Remote Technical Product Lead — Data & AI Platform

ICF; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 74,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Technical Product Manager for a federal data modernization program. The role focuses on maintaining the software delivery pipeline, backlog standards, and cross-team coordination in a remote setting with occasional client-site meetings in Washington, DC. Strong background in Agile, SAFe, and program execution is expected.

The position requires U.S. Citizenship, residency in the U.S., and at least 6 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal contract requirements.
• Candidate must reside in the U.S. and be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three of the last five years.
• Bachelor's degree or four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience; Master's may substitute for 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the operating system that connects roadmap, backlog, delivery plans, dependency logs, decision tracking, release alignment, Product Ops dashboard inputs, and cross-team coordination.
• Ensures teams follow common backlog standards, readiness criteria, planning calendars, reporting rhythms, and escalation paths.
• Works with Agile Delivery Managers, Domain Product Managers, Functional Leads, 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, Agile metrics, and portfolio coordination to support role delivery.
• Collaborate with relevant product, engineering, security, governance, quality, and customer-facing stakeholders as required by the role.
• Document work products, decisions, risks, and delivery evidence to support traceability and continuous improvement.

Skills

US Citizenship

US work authorization

Residence in US

Stable residency (3 of 5 years)

Bachelor's degree or higher

6+ years experience

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in PM/IS/Business/CS/Public Admin

High school + 4 years equivalent experience

Master's degree substitute for 2 years experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Miro

Job description

ICF is seeking a Technical Product Manager for a federal data modernization program. The role focuses on maintaining the software delivery pipeline, backlog standards, and cross-team coordination in a remote setting with occasional client-site meetings in Washington, DC. Strong background in Agile, SAFe, and program execution is expected.

The position requires U.S. Citizenship, residency in the U.S., and at least 6 years of relevant experience.