Senior Product Manager - Ad Hoc LLC

Senior Product Manager

We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.

Work on things that matter

Our teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people 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 thinks about and uses technology.

Built for a remote life

Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We've designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that's welcomed.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports a wide range of customers that span the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, Library of Congress, and the Social Security Administration. 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:

• Strong influential skills to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Serves as a mentor and coach to other product team members.

• Leads cross-functional efforts for delivery team members and team leads; may serve as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholders.

• Primarily focused on program and delivery strategy, but also supports tactical assignments.

• Considered an expert with agile methodologies; ability to lead cross-functionally and deliver based upon requirements.

• Leads a cross-functional team to deliver new products given the mission and goals of the customer.

• Works with a client/product owner to shape the vision and strategy for a product or program and adopt more iterative and outcome-driven ways of working.

• Shapes the vision and narrative for the product by developing artifacts, like a "product brief" and related roadmaps; with the goal of instilling a shared purpose and metrics to define success.

• Works with customers to develop strategies that focus on the highest value outcomes for the program given goals, needs, and constraints.

• Successfully advocates for user needs and lean methods when setting priorities and managing tradeoffs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience.

• Formal training or certification in Agile software development methods.

• Demonstrated experience working with Agile and/or Continuous Delivery approaches and best practices, especially those that support scaling Agile to an enterprise such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

• Demonstrated experience in using an Agile development framework, including task estimation, test automation, deployment automation, and Continuous Integration to improve overall execution speed and product quality.

• Demonstrated ability to orchestrate the management of technology scope and risks.

• Demonstrated experience ensuring that the technical expectations of deliverables are met through Agile processes; additionally, support the continuous improvement of those practices.

• Demonstrated experience delivering Agile software using best practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Adaptable Software Design.

• 1+ years experience directing assignments for cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior government contracting experience is highly preferred.

• Ability to obtain/maintain any of the following: CSPO, CPM, CSM or other related certifications.

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit: https://adhocteam.us/join/

Benefits:

• Company-subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Use What You Need Vacation Policy.
• 401K with employer match.
• Paid parental leave after one year of service.

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 the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, 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 $124,000 - $135,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

Job reference: SENIO001678