurable outcomes while maintaining transparency, accountability, and continuous value delivery
Own and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with client needs
Translate product strategy into well-defined features, epics, and user stories
Balance new feature development with technical debt, compliance, and operational needs
Coordinate with client leadership to make trade-off decisions based on impact and risk
Partner closely with engineering, UX/UI, data, operations, and stakeholder teams to deliver product capabilities
Lead agile and scrum ceremonies (planning, refinement, demos, retrospectives) to ensure clarity of requirements and alignment to outcomes
Ensure development efforts align with defined product goals and acceptance criteria
Serve as the voice of the user and customer, engaging key stakeholders to gather feedback, validate assumptions, and refine priorities
Communicate product progress, roadmap updates, and outcome metrics to leadership
Monitor product performance and usage metrics
Identify opportunities to enhance usability, adoption, and business impact

Requirements

8+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, or related roles
Experience defining and delivering digital products or enterprise software solutions
Experience working with cross-functional teams in agile environments
Ability to define the product vision and develop corresponding success metrics (KPIs, OKRs) and use data to drive decision-making
Experience developing product roadmaps and managing product backlogs
Familiarity with agile frameworks and methodologies (e.g., SAFe, Scrum)
Working knowledge of modern system architectures, including APIs, microservices, and cloud-based platforms
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release management practices
Experience working with government clients or in regulated environments
Significant experience with common product delivery and collaboration tools, including GitHub, Mural, Slack, and the Microsoft Office tool suite
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to translate mission needs into clear product requirements
Demonstrated ability to build alignment and drive decisions across stakeholders without formal authority
Strong analytical, prioritization, and decision-making skills
Experience managing product delivery within the VA (preferred)
Experience leading efforts to modernize legacy systems into cloud-native architectures (preferred)
Agile or delivery certifications (e.g., PMP, SAFe, CSM) (preferred)

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity & Paternity)
Training & Development
Work From Home

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

product managementproduct ownershipdigital productsenterprise software solutionsproduct roadmapsproduct backlogsKPIsOKRsAPIsmicroservices

Soft Skills

communication skillsanalytical skillsprioritization skillsdecision-making skillsadaptabilitystakeholder alignmentcontext switchinguser engagementfeedback gatheringtransparency

Certifications

PMPSAFeCSM