IT Product Lead

X-energy•Rockville, MD

1d•$119,250 - $139,500•Remote

About The Position

The IT Product Lead manages product requirements, priorities, delivery coordination, and continuous improvement for assigned applications and data capabilities within the digital ecosystem. The role works independently on complex assignments, partners with business and technical stakeholders, and balances user experience, performance, security, compliance, and measurable business value. The position supports digital engineering tools and enterprise systems by translating business needs into product requirements, coordinating implementation and integration, maintaining roadmaps and backlogs, monitoring product performance, and supporting adoption. It collaborates with Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Data/Integration teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders. The role is remote, based in the Rockville, Maryland area, with 15% travel. Standard office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Typically 7+ years of experience in IT product management, digital engineering, business systems, or a related field, with demonstrated ability to independently deliver complex work.
Demonstrated experience supporting, configuring, implementing, or enhancing complex engineering and/or business systems.
Experience developing product requirements, maintaining prioritized backlogs, and delivering capabilities in a complex, engineering- or product-centric organization.
Strong understanding of enterprise business processes and ability to connect business needs with technical solutions.
Experience coordinating cross-functional product activities and supporting process and tool-adoption changes.
Excellent communication skills, including ability to translate between technical, engineering, and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience working within regulated, safety-critical, or highly complex product environments.
Experience working for companies that support complex engineering products.

Responsibilities

Partner with business functions to understand capability needs and translate them into product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized features.
Coordinate and contribute to the implementation, configuration, and integration of digital tools, working with delivery teams to ensure requirements are met.
Apply established standards, governance, and best practices for processes, product practices, and data; recommend improvements based on observed needs and results.
Support adoption and effective use of digital engineering tools by developing user guidance, contributing to training and change activities, and resolving or coordinating user issues.
Develop and maintain product roadmaps, requirements, and prioritized backlogs for assigned applications and data capabilities, aligning plans with business and technology priorities.
Monitor and report on product performance, including tool usage, data quality, integration effectiveness, and cycle-time impacts; use findings to recommend and implement improvements.
Collaborate with Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, and Data/Integration teams to support secure, reliable integration with adjacent systems such as PLM, ALM, ERP, and document management platforms.
Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders on product support, licensing, releases, and upgrades; identify issues and opportunities and escalate decisions requiring broader ownership.
Provide input on estimates, licensing needs, and delivery dependencies; track relevant costs and resource needs and escalate variances to the appropriate leader.
Promote model-based systems engineering and digital ways of working by sharing expertise, identifying practical improvements, and supporting consistent adoption across stakeholder groups.
Maintain professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.
Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.