Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ad Hoc is a technology company that delivers scalable digital services for government organizations, including the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senior Product Manager will shape product strategy, lead cross-functional execution, and deliver scalable platform and API-driven products for federal customers. The role also involves stakeholder collaboration, roadmap and backlog management, delivery optimization, and mentoring product management teammates.
Responsibilities
- Partner with customers and Product Owners to define product vision, strategy, and measurable outcomes
- Lead cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle, from discovery and planning to delivery and continuous improvement
- Develop and maintain product briefs, roadmaps, and strategic documentation that align stakeholders around shared goals
- Translate customer needs, mission objectives, and technical constraints into clear product priorities and execution plans
- Drive roadmap planning, backlog refinement, and prioritization while balancing competing priorities and tradeoffs
- Partner with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, release planning, deployment strategies, and operational excellence throughout the product lifecycle
- Drive collaboration between Engineering, DevOps, and platform teams to improve delivery processes, reduce operational friction, and increase product reliability
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to influence decisions and achieve program objectives
- Advocate for user-centered design, Lean product principles, and iterative delivery approaches
- Partner closely with Engineering, UX, Business Analysis, and DevOps teams to remove blockers and keep delivery on track
- Support onboarding of new product owners, producers, consumers, and platform partners by establishing scalable processes and documentation
- Identify opportunities to expand platform adoption by building strategic partnerships across customer organizations
- Help define and improve onboarding experiences that enable new partners and users to successfully adopt platform capabilities with the long-term goal of self-service
- Understand complex system integrations, APIs, and platform dependencies to connect products and services across enterprise environments
- Manage and evolve platform or API-driven products, ensuring integrations and shared services deliver value across multiple customer teams and enterprise systems
- Collaborate with technical teams to define product capabilities, APIs, integrations, and platform services that enable scalable adoption across the organization
- Mentor and coach junior Product Managers while helping mature product management practices across the organization
Skills
- * Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of Product Management experience
- * Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
- * 1+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams, including Engineering, UX, Business Analysis, and DevOps
- * Experience developing product roadmaps, managing backlogs, and prioritizing work based on customer value and business objectives
- * Experience identifying and removing delivery blockers while driving products from concept through release
- * Experience working within Agile product development environments using Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar methodologies
- * Experience partnering with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, release planning, deployment strategies, and modern software delivery practices
- * Experience managing platform products, API products, enterprise integrations, or shared services
- * Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
- * Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future
- * Must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance
- * CSPO, Certified Product Manager (CPM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or other related Agile certifications
- * 3+ years of experience leading large cross-functional product initiatives in complex enterprise or federal environments
- * Experience developing strategic partnerships that increase adoption of products or platforms across large organizations
- * Experience managing platform or API products that support multiple applications, teams, or enterprise services
- * Experience defining API capabilities, product integrations, and platform strategies that enable scalable adoption and self-service
- * Experience creating scalable onboarding models, documentation, and self-service capabilities for users and partner organizations
- * Experience working with cloud-native platforms, microservices architectures, or enterprise integration patterns
- * Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or other Federal Civilian agencies is preferred
Benefits
- Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO
- 401K with employer match
- Paid parental leave after one year of service
- Employee Assistance Program
- This is a remote position
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