Product Manager - Networking

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. They are seeking Product Managers who embrace empowerment and a growth mindset to work on cross-functional agile teams, focusing on solving problems that impact millions of users.

Responsibilities:

• Foster a shared sense of purpose. Define, communicate, and iteratively refine a clear vision that is compelling to users, stakeholders, and the team
• Establish clarity around the “why,” creating a shared sense of purpose at the sprint level so the team can self-organize around solving problems
• Develop an expert understanding of the product, domain, users, and business
• Perform continuous product discovery leveraging UX research and design capabilities on the team to identify and prioritize what needs the team will meet in order to maximize value and outcome delivery
• Convey high level intent in a way that fosters creative, cross-functional problem solving, and that supports team self-organization and team member self-management (i.e. user stories, story maps, etc.)
• Communicate product strategy, roadmaps, and progress to stakeholders to empower informed decision-making
• Drive product development using agile delivery best practices. Manage the product backlog and prioritize problems to be solved
• Break down problems to be solved in ways that value can be delivered iteratively and incrementally. Lead the team to early validation of risky assumptions, and early and continuous delivery of value
• Balance strategic and tactical Product Management responsibilities based on the needs of the team, stakeholders, and users
• Establish a healthy, trust-based rapport with teammates and stakeholders
• Collaboratively identify and work to understand stakeholder constraints. Develop solutions that address diverse and sometimes conflicting stakeholder needs
• We expect the responsibilities of this position to shift and grow organically over time, in response to considerations such as the unique strengths and interests of the selected candidate and other team members and an evolving understanding of the delivery environment

Requirements:

• Experience leveraging product discovery techniques that inform product vision, strategy, features, user stories, and prioritization
• Effective communicator, leader, and motivator
• In-depth knowledge and application of Agile principles and practices
• Expertise in writing user stories and acceptance criteria that convey the what and why, leaving room for the team to creatively problem solve to determine the how
• Proven track record of launching products from conception to production, and managing clients and key stakeholders
• Has lived and worked in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years
• You are a U.S. Veteran. As a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, we recognize the transition to civilian life can be tricky, and welcome and encourage Veterans to apply
• Experience in Government contracting / civic tech