Product Manager III (LOC)

Product Manager III
Job number: 782

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people's needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We've helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we're also changing how the government approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities

Product Manager III serves as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance, and mentoring skills. With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule, and delivery requirements. You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, while driving improvements in product management processes. Primary expectations of a Product Manager III include:

• Partner with federal product owners and agency stakeholders to shape product vision, strategy, and roadmap across program workstreams including Registration, Recordation, Licensing, and Public Records
• Own and maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog that reflects real user needs, program dependencies, and agency priorities
• Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives within a SAFe delivery environment
• Translate complex technical and policy requirements into clear, actionable user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria
• Track and communicate delivery progress, risks, and blockers to both internal teams and federal stakeholders with transparency and clarity
• Collaborate with UX researchers, engineers, and accessibility specialists to ensure features are evidence-based, technically feasible, and accessible before sprint commitment
• Proactively identify and escalate risks with recommended mitigations, maintaining clear escalation paths aligned with senior leadership
• Develop and maintain product documentation including roadmaps, release plans, product briefs, and sprint artifacts
• Coach and mentor junior team members, providing actionable feedback that supports growth within the product discipline

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant product management experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
• Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation as a condition of employment
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

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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

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $125,000 - $145,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.