Sr Product Manager

CivicActions; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CivicActions seeks a Senior Product Manager to lead digital product delivery for government services. This fully remote role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure that products meet user needs and client goals. The position requires strong experience in product lifecycle management, stakeholder engagement, and a passion for public service.

Benefits

100% company-paid medical/dental/vision/life/disability

401(k) with 3% matching

Flexible time off policy

Paid parental leave - 12 weeks

Annual technology stipend

Qualifications

• 9+ years experience as a Product Manager or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and operationalize best practices.
• Experience managing communications between high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with project teams and clients.
• Own the product backlog and ensure alignment with the product roadmap.
• Facilitate meetings to understand user needs and product principles.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile

Education

Product Certification

Tools

DKAN

CKAN

Job description

CivicActions is a mission-minded company. We focus on helping the government deliver better services through modern software practices. We work in cross-functional, agile teams and communicate openly and honestly. We encourage a balanced, autonomous lifestyle. We are looking for others like us with a true passion for using technology to change our world positively.

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager who can translate product vision into prioritized deliverables focused on impact & outcomes. In this role, you will be responsible for being the lead storyteller and manager of the end-to-end success of digital products that integrate the needs of the people using government software and our client stakeholders' goals.

This position is fully remote (work from home) and requires a federal background investigation.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with the project team, our clients, and everyone within the product management practice area, creating trust and guiding decision-making
• Be present, collaborative, and caring when interacting with team members and clients
• Support, coach and mentor other Product Managers on the project in different work streams
• Collaborate with agency stakeholders to get buy-in for product definition and delivery approach
• Work with a team of engineers, designers, quality assurance, accessibility, and business stakeholders to capture and translate needs into deliverables
• Facilitate meetings with clients to understand product users, priorities, product principles, and features
• Be a champion of the user experience
• Make decisions about priorities, complexity, user needs, business value, and timeline to define the over product roadmap
• Own the product backlog, ensuring it aligns with the scope and vision outline in the product roadmap through refinement and beyond
• Regularly interface with product owners and stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and roadmap health
• Ensure product design and team processes keep systems secure and compliant
• Lead the operational process of nurturing a product or service through the entire product life cycle

Requirements:

• DKAN, CKAN or relevant Data Management experience
• Experience managing communications and expectations between multiple high-performing teams and stakeholders
• Experience with the end-to-end operational process of guiding a product or service throughout its entire product life cycle
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and operationalize best practices while developing products and services
• Experience with hands-on program level stakeholder management
• Experience with Agile
• U.S. residency 3 of the past 5 years
• 9+ year experience as a Product Manager or equivalent experience
• 10 years of digital services
• Product Certification

Preferred

• Stakeholder management, knows how to consult with clients, guiding in decision-making
• Strong communicator, Effective at facilitation of group decision making
• Someone who has worked in a different Agile practice area (well-rounded understanding)
• Entrepreneurial spirit, but isn't starry-eyed about innovation
• EST Time Zone preferred

Salary Range

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Residency Requirement

For this role, you must be a current U.S. resident and have lived here for 3 out of the past 5 years.

Location

We are a completely remote team within the United States. We ask that you have a dedicated workspace and fast internet.

Why CivicActions

People who are well taken care of can be more balanced, productive, and happy.

• We are and always will be a fully remote team.
• 100% company-paid medical/dental/vision/life/disability with 100% dependent coverage
• 401(k) with safe harbor contribution of 3% + 3% matching
• Flexible time off policy
• Paid parental leave - 12 weeks
• Annual technology stipend -$1,149 to $749
• Employee growth plans, appreciation programs, and paid company summits so you can develop at CivicActions and thrive

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