Product Management Consultant

Goldschmitt and Associates; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with immediate vesting

Paid Federal Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical Insurance, including Vision/Dr

Employer-Paid Disability

Employer Paid Life Insurance

FSA/HSA Programs

Commuter Benefits

Adoption Assistance

EAP

Caregiver Support

Health Advocacy

Financial Wellbeing

Job summary

Goldschmitt and Associates is seeking a Product Management Consultant to provide hands-on planning, coordination, backlog, requirements, stakeholder, and delivery-management support to institutionalize product-management practices across Federal Student Aid.

The consultant will turn product priorities into organized, executable work, combining product-management fundamentals with project-management discipline to keep priorities, decisions, risks, actions, and delivery visible and actively

Qualifications

• Experience supporting complex IT or digital-service initiatives.
• Demonstrated planning, backlog management, risk/issue tracking, stakeholder coordination, and status reporting.
• Working knowledge of Agile and product-management practices.
• Ability to organize complex work involving multiple teams and dependencies.
• Strong written communication, facilitation, documentation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively with business and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support product owners in maintaining product roadmaps, delivery plans, backlogs, priorities, and release/capability plans.
• Facilitate backlog refinement, planning sessions, reviews, retrospectives, working sessions, and other product-delivery ceremonies.
• Develop and maintain epics, features, user stories, requirements, acceptance criteria, action items, decision logs, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate activities across product, business, engineering, operations, security, architecture, data, and contractor teams.
• Track dependencies, assumptions, risks, issues, decisions, milestones, and readiness conditions.
• Support integrated planning and scheduling while focusing on product outcomes.
• Facilitate requirements discussions and ensure business needs are communicated to technical teams.
• Track decisions and ensure actions are completed.
• Gather stakeholder and user feedback for prioritization.
• Prepare status reports, roadmaps, dashboards, meeting materials, and leadership communications.
• Support development and tracking of product KPIs, delivery measures, and performance indicators.
• Identify blockers and escalation issues needing Product SME or Executive oversight.
• Help establish repeatable templates, processes, playbooks, and practices for sustained use by FSA personnel.
• Support workshops, training, office hours, and mentorship activities.

Skills

Complex IT initiatives

Backlog management

Agile delivery

Cross-team coordination

Written communication

Stakeholder facilitation

Job description

At Goldschmitt and Associates LLC (G&A), we’re not just another company—we’re a catalyst for innovation and impact, and we’re inviting passionate, forward-thinking individuals to join us on this journey. Recognized multiple times on the Inc 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies, G&A is a leader in tech transformation and system modernization for some of the nation’s most important federal agencies. Our culture is built on creativity and collaboration. We offer flexible schedules, telework options, and an environment where your ideas truly matter. At G&A, you won’t just clock in—you’ll be solving real-world challenges and working on projects that make a difference in the lives of millions. Joining our team means becoming part of a vibrant, connected community where innovation thrives, your voice is heard, and your impact is felt. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a strategic thinker, or a problem-solver, at G&A, you’ll have the opportunity to level up your career while making a real-world impact. If you’re ready to be part of a company that values purpose as much as progress, G&A is the place for you!

Summary:

Goldschmitt & Associates is seeking a Product Management Consultant to provide the hands‑on planning, coordination, backlog, requirements, stakeholder, and delivery‑management support needed to institutionalize product‑management practices across Federal Student Aid. The Product Management Consultant will focus on turning product priorities into organized, executable work. This individual will combine product‑management fundamentals with strong project‑management discipline to ensure priorities, decisions, dependencies, risks, actions, and delivery commitments remain visible and actively managed.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support product owners in maintaining product roadmaps, delivery plans, backlogs, priorities, and release/capability plans
• Facilitate backlog refinement, planning sessions, reviews, retrospectives, working sessions, and other product-delivery ceremonies
• Develop and maintain epics, features, user stories, requirements, acceptance criteria, action items, decision logs, and supporting documentation
• Coordinate activities across product, business, engineering, operations, security, architecture, data, and contractor teams
• Track dependencies, assumptions, risks, issues, decisions, milestones, and readiness conditions
• Support integrated planning and scheduling while maintaining focus on product outcomes rather than simply schedule compliance
• Facilitate requirements discussions and ensure business needs are accurately communicated to technical delivery teams
• Track decisions and ensure actions are followed through to completion
• Gather and synthesize stakeholder and user feedback for use in product prioritization
• Prepare status reports, roadmap updates, dashboards, meeting materials, and leadership communications
• Support development and tracking of product KPIs, delivery measures, and performance indicators
• Identify blockers and escalation issues requiring Product SME, Executive Product SME, or Executive Program Manager intervention
• Help establish repeatable templates, processes, playbooks, and working practices that FSA personnel can sustain independently
• Support workshops, training, office hours, and hands-on mentorship activities

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience supporting complex IT or digital-service initiatives
• Demonstrated experience with planning, requirements, backlog management, risk/issue tracking, stakeholder coordination, and status reporting
• Working knowledge of Agile and product-management practices
• Ability to organize complex work involving multiple teams and dependencies
• Strong written communication, facilitation, documentation, and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively with business and technical stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possess at least 5 years of experience in product delivery, project management, business analysis, Agile delivery, technology consulting, or related work
• Possess the ability to pass a 6C Public Trust investigation, including US citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe, Product Owner, or comparable certification
• Federal consulting experience
• Experience supporting large modernization or systems-integration programs

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. It is intended to describe the general nature and work responsibilities of the position. This job description and the duties of this position are subject to change, modification and addition as deemed necessary by the Company.

Goldschmitt and Associates offers the following benefits:

• 401(k) with immediate vesting
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical Insurance, including Vision and Dental Insurance
• Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• FSA/HSA Programs
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Caregiver Support Program
• Health Advocacy Program
• Financial Wellbeing Support

Goldschmitt and Associates is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.