Technical Product Manager (Remote)

GovCIO is hiring a Technical Product Manager to oversee the software development lifecycle for products supporting the VA Office of Connected Care. The role focuses on product strategy, roadmaps, cross-functional delivery, and low-code/no-code platform expertise, particularly Appian.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the full software development process lifecycle for assigned product(s)
• Facilitate strategy and prioritization discussions
• Transform high-level vision into detailed action plans
• Build and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring prioritization aligns with customer needs, technical feasibility and stakeholder input
• Collaborate with engineering, design, data, QA and operations teams to ensure product quality and delivery
• Lead and/or support sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint review and retrospective sessions in partnership with the development team(s)
• Ensure continuous communication across cross-functional teams to remove blockers, track progress, and maintain alignment
• Partner with data teams to analyze product usage, optimize user experience, and define KPIs
• Use Scrum Master experience or knowledge to foster agile best practices, improve team velocity and drive execution discipline
• Consult and coordinate with experts and cross-disciplinary teams to conduct discovery and establish clear requirements that meet user needs
• Manage multiple projects, to include planning, risk management and mitigation, training and communication, regular status reporting, and associated documentation
• Lead and participate in dynamic meetings with cross-functional teams, orchestrating discussions and ensuring clear objectives are met
• Conceptualize, analyze, and advise clients on solution options to achieve their objectives
• Work closely with strategic delivery partners, subcontractors, and vendors
• Coordinate efforts across numerous teams through frequent and effective communication

Requirements:

• Bachelor's with 12+ years (or commensurate experience)
• Specifically with 5+ years experience developing on the Appian platform
• Certified Appian Lead Developer
• You'll be responsible for managing a product, or a suite of products from requirements gathering through the testing and production release cycle
• You have helped build products or complex feature sets from the ground up, organizing efforts to incrementally deliver on product direction and goals
• You have excellent presentation skills to include building slide decks and effective communication with executive leadership
• You are strong in Agile Project Management methodologies and procedures
• You are proficient in use of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Agile Tools such as Jira
• You have a bachelor's degree
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance
• preferably also a master's and/or applicable certifications (PMP, ITIL, SAFe Agile)
• You can articulate the difference between product and project management and provide concrete examples of both
• You possess strong emotional intelligence, enabling you to tailor your communication style and convey technical concepts across interdisciplinary teams
• Prior experience working with or delivering solutions on the Appian platform