Product-Management, Software-Product-Management, Agile-Product-Management Jobs

Overview

DecisionPoint seeks a Software Product Management Lead to drive product vision, roadmap development, user story definition, and stakeholder engagement for a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role leads the end-to-end product lifecycle, aligning user needs, mission objectives, and technical capabilities into a cohesive and actionable product strategy.

The Software Product Management Lead partners with engineering teams, UX specialists, PMO leadership, and mission stakeholders to prioritize features, refine requirements, manage backlogs, and ensure product releases deliver measurable value.

This position is fully remote.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Software Product Management Lead will:

• Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with mission and user needs.

• Lead backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and user story refinement.

• Develop clear, actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature descriptions.

• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirement-gathering sessions.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between engineering, UX, QA, security, and operations teams.

• Manage product lifecycles from concept through delivery and iterative improvement.

• Analyze user feedback, operational metrics, and mission needs to adjust product priorities.

• Ensure product decisions are data-driven and aligned with enterprise objectives.

• Support release planning, roadmap presentations, and executive-level product briefings.

• Maintain product documentation, decision logs, and feature tracking artifacts.

• Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement across product teams.

Qualifications

Clearance Requirement

Must hold an active Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 3 background investigation.

Education (Required)

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Experience (Required)

• Minimum 10 years of experience in product management, software development leadership, or Agile delivery roles.

• Experience defining product strategy, roadmaps, and user-focused features.

• Experience working with Agile methodologies and leading cross-functional teams.

• Experience collaborating with technical teams to translate user needs into actionable stories.

• Experience supporting product management in federal or enterprise environments preferred.

Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Strong understanding of Agile product delivery, backlog management, and sprint planning.

• Knowledge of software development processes, technical requirements, and system dependencies.

• Familiarity with ITIL practices and their alignment with product operations.

• Understanding of user experience considerations and mission-driven feature prioritization.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar platforms.

• Familiarity with data-driven decision-making frameworks for product prioritization.

Certifications

Required:

• ITIL v4 Foundation

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Preferred:

• PMP or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

• Additional product management or Agile leadership certifications

Skills

• Strong communication and facilitation skills with technical and non-technical audiences.

• Excellent analytical and prioritization abilities.

• Ability to drive consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to lead product direction in a fast-paced mission environment.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.

Originally posted on Himalayas

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Summary:

A Product Manager is a holistic, mid-level leadership role for larger teams with responsibilities that encompass the entire product lifecycle, leadership of the team, and fiscal management. Product Managers work closely with the Development team, Language Technology leadership, partners and supporting organizations, user communities, and leaders of field trials. A good Product Manager is expected to be a customer spokesperson, product visionary, team champion, and a strategic leader. The goal of this role is to develop and manage roadmaps and sprint priorities via robust processes for collecting and synthesizing user needs.

Major Responsibilities:

• Champion the team, partners, and user community to ensure alignment around overall strategy and direction of the product

• Discover what users need by conducting user research and unveiling critical insights

• Create the product’s long-term vision and strategy

• Align the team around a cohesive product roadmap

• Lead creation of targeted promotions: white papers, conference presentations, user videos

• Work with Director on yearly roadmap, budget, and funding proposals

• Work with Director and Language Technology Leadership to develop and grow partnerships

• Provide quarterly reports and requested metrics to Language Technology Leadership

• Lead performance reviews and goal discussions for your team

Minor Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy software applications, new features, and defect fixes

• Design and develop unit tests and perform code reviews

• Adjust and improve each iteration of the product before release

• Implement and Manage Agile software development methodology

• Participate in regular project status, planning, partnership, and strategic meetings

• Report any hardware and software needs to the Director

• Be available to travel to meet with the larger development team at least once per year

• Be available to travel biannually to the Language Technology Conference

• Participate in professional conferences and meetings

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A servant heart attitude

• Demonstrated leadership skills

• Demonstrated skills in team and personnel management

• Demonstrated skills in software development and algorithms

• Demonstrated passion for understanding and resolving complex user-needs into product priorities

• Demonstrated appreciation for quality user interface design

• Good interpersonal skills of communication

• Good organizational skills

• The ability to quickly analyze and learn a large existing codebase

• The ability to make decisions in a timely manner

• The ability to generate/analyze multiple solutions to a problem

• The ability to quickly pick up technical concepts

• The ability to work both with a team and independently, and to multitask effectively

Education and Experience:

Product Managers should have experience in software engineering, a good understanding of the software development lifecycle, and experience leading development teams. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent work experience is preferred, but we care more for a heart and mind that are always learning. 3 to 5 years’ experience leading teams is preferred.

Training and Orientation:

Will complete the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation.

Weekly Hours

Originally posted on Himalayas