Senior Product Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-flex work week

401K with company match

Internal mobility team

Collaborative teams

Impactful work

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior SAFe Product Manager for the USPS program, operating in a remote, nationwide capacity.

The role focuses on defining vision, strategy, and roadmaps within a scaled Agile environment, coordinating ARTs, and delivering value across enterprise systems. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in product management, strong SAFe expertise, and hands-on experience with VersionOne.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience in a scaled Agile or SAFe environment.
• Proven track record delivering complex enterprise solutions using SAFe.
• Strong Lean-Agile knowledge and experience leading ARTs.
• Experience translating objectives into Epics, Features, and Stories.
• Hands-on with VersionOne and backlog management.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business objectives and program goals.
• Lead backlog refinement for ARTs, ensuring alignment with strategy and value delivery.
• Translate high-level requirements into actionable features and stories for teams.
• Own and manage program and ART backlogs with a focus on compliance and customer needs.
• Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning with clear goals and priorities.
• Engage with stakeholders and end-users to validate solutions and drive improvement.
• Monitor product performance with data-driven metrics and adjust strategy accordingly.
• Promote SAFe principles and drive agile maturity across teams.
• Identify risks and dependencies early and address blockers to ensure smooth execution.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across engineering, compliance, security, and business units.
• Demonstrate expertise with VersionOne for backlog management and agile tracking.

Skills

Agile Framework

Agile Principles

Business Value Delivery

Product Management

SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

VersionOne

Job description

Type of Requisition: RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess: NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: NonePublic Trust/Other Required: OtherJob Family: Program Delivery and ExecutionJob Qualifications:Skills: Agile Framework, Agile Principles, Business Value Delivery, Product Management, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Certifications: NoneExperience: 8 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required: No

GDIT is seeking a Senior Product Manager .

GDIT's implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) emphasizes the need for compliance, and extensive traceability while providing an agile, lean systems, iterative environment for product development. On the USPS Program, this will be accomplished by implementing the SAFe for Large Solutions model. This will progress from Requirement, to Epic, to Feature, to Story, to Release. We are seeking an experienced SAFe Senior Product Manager to lead product strategy, execution, and optimization in a scaled Agile environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SAFe methodologies, a proven ability to define product vision, manage the product lifecycle, and drive large-scale initiatives. This role requires close collaboration with stakeholders, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), leadership, and technical teams to ensure business value delivery and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business objectives and program goals.
• Lead feature prioritization and backlog refinement for Agile Release Trains (ARTs), ensuring alignment with organizational strategy.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, customers, and Agile teams to translate high-level requirements into actionable features and stories.
• Own and manage the Program and ART-level backlogs, ensuring prioritization based on business value, compliance requirements, and customer needs.
• Facilitate and actively contribute to Program Increment (PI) Planning, providing clear direction on product goals and priorities.
• Continuously engage with stakeholders, customers, and end-users to validate product solutions and drive continuous improvement.
• Monitor product performance using data-driven metrics, adjusting strategy to optimize value delivery.
• Promote SAFe principles and best practices across teams, driving Agile maturity within the organization.
• Identify risks and dependencies early, proactively addressing blockers to ensure seamless product execution.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration, facilitating communication across engineering, compliance, security, and business units.
• Demonstrate expertise in VersionOne, ensuring efficient backlog management, sprint planning, and Agile execution tracking.

Minimum/General Experience/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product management within a scaled Agile or SAFe organization.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex enterprise-level solutions using SAFe.
• Strong understanding of Lean-Agile principles, SAFe frameworks, and Agile best practices.
• Experience leading ARTs and working within a SAFe Large Solutions environment.
• Hands-on experience with VersionOne.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate business objectives into clearly defined Epics, Features, and Stories.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

Preferred Requirements:

• SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner (SAFe POPM) certification or equivalent.
• Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) or higher-level SAFe certification.
• Experience working in government, federal, or large-scale enterprise environments.
• Prior experience with modernizing legacy systems in a SAFe ecosystem.
• Deep knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and Agile budgeting.
• Familiarity with cloud-based architectures and DevSecOps practices.

Location :

• Remote

Security Clearance Level:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• Full-flex work week
• 401K with company match
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators
• Ability to make a real impact on the world around you

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Remote

Work Location: Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.