Product Manager - Public Interest Tech (Remote)

Skylight; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Disability insurance

Life and AD&D

FSAs & HSA

401(k) match

Paid time off ~25 days

11 paid federal holidays

Professional development allowance

Tech purchases allowance

Skylight swag budget

Remote-friendly environment

Job summary

Skylight, a digital consultancy focused on government services, is seeking a Product Manager to drive execution for a DoD-related program. You’ll organize deliverables, maintain a prioritized backlog, and shepherd a team through a Jira/Confluence to GitLab/Mattermost transition while collaborating with government staff and contractors.

You will partner with the engagement manager, translate user needs into objectives, and help shape the roadmap with measurable outcomes, ensuring agile delivery

Qualifications

• Proven ability to translate user and partner needs into product objectives and roadmaps.
• Experience organizing deliverables, documentation, and schedules for government projects.
• Ability to lead backlog grooming, prioritization, and release planning with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with lean and agile methodologies and artifacts (OKRs, backlog, user stories).
• Comfort working with researchers, designers, engineers, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the engagement manager to organize deliverables, documentation, and schedules so the work stays on track and visible to government partners.
• Maintain a prioritized backlog: write user stories, keep priorities current, and build release plans with the team.
• Lead the team’s move from Jira/Confluence to GitLab and Mattermost, keeping config and docs clean.
• Facilitate team ceremonies such as planning, stakeholder syncs, and retrospectives.
• Translate needs from users and government partners into product objectives and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with government teams to transfer digital skills and product knowledge throughout the project.

Skills

Lean product principles

Backlog management

User stories

Stakeholder management

Team ceremonies facilitation

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Public sector/government experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

Mattermost

Job description

Skylight, a digital consultancy focused on government services, is seeking a Product Manager to drive execution for a DoD-related program. You’ll organize deliverables, maintain a prioritized backlog, and shepherd a team through a Jira/Confluence to GitLab/Mattermost transition while collaborating with government staff and contractors.

You will partner with the engagement manager, translate user needs into objectives, and help shape the roadmap with measurable outcomes, ensuring agile delivery