Public Sector Product Manager — Delivery & Execution

skylighthq; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Skylight is seeking an execution-focused Product Manager to lead strategy, planning, and backlog management for a U.S. Air Force civil engineering system portfolio.

You will partner with researchers, designers, engineers, and government staff to drive outcome-driven delivery and embed test automation and security into the pipeline. Initial focus includes moving from Jira/Confluence to GitLab and Mattermost, with strong emphasis on documentation, release planning, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Familiar with lean product principles and MVP approaches to de-risk and validate learning.
• Able to craft a product strategy with outcomes-focused roadmaps and success criteria.
• Breaks down scope into deliverable value chunks and maintains a validated backlog.
• Experience applying agile/lean methods to product delivery in cross-functional teams.
• Capable of engaging researchers, designers, engineers, and external partners to get results.
• Strong stakeholder management to maintain trust and alignment with clients.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engagement manager to organize deliverables, docs, and schedules.
• Maintain a prioritized backlog and plan releases with the team.
• Lead migration from Jira/Confluence to GitLab/Mattermost, ensuring clean config and docs.
• Facilitate planning, stakeholder syncs, and retrospectives within the team.
• Translate user and partner needs into product objectives and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with government teams to transfer digital skills and product knowledge.

Skills

Lean principles

Product strategy

Backlog mgmt

Agile methods

Stakeholder mgmt

HCD

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

Mattermost

Job description

Skylight is seeking an execution-focused Product Manager to lead strategy, planning, and backlog management for a U.S. Air Force civil engineering system portfolio.

You will partner with researchers, designers, engineers, and government staff to drive outcome-driven delivery and embed test automation and security into the pipeline. Initial focus includes moving from Jira/Confluence to GitLab and Mattermost, with strong emphasis on documentation, release planning, and cross-functional