Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ad Hoc is a technology company that helps organizations deliver scalable, impactful digital services through modern, agile methods. The Senior Product Manager leads cross-functional product delivery for federal-sector programs, shaping product vision and strategy, managing stakeholders and priorities, and advocating for user needs and outcome-driven ways of working.
Responsibilities
- Strong influential skills to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Serves as a mentor and coach to other product team members
- Leads cross functional efforts for delivery team members and team leads; may serve as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholders
- Primarily focused on program and delivery strategy, but also supports tactical assignments
- Considered an expert with agile methodologies; ability to lead cross-functionally and deliver based upon requirements
- Leads a cross-functional team to deliver new products given the mission and goals of the customer
- Works with a client/product owner to shape the vision and strategy for a product or program and adopt more iterative and outcome-driven ways of working
- Shapes the vision and narrative for the product by developing artifacts, like a “product brief” and related roadmaps; with the goal of instilling a shared purpose and metrics to define success
- Works with customers to develop strategies that focus on the highest value outcomes for the program given goals, needs, and constraints
- Successfully advocates for user needs and lean methods when setting priorities and managing tradeoffs
Skills
- 7+ years of relevant product management experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
- 1+ years experience directing assignments for cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated experience working in agile and SAFe delivery environments, with the ability to apply the right methodology to the situation rather than following any single framework rigidly
- Proven ability to manage and prioritize complex backlogs across multiple workstreams with competing priorities
- Strong stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences, including federal agency partners
- Experience decomposing complex problems into actionable stories, roadmap items, and delivery plans
- Comfortable facilitating cross-functional collaboration across engineering, design, QA, and program leadership
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, able to translate technical concepts for agency stakeholders and executive audiences alike
- Prior experience with federal agency digital services or government contracting environments
- Familiarity with copyright, licensing, records management, or other regulatory/compliance-driven domains
- Experience supporting SAFe PI planning, ART coordination, or multi-team program delivery
- CSPO, CPM, CSM, or other relevant agile or product certifications
- Experience working alongside UX research and accessibility teams in an integrated delivery model
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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