Senior Client-Facing Product Lead for AI Solutions

MetaPhase; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

MetaPhase is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Lead in Reston, VA to turn client mission needs into products that ship and get used. You own the product vision and backlog, guide agile delivery, and use modern AI tools daily.

This senior, hands-on role wears many hats—from product owner to technical advisor and presenter to client leaders. You will work onsite, collaborate with engineers, and travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, or a similar customer-facing role.
• Hands-on software development experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or C#, with APIs, cloud platforms, and modern web frameworks.
• Hands-on use of modern AI tools (LLMs, AI coding tools, and AI APIs).
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills, including with senior stakeholders.
• Experience with agile delivery, including Scrum practices and backlog management.
• Ability to work onsite in Reston, Virginia, and travel up to 10%.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Understand mission needs and turn them into clear product goals and priorities.
• Own the product roadmap and backlog, and make trade-off calls with client and delivery team.
• Run agile ceremonies and act as scrum master when needed, keeping the team focused and moving.
• Build production-quality prototypes across the full stack, from front end and APIs to data and cloud, and hand them off ready to move into client production environments.
• Use modern AI tools to write, test, and review code faster, while holding to engineering standards for security, testing, and maintainability.
• Work closely with engineers on design, integration, and release of client solutions.
• Present demos, status, and recommendations to client leaders and executives.
• Gather user feedback, measure results, and adjust the product based on what works.

Skills

Product management

Software development

AI tools

Client-facing

Agile delivery

Onsite availability

Public Trust eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

MetaPhase is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Lead in Reston, VA to turn client mission needs into products that ship and get used. You own the product vision and backlog, guide agile delivery, and use modern AI tools daily.

This senior, hands-on role wears many hats—from product owner to technical advisor and presenter to client leaders. You will work onsite, collaborate with engineers, and travel up to 10%.