Technical Product Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Product Manager
Location: Washington, DC (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity

ZipStaff is seeking a Technical Product Manager for enterprise network and infrastructure platforms at a major passenger-rail organization in Washington, DC.

You will drive a Platform as a Product model across connectivity, secure/compliant access, reliability, and continuous operations — mentoring Product Owners on an ART and turning portfolio vision into multi-year roadmaps. Generic software PMs without infrastructure/networking depth will not be a fit.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and execute multi-year product strategy aligned to enterprise and technology roadmaps.
• Prioritize features and stories across technical product teams (value, risk, feasibility, feedback).
• Mentor Product Owners on the Agile Release Train and translate portfolio goals into backlogs.
• Partner with executives, Engineering, Architecture, Agility Enablement, and operations.
• Champion SAFe : cadence, PI Planning, and agile maturity.
• Define and report KPIs and operational success metrics.
• Bridge business outcomes with networking/infrastructure topics.
• Advocate ITSM and enterprise change-management practices.

Required Qualifications:

• 12+ years technical product management / product leadership.
• Deep background in IT infrastructure, enterprise networking, and distributed architecture.
• Working knowledge of firewalls, cloud connectivity, VLANs, network segmentation, access security, and operational availability.
• Strong ITSM , operational readiness, and formal change management.
• Hands-on SAFe (POPM strongly preferred).
• Jira, Jira Align, Confluence , FigJam, AgilityHealth.
• Executive communication, workshop facilitation, and data-driven decisions.
• Bachelor’s in CS, IT, Engineering, or equivalent senior experience.
• Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active SAFe POPM.
• ITIL.
• Passenger rail, transportation, or other operationally critical infrastructure environments.

About ZipStaff

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled product leaders with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.

To apply , please submit your resume highlighting technical product ownership of network/infrastructure platforms, SAFe delivery, and ITSM.