Product Manager Lead

Role Description

Define the product or team's vision within the scope of a particular team, product or feature set, ensuring alignment with user needs and business objectives. Develop a clear perspective on future goals and definitions of success for the team/product and actively contribute to developing the long-term product vision and approach.

• Develop expertise in the policies, operations, and targeted outcomes enabled by the team's work.
• Build a deep understanding of user needs, behaviors, and pain points that guide product strategy and decision-making.
• Interface with Federal customers, end users, and Human-centered Design (HCD) researchers to identify and validate user and business needs.
• Understand the scope of the enabler work and collaborate with System Architects, SMEs, Engineers, and others to assist with product planning and decision-making.
• Understand, visualize, and manage upstream/downstream dependencies.
• Prepare for and participate in Quarterly (PI) Planning.
• Support and lead Agile ceremonies (including planning, refinement, retrospectives, and standups).
• Develop actionable and value-driven features and stories, working with the team to define benefit hypothesis and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with the development and testing team to ensure the implementation of the system tests.
• Provide operational, tactical, and strategic inputs to accomplish program goals, meet planned deliverables, and exceed user satisfaction.
• Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics to identify areas of opportunity.
• Provide proactive and open communication across the program and stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress and impediments.
• Bridge the communication between the agile/project teams and key stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships.

Qualifications

• All candidates must pass public trust clearance through the U.S. Federal Government.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline.
• 10+ years of product management experience, including experience delivering technology products in an Agile environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing complex technology projects from planning through implementation.
• Experience developing and managing product roadmaps.
• Experience applying human-centered design principles.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, Slack, or similar collaboration tools.
• Experience using data to drive product decisions.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

• Experience building and managing data platforms, APIs, and data pipelines.
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification or experience working in a SAFe environment.
• Experience with Medicaid data and delivering solutions for CMS.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Additional wellness and employee support programs.

Company Description

eSimplicity is a modern digital services company that partners with government agencies to improve the lives and protect the well-being of all Americans, from veterans and service members to children, families, and seniors.