Product Manager

Job Summary

Aptive is seeking a Product Manager to support enterprise human capital program strategy and support services within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

This individual will support OPM’s mission with activities such as: project, product, and product line management, translating stakeholder needs into system documentation though human-centered design, and using product management tools to prioritize and maintain a backlog of features and user stories.

This position is a full-time, contingent hire.

Primary Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate activities between all teams, external and internal clients, and contract stakeholders pertaining to team products and product delivery to end-users.
• Support system changes through the software development life cycle while working closely with stakeholders.
• Work with the customer to understand and document requests for system changes and create a prioritized backlog of features and user stories.
• Innovate new solutions in the Federal Human Resources space to provide accommodations to each agency’s software needs.
• Track each iteration to trace user stories; capture change management, testing, and acceptance criteria; and monitor and report on delivery progress.
• Provide quality assurance, functional testing, and regression testing. 
• Support development and execution of product technology roadmaps to ensure proper use of architectural standards and best practices in the team’s deliverables.
• Build automation into the development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Identify and remove impediments and obstacles for improvement of product delivery and cycle time.
• Support the coordination of resources to continually increase team throughput, predictability, and quality.
• Coach and support teams on Agile and software development best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years related experience.
• Master’s Degree or certifications in management or related technology fields. 
• Demonstrated ability to operate within an integrated management tool, such as Azure DevOps, to support program and scrum team backlog management.
• Practical understanding of agile product development principles and values, ideally with experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with Jira, Kanban, Scrum, or other project tracking systems.
• Available for occasional deployment/testing work outside of normal business hours.
• Deep understanding of the product team’s systems, processes, priorities, and technologies while representing these aspects to all levels of leadership.
• Strong customer interaction skills and a demonstrated ability to work with various stakeholders—including government Senior Executives—across multiple tasks.
• Minimum of an active Secret Clearnace or Tier 4 Public Trust
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Desired Qualifications

• Agile Certification (e.g. Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Developer, Certified Agile Leadership, Certified Agile Coach, Scrum with Kanban, SAFe Agile, etc.).
• Excellent presentation skills. 
• Excellent oral communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization, lead discussions and drive decisions. 
• Ability to identify organizational goals and challenges, design engagements and make change in organizations. 
• Experience in human-centered design; ability to manage A/B tests and live products, collect and make sense of data, and identify correlation or causation.
• Experience building out solutions that support real-time, low latency data transmission. 
• Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues and a desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.
• Capable self-starter with a drive to get all types of work done and high attention to detail.
• Excellent ability to communicate across most mediums and settings.

About Aptive

Aptive is a modern federal consulting firm focused on human experience, digital services, and business transformation. We harness creativity, technology, and culture to connect people and systems to impact the world. We’re advisors, strategists, and engineers focused on people, above all else.

We believe in generating success collaboratively, leaving client organizations stronger after every engagement and building trust for the next big challenge. Our work inspires people, fuels change and makes an impact. Join our team to be part of positive change in your community and our nation.

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class.

Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.