Lead Product Strategist, Public Sector

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable product advisor throughout the entire product development lifecycle, assisting clients in defining a digital product vision and ensuring its successful delivery.

• Create product roadmaps, success metrics, product briefs, and additional resources to foster alignment around objectives and priorities.

• Assist clients in identifying and prioritizing the most valuable outcomes based on program goals, user requirements, technical factors, and project limitations.

• Collaborate closely with Project Managers to guarantee that product scope and priorities are in line with contractual obligations, budgets, and timelines.

• Advocate for user-centered methodologies and lean product strategies to help teams manage priorities and make trade-off decisions.

• Function as a product strategy lead and act as an embedded or surrogate Product Owner, guiding clients through feature prioritization and product decision-making processes.

• Direct discovery, synthesize user research, and gather requirements, converting intricate business and user needs into organized product specifications and epics.

• Convert client requirements into actionable technical specifications and feature outlines for large-scale Drupal digital transformation and cloud projects.

• Spot opportunities to integrate new digital services and capabilities, such as artificial intelligence and large language model applications.

• Manage and prioritize product backlogs in Jira and Confluence, translating strategic objectives into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint plans.

• Lead backlog refinement, story mapping, and sprint planning sessions with cross-functional development teams.

• Ensure that delivered features meet quality, usability, design, and product expectations prior to release.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in digital product strategy, product management, or a similar field, with a background in leading or supporting federal technology, CMS, cloud, or web modernization projects.

• Experience in large-scale digital transformation efforts and web CMS platforms, including Drupal and Acquia.

• Knowledge of AI integration, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security frameworks such as FedRAMP, WAF, and CDNs.

• Solid understanding of federal contracting environments, including FFP, IDIQs, and FAR/DFARS, and how product management functions within fixed-scope government contracts.

• Proven experience collaborating with Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver intricate digital products on schedule and within scope.

• Excellent communication, workshop facilitation, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Bachelor's degree along with 6+ years of experience in digital product strategy, product management, or related fields leading or supporting federal technology, CMS, cloud, or web modernization projects.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident capable of obtaining and maintaining a Public Trust clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.