CKM Product Manager - State

Tesla Government Inc; Falls Church (VA); Remote; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex PTO

Flexible work schedule

Health benefits

401k matching

Work from home (telework)

Job summary

Tesla Government Inc. in Falls Church, VA is seeking a leader to spearhead the CKM initiative, refactor and modernize a large legacy system, and productize it as a SaaS offering.

You will structure a small team, direct development and design, harness AI to update Java codebase, improve UI/UX, ensure 99.9% uptime, and build knowledge graphs, taxonomies, and enterprise chatbot capabilities across multiple audience levels.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI-enabled projects for government or enterprise platforms.
• Strong UI/UX sensibility with a track record of engaging, scalable interfaces.
• Proven ability to direct cross-functional teams (engineering, design, product).
• Experience running A/B tests and acting on results.
• Understanding of SaaS architecture and productization for market delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CKM initiative and structure work for a small team.
• Direct development and design teams to deliver phased results.
• Leverage AI tools to modernize the Java codebase and improve performance.
• Identify and address UI/UX improvements and uptime targets (99.9%).
• Build automation for tagging, taxonomy deployment, and knowledge graphs.

Skills

AI capabilities

UI/UX design

Team leadership

A/B testing

SaaS/product development

Job description

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Falls Church, VA

About Us: Tesla Government Inc. (no affiliation with the automotive company) is a rapidly growing small business, located in Falls Church, Virginia. Founded in 2009, Tesla Government seeks to improve how government agencies manage and share information internally and with other agencies and external partners. Our proven agile, outcome-oriented approach delivers results quickly, reducing risk and driving client success.

We offer Flex PTO, flexible work schedule, health benefits, 4% matching on 401k contributions, competitive compensation, and work from home (telework). We have a friendly, active work environment, and our projects make a difference.

Position Summary

We are looking for someone to lead the company’s “CKM” initiative, a project to refactor, modernize, and productize a large legacy system and take it to market as a SaaS offering. We are looking for a person who can structure the work of a small team to show significant results in a phased timeline.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (others may be assigned)

Lead the CKM initiative, structuring the work of a small team to show significant results in a phased timeline.

Direct development and design teams.

Make extensive use of AI models and tools to:

Update, modernize, and productize the company’s Java codebase.

Identify and address performance bottlenecks and places where UI/UX can be improved.

Improve uptime to 99.9%.

Assess and improve infrastructure components (e.g., SOLR search).

Auto-tagging documents using standard tags (e.g., Dublin Core) and customer-specific tags (e.g., DoS Tags/Terms).

A process for creating and deploying customer-specific taxonomies and ontologies (long-term goal).

Creation and display of knowledge graphs and other visualizations as appropriate for the documents involved.

Notifications, alerts, and logs of document repository utilization (who is looking at what).

Regular AI-generated reports and notifications that summarize recent additions, deletions, and updates to the repository by topic and geography, and respond to complex queries of the repository (e.g., “How many S&T agreements were entered into in the past 20 years and which ones will be coming up for renewal in the next 3 years?”).

Create chatbot functionality at several levels:

Enterprise: provide a path for integrating with the customer’s enterprise-level chatbot, if one exists.

Bureau: support subdivisions of an enterprise that need to restrict access to their own employees (e.g., an Inspector General).

Office: support repositories that may include PII, company confidential, or other handling restrictions requiring need-to-know access for a limited number of people.

Ensure platform capabilities comply with government requirements for uptime and related standards.

What Success Looks Like

A refactored, modernized Java codebase taken to market as a SaaS offering.

Performance bottlenecks resolved and UI/UX improvements in place.

99.9% platform uptime, with capabilities that meet government requirements for uptime and related standards.

Agency ATOs obtained.

AI-driven document management features delivered and in use, including auto-tagging, knowledge graphs and visualizations, utilization notifications and logs, and AI-generated reports that answer complex repository queries.

An established process for creating and deploying customer-specific taxonomies andontologies.

Chatbot functionality at the enterprise, bureau, and office levels, with access controls suited to each level’s handling restrictions.

A small team showing significant results across a phased timeline, with decisions guided by MVP learnings and A/B test results.

Consistent month-over-month growth in platform users.

Clear signs of product-led growth, such as most new users joining on someone’s recommendation.

Other platform-available services (e.g., OSINT) adding to the user base.

Required Qualifications

Experience external development teams and design teams and managing internal teams to service federal government clients.

Experience directing projects that make extensive use of AI coding capabilities.

Deep understanding of UI/UX design, with an emphasis on what makes a platform compelling.

Experience running A/B tests and analyzing and acting on results.

Experience ensuring platform capabilities comply with government requirements for uptime, etc.

A solid understanding of what makes a SaaS system compelling to the federal government.

Experience creating an MVP and leveraging what is learned from its deployment to grow the user base by selectively adding platform capabilities.

A deep understanding of how AI can be used to reach the goals listed above.

Desired Experience

Experience with similar projects (refactoring, modernizing, and productizing a large legacy system using AI).

Compensation

The expected initial salary for this role is $165,000 - $185,000 annually. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge and skills, education, experience, certifications, geographic location, and organizational needs. Individual compensation will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis.

In addition to base salary, Tesla Government offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings options, paid time off, paid holidays, and professional development opportunities.

Tesla Government Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.