IT Product Lead

X-Energy, LLC; Rockville (MD); Remote; USD 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement/professional dev

Job summary

X Energy, LLC seeks an IT Product Lead to own requirements, priorities, and delivery for digital applications and data capabilities. You’ll partner with business and technical stakeholders to balance user experience with security, compliance, and measurable business value.

Located in Rockville, MD with remote work options, the role involves roadmapping, backlog management, and collaboration with IT, Cybersecurity, and data teams to ensure secure, reliable integrations across PLM/ERP ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in IT product management or digital engineering.
• Experience supporting/configuring complex engineering/business systems.
• Experience turning capability needs into product requirements and backlogs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise business processes.
• Excellent communication across technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience in regulated, safety-critical environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate capability needs into product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlogs.
• Coordinate implementation and integration of digital tools with delivery teams.
• Apply standards, governance, and best practices for processes, product practices, and data; suggest improvements.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps and prioritized backlogs for assigned apps and data capabilities.
• Monitor product performance, data quality, and integration effectiveness; drive improvements.
• Collaborate with Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, and Data teams for secure integration with adjacent systems.
• Coordinate with vendors on support, licensing, releases, and upgrades; escalate as needed.
• Provide input on estimates and delivery dependencies; track costs and resources.
• Promote model-based systems engineering and digital ways of working.

Skills

Product management

Digital engineering

Backlog management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Regulated environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities.

Job Description

The IT Product Lead manages product requirements, priorities, delivery coordination, and continuous improvement for assigned applications and data capabilities within the digital ecosystem. The position works independently on complex assignments, partners with business and technical stakeholders, and applies sound judgment to balance user experience, performance, security, compliance, and measurable business value.

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities

• Partner with business functions to understand capability needs and translate them into clear product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized features.
• Coordinate and contribute to the implementation, configuration, and integration of digital tools, working with delivery teams to ensure requirements are met.
• Apply established standards, governance, and best practices for processes, product practices, and data; recommend improvements based on observed needs and results.
• Support adoption and effective use of digital engineering tools by developing user guidance, contributing to training and change activities, and resolving or coordinating user issues.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps, requirements, and prioritized backlogs for assigned applications and data capabilities, aligning plans with established business and technology priorities.
• Monitor and report on product performance, including tool usage, data quality, integration effectiveness, and cycle-time impacts; use findings to recommend and implement improvements within the assigned product area.
• Collaborate with Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, and Data/Integration teams to support secure, reliable integration with adjacent systems, such as PLM, ALM, ERP, and document management platforms.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders on product support, licensing, releases, and upgrades; identify issues and opportunities and elevate decisions requiring broader ownership.
• Provide input on estimates, licensing needs, and delivery dependencies for assigned products; track relevant costs and resource needs and elevate variances to the appropriate leader.
• Promote model-based systems engineering and digital ways of working by sharing expertise, identifying practical improvements, and supporting consistent adoption across stakeholder groups.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

Job Profile Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 7+ years of experience in IT product management, digital engineering, business systems, or a related field, with demonstrated ability to independently deliver complex work.
• Demonstrated experience supporting, configuring, implementing, or enhancing complex engineering and/or business systems.
• Experience developing product requirements, maintaining prioritized backlogs, and delivering capabilities in a complex, engineering-oriented organization.
• Strong understanding of enterprise business processes and the ability to connect business needs with technical solutions.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional product activities and supporting process and tool-adoption changes.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate between technical, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Experience working within regulated, safety-critical, or highly complex product environments is preferred.

Desired Qualification

Experience working for companies that support complex engineering products.

Location

530 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD

Work Site Expectations

Remote

Travel Expectations

15%

Hours

Standard office hours are 8:00am ET to 5:00pm ET, Monday - Friday.

Compensation

As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives. Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is: $119,250 - $139,500.

Position Job Classification

Full time - Exempt

Benefits

X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.

Right To Work

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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. X Energy, LLC participates in E-Verify. Please visit the links below for more information about E-Verify and the protection of your Right to Work. Right To Work Link: If you have the right to work, don't let anyone take it away (e-verify.gov) E-Verify Participation Link: E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish

Company Culture

X-energy is delivering the next generation of carbon‑free energy by reinventing nuclear power. We believe in leaving a cleaner planet for our children and grandchildren, while continuing to provide sufficient and affordable power to sustain growing populations around the world. That is why we have reinvented nuclear power, with a unique combination of proven technologies and new innovations, to meet our current and future needs. Watch our Anthem here

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Accommodations

X-energy does not discriminate in employment against qualified individuals on the basis of a disability, and understands its obligation to make reasonable accommodation for individuals with physical or mental impairments that qualify as a disability under the ADA and ADAAA, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the company. It is an applicant’s or employee’s responsibility to participate in this interactive process by seeking an accommodation, assisting X-energy in reviewing accommodation alternatives and providing medical certification of the need for an accommodation. Any applicant or employee who wishes to seek an accommodation under this policy should contact the Human Resources Department via email at [e-mail]. Whether a requested accommodation would create an undue hardship will be determined based on the facts of each particular case.