Remote Technical Product Lead - Data & AI

ICF; United States; Remote; USD 74,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Technical Product Manager (Release Train Engineer) to oversee roadmap, backlog, and program delivery for a federal data and analytics modernization initiative. The role embraces agile governance, cross-team coordination, and product ops dashboards, with emphasis on PI planning and release readiness.

The position is remote with a strong preference for candidates in the Washington DC Metro area. Occasional onsite client meetings in Washington, DC are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or 4 extra years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience aligned to the responsibilities.
• Master's degree may substitute for two years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading Agile delivery, product operations, or RTE functions is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the operating system that connects roadmap, backlog, delivery plans, dependency logs, decision tracking, and cross-team coordination.
• Ensures teams follow backlog standards, readiness criteria, planning calendars, reporting rhythms, and escalation paths.
• Works with Agile Delivery Managers, Domain Product Managers, and the Program Manager to keep risks, dependencies, decisions, and delivery status visible.
• Apply product operations, integrated planning, dependency management, decision logs, dashboards, release planning, and agile metrics to support role delivery.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, security, governance, quality, and customer stakeholders as required.
• Document work products, decisions, risks, and delivery evidence for traceability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma + 4 years exp

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Miro

Job description

ICF is seeking a Technical Product Manager (Release Train Engineer) to oversee roadmap, backlog, and program delivery for a federal data and analytics modernization initiative. The role embraces agile governance, cross-team coordination, and product ops dashboards, with emphasis on PI planning and release readiness.

The position is remote with a strong preference for candidates in the Washington DC Metro area. Occasional onsite client meetings in Washington, DC are expected.