Lead Product Manager

Lead Product Manager

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Lead Product Manager for a contract assignment with one of our premier regulatory clients in Rockville, MD.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for two critical enterprise AI infrastructure solutions.
• Oversee Arize, our cloud-agnostic model observability platform that serves as the evidence layer for monitoring effectiveness, governance, and drift across both GenAI and traditional ML implementations—delivering comprehensive monitoring, diagnostics, evaluations, bias detection, and real-time anomaly detection to support model owners, developers, technology teams, and governance processes.
• Drive ModelOp, firm's central hub for onboarding and cataloging all AI models and use cases while orchestrating digital governance workflows to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Translate business requirements into feature sets and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, actively participate in sprint ceremonies, and partner with development teams to sequence work that maximizes value delivery.
• Manage the integration and experience between ModelOp and Arize, write product documentation and release notes, field feature requests from support channels, and provide proactive engagement with technology teams bringing AI use cases to production.
• Success requires a systems thinker with customer service orientation, strong follow-up discipline, and the ability to work through ambiguity while empowering development teams and ensuring compliance across firm's rapidly expanding AI portfolio.
• Owns the vision and strategy, roadmap, and feature definition for multiple products and/or complex products.
• Responsibilities include defining the roadmap as well as planning and managing products and product features through the product development process.
• This role manages the product backlogs for a product group while prioritizing work and making product-related decisions based on the needs and expectations of users and stakeholders.
• The individual in this role identifies and manages work with a high level of autonomy. They manage multiple product designs at any given time while partnering closely with the business to understand pain points and develop strategy.
• Develops deep understanding of the business and product areas within the product group, as well as the relevant data that can be used to inform key decisions.
• Defines multiple products and/or complex products and identifies gaps and user needs by creating vision, strategy, and requirements documents for product(s).
• Utilizes available data or commissions new research to identify user needs.
• Performs experiments and organizes primary research to uncover additional user value.
• Demonstrates expertise across multiple products which facilitates discovery and drives enterprise capabilities.
• Builds partnerships with relevant stakeholder teams.
• Coordinates with interdependent teams and influences leadership to drive efficiencies.
• Builds and leverages solid working relationships with business and product stakeholders, UI/UX, architecture, and technology teams to facilitate product and user success.
• Participates in the intake process for their product domain.
• Leads the product planning process across multiple products and/or complex products by overseeing the development of requirements documents (user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases) for products or product releases.
• Maintains a prioritized backlog based on defined user value, aligning with product strategy and resource capacity; uses data and analytics to prioritize the product backlog appropriately.
• Works closely with UI/UX to set the direction for the design of the user experience for their products.
• Determines and monitors release goals, prioritization, implementation, and iteration plans for their products according to user value.
• Resolves problems that are escalated during the process.
• Leads large and sometimes highly complex product launches by working with relevant stakeholders to develop launch plans.
• Identifies, reviews, and resolves issues and blockers in partnership with team members that may delay the launch or impede the success of product(s).
• Coordinates formal UAT where necessary.
• Develops product documentation and training materials for users in support of product launches.
• Tracks and reports on product launch metrics, utilizing feedback to drive associated actions and product iteration.
• Leads post-launch reviews and drives incorporation of feedback in future product releases.
• Works with internal and external teams and users to identify, classify, and resolve product and product group-level user issues.
• Identifies new and innovative methods and metrics for tracking product success, works with the technology team to improve reports and monitoring.
• Works with stakeholder teams to actively monitor metrics.
• Tracks performance trends and gathers user feedback to determine product group-level gaps, development opportunities, and if necessary, product end-of-life plans.
• Represents team in product group-level discussions with stakeholders.
• Attends business reviews, providing critical input and expert insights to inform the business cases, business strategy, and development of new products.
• Provides coaching and guidance to more junior-level product management team members.
• Works with cross-functional leaders and experts to establish best practices and identify opportunities to improve the product development and delivery process.
• Follow, understand, and apply relevant industry trends, research, and best practices in technology and product management.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities.