Lead Product – Agile Analyst

Excella

Lead Product / Agile Analyst for innovative software and data product development. Driving product vision and strategy in a collaborative agile team environment.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,406 - $174,475 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive product vision and strategy grounded in user research, data, and business goals; maintain a long-term roadmap while executing near-term priorities.
Partner with executive stakeholders across business, engineering, design, and operations to align product initiatives with broader organizational strategy.
Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and validation to delivery, adoption, and performance optimization.
Drive cross-functional collaboration with UX designers, data specialists, developers, and SMEs to translate user needs into scalable solutions.
Apply change management principles to guide adoption, readiness, and training for new product features and enterprise rollouts.
Lead stakeholder management at all levels of the organization, facilitating alignment, gathering feedback, and influencing through storytelling and data.
Oversee technical and functional requirements development, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and value alignment throughout the product lifecycle.
Facilitate Agile events and scale Agile practices across teams, helping to evolve team maturity.
Establish and track success metrics, customer satisfaction, and product health while recommending course corrections when needed.
Support strategic decision-making with data-driven insights.
Mentor and coach team members, helping develop a high-performing product culture and elevating analysis and delivery capabilities across the team or community of practice.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in Product Management, Agile Business Analysis, or related roles within software or data product development.
Proven ability to lead enterprise-level product initiatives, including setting vision, defining roadmaps, and driving execution across multiple teams or products.
Demonstrated strength in stakeholder management, including executive communication, expectation alignment, and risk mitigation.
Deep understanding of Agile frameworks and delivery practices, including experience coaching teams and adapting Agile at scale.
Strong technical fluency with the ability to collaborate with engineering teams, understand data platforms, APIs, and software architecture at a conceptual level.
Experience applying change management principles (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter) to support successful adoption and transformation.
Skilled in facilitation and workshop leadership, especially in requirements development, prioritization, customer journey mapping, and vision definition.
Comfortable with data analysis and data visualization tools to inform product decisions and monitor ongoing performance (e.g., SQL, Power BI, or similar).
Excellent communication, storytelling, and executive presence — able to translate complex ideas into compelling narratives for varied audiences.
Passionate about developing others — experience in mentoring, coaching, and shaping product management best practices.
Nice to have: Agile and business analysis certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

We offer top of industry medical, dental, and vision benefits with multiple options to choose from such as an employer-contributed health savings account, infertility coverage, and orthodontia so you can select the plan that works best for you.
Regardless of what stage of life you’re in, Excella wants to support you. We provide 8 weeks of Parental Leave, discounted pet insurance, and a Care.com membership with 3 back-up emergency child or elder care days annually – all available to you on your first day.
Starting day one, every employee is bonus eligible and receives 15 days of paid vacation, 6 federal holidays, and 4 floating holidays.
Doing your best work means having the best tools! Excella’s TechEleX program provides you with multiple options to suit your technology needs. Choose between a variety of Mac or PC devices, and to ensure your hardware remains current, at the end of a 3-year period Excella will replace your existing computer with a new model from the program. Plus, we’ll even give you the original device to keep for your personal use!
With Excella’s Annual Internet Reimbursement benefit, all employees receive an additional $25 per month to help offset the cost of internet access. This initiative reflects our commitment to supporting you in staying connected and productive, no matter where you work.
We'll invest in your career by providing 3 days of paid professional development every year, including an allowance for registration fees to attend classes, conferences, or obtain professional certifications.
We encourage mindfulness and overall well-being through employee wellness events, a HeadSpace membership, as well as access to TalkSpace and mental health coverage through our medical plans.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product ManagementAgile Business AnalysisStakeholder ManagementChange ManagementData AnalysisData VisualizationRequirements DevelopmentCustomer Journey MappingVision DefinitionSoftware Architecture

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationExpectation AlignmentRisk MitigationFacilitationMentoringCoachingStorytellingCollaborationInfluencingTeam Leadership

Certifications

Agile CertificationBusiness Analysis CertificationProsci CertificationADKAR CertificationKotter Certification