Agile Release Train Product Manager

Leidos•Egg Harbor Township, NJ

23h•$131,300 - $237,350•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an ART Product Manager to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). L-CAP is a mission-critical, future-ready automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture, enabling next-generation air traffic management capabilities. As the Product Manager for an Agile Release Train of approximately 110 personnel, you will own the Program Backlog, define and prioritize Features, and serve as the content authority for PI Planning — reporting to the Chief Product Manager. You will work within one of four ARTs (Flight & Surveillance, Safety & Decision, Controller Experience, or Enterprise Platform), translating program vision into actionable delivery for your train. We are building with an AI-first engineering mindset, embracing emerging AI capabilities and modern development practices to accelerate delivery, improve software quality, and continuously evolve how we design and build mission-critical systems. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation. This role is part of a growing program, and hiring will depend on available funding. We review applications on a rolling basis, but the timeline for interviews and offers may vary. In some cases, we may extend contingent offers that become active once funding is confirmed. This position is located in Gaithersburg, MD; Egg Harbor Township, NJ; or Eagan, MN. This is an opportunity to contribute to projects that impact millions of air travelers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience)
12+ years of related experience or 10+ years of experience with a Master's degree
Product management experience in software-intensive organizations
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification or equivalent Agile product management credential
Demonstrated experience owning a Program Backlog and serving as content authority for PI Planning in SAFe environments
Feature definition, prioritization, and decomposition for complex technical products at enterprise scale
Stakeholder management across executive, technical, and customer audiences with competing priorities
Experience translating strategic vision and roadmaps into executable feature delivery plans
Strong understanding of Agile delivery mechanics including velocity, capacity planning, and dependency management
Data-driven decision-making using product metrics, analytics, and customer feedback loops
Effective collaboration with engineering teams, systems engineers, and architects on technical feasibility and trade-offs
Experience with capability sequencing and dependency management in system modernization programs
Understanding of legacy-to-modern transition planning including parallel operations, cutover strategies, and operational continuity
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
US citizenship is required
Successful completion of any required government background investigations

Nice To Haves

Aviation, FAA, or air traffic management domain experience
Product management for safety-critical or mission-critical systems
Experience in large SAFe organizations with multiple ARTs (Solution Train or portfolio level)
Technical background providing fluency in software architecture, APIs, and platform concepts
Experience managing product delivery in programs replacing operational legacy systems with modernized capabilities
Government program product management experience including compliance-aware backlog governance
Familiarity with operational ATC workflows and air traffic controller needs
Design thinking and user-centered product development practices in regulated environments

Responsibilities

Own the Program Backlog for the ART — define, prioritize, and sequence Features aligned to program vision and customer needs
Serve as content authority for PI Planning — decide which Features enter each Program Increment based on strategic priorities and capacity
Work with Product Owners to decompose Features into user stories, ensuring clarity, testability, and alignment with acceptance criteria
Translate the program-level capability roadmap into ART-specific feature delivery plans with clear dependencies and milestones
Define Feature acceptance criteria and validate fitness for purpose through demonstration and stakeholder review
Manage ART-level stakeholders including customer representatives, business leadership, and engineering teams
Coordinate with peer ART Product Managers and the Chief Product Manager on cross-ART feature dependencies and sequencing
Drive feature prioritization using data-informed decision frameworks balancing customer value, technical feasibility, and risk
Participate in Solution-level planning and coordinate ART contributions to program-level capabilities
Maintain ART-level product metrics including feature throughput, acceptance rates, and value delivery indicators
Sequence modernization feature delivery within the ART prioritizing capabilities that maximize operational mission value while managing transition risk
Manage dependencies between legacy system decommissioning and modernized service activation within ART scope ensuring continuous operational capability
Define ART-level modernization priorities based on operational need, technical readiness, and deployment constraints across distributed sites
Coordinate with systems engineering and deployment teams to ensure feature delivery aligns with site activation schedules and operational readiness gates
Champion an AI-first engineering culture by identifying and applying AI-assisted development capabilities, automation, and emerging software engineering practices that improve developer productivity, code quality, testing, and delivery.