Vice President of Product Management

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation focused on simplifying government services. The Vice President of Product Management will lead the product practice, set strategic direction, and ensure high-quality outcomes for government clients while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Set and own the strategy for how Nava's Product practice adopts AI, including identifying opportunities, sponsoring pilots, scaling what works, and embedding AI-informed workflows across product teams
• Lead Nava's point of view on AI in government product delivery, including how product competency is evolving as AI blurs the lines between product, design, and engineering
• Shape how AI products and services are developed and governed in regulated public-sector environments
• Keep the practice at the forefront of how modern product teams work, translating emerging methods into repeatable capabilities
• Own product strategy for capabilities and solutions that differentiate Nava from competitors
• Set direction for the go-to-market strategy for Nava's solutions, driving decisions and holding the work accountable end-to-end
• Oversee activities to establish product-market fit for new offerings and reusable assets
• Decide where the practice should invest to grow its expertise, methods, and capabilities
• Translate delivery insight into opportunity shaping and Nava's competitive positioning
• Contribute product expertise to growth opportunities including organic expansion and formal procurements
• Identify and staff subject matter experts from the Product practice to support business development proposals
• Ensure teams apply Nava's cross-functional delivery model to build modern, user-centered products that achieve strong client outcomes
• Partner with portfolio VPs/directors and program managers in Program Delivery to ensure smooth delivery and effective staffing across contracts
• Serve as a senior escalation point for product management performance and delivery concerns
• Set the standards of excellence, leveling, and career direction for product management and policy strategy at Nava
• Lead Product Directors who carry day-to-day management, mentoring, staffing, and development across the practice
• Accountable for retention, engagement, performance, and a healthy leadership pipeline
• Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and continuous improvement
• Partner with the Chief Delivery Officer and executive leadership on product strategy and the direction of the practice
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders where product leadership is the differentiator
• Represent Nava externally as a credible voice on product delivery and AI in government

Requirements:

• 10+ years in product management, with at least 5 years leading product leaders (not only individual contributors)
• Experience leading a large team or department through hiring, staffing, performance management, and career development
• Proven success establishing product-market fit and shaping go-to-market strategy for new products and platforms
• Strong analytical, strategic-thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with agile methodologies and modern product management practices
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
• Work authorization that doesn't require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract
• Demonstrated AI leadership in a product organization: setting and executing AI strategy, scaling AI workflows across multiple product teams, and building AI products
• Experience in digital services, software delivery, or government modernization programs
• Experience leading billable or client-deployed staff in a professional services model
• Experience working across federal, state, and/or local government programs