Product Manager

Coforma•North Bethesda, MD

12h•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead a team in developing digital product solutions for Coforma's partners. Coforma is seeking a Digital Product Manager who is comfortable working across policy, technology, and human-centered design. Product Managers at Coforma are the primary point of contact for business stakeholders and are responsible for driving a shared vision both within the team and across partners. They collaborate with partners in research, design, engineering, project management, and account management to deliver iterative value to both the user and the business. In this role, you’ll own the product lifecycle from discovery to deployment. You’ll be a key voice on the project team, transforming high-level contract objectives into a roadmap that balances regulatory compliance with a seamless user experience. This is a remote-first position. The ideal candidate will have at least three (3) years of experience in digital product management in a cross-functional, agile environment. This is a customer-facing role that requires excellent communication, leadership, and technical product skills, as you will be working to translate the needs of users and the business into digital product features. To be successful in this role, you must have a deep understanding of the consulting mindset, user-centered prioritization, and the ability to build trust with a wide variety of stakeholders in a complex organization. If you’re passionate about improving lives through digital products and services, then Coforma is a great company for you. This is a US-based remote position open to applicants in specific US states. Some travel will be required. In your first 30 days, you will complete new hire orientation, meet stakeholders, engage in discovery, dive into legacy systems and roadmaps, review sprint/PI goals, refine user stories, and shadow a sprint cycle. After 60 days, you will become a quasi-expert on your product, build relationships, make technical product decisions, translate requirements into a backlog and roadmap, and facilitate backlog refinement and PI planning. After 90 days, you will refine the long-term product vision and assume full responsibility for the role.

Requirements

A minimum of 3 years of experience as a digital Product Manager or Product Owner working within agile teams to define and prioritize product features and capabilities
3+ years of experience specifically leading product and/or platform modernization efforts or large-scale digital transformations
Ability to successfully navigate between high-level policy goals and granular technical specifications such as APIs, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, etc.
Deep knowledge of iterative delivery in highly regulated, multi-vendor environments
Ability to communicate with and influence both technical teams and non-technical policy stakeholders
Full-time resident of the contiguous United States (must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without sponsorship)
Ability to pass a Public Trust background check (additional security clearance may be required based on project needs)
Will prioritize and maintain access to strong, reliable internet for the remote nature of our work, except when on vacation or holiday.
Will keep the highest security practices to ensure privacy and security of Coforma and client information, given the nature of our work, even when on vacation.
On request and with advanced notice, will attend in-person events such as meetings, workshops, and trainings as assigned for projects that require it.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in federal domains, healthcare products, or large-scale government systems
Experience leading multiple teams within SAFe or similar frameworks
Experience leveraging AI in your own work as well as integrating AI/ML capabilities into the digital products you own
Knowledge and understanding of WCAG 2.1 and Section 508 standards and requirements
Strong people management skills as a peer team leader or mentor
Prior experience in a client-facing consulting or government contracting role

Responsibilities

Manage the backlog by writing user stories, clarifying complex business rules, and defining acceptance criteria, testing functionality, and shaping product decisions alongside the broader team.
Conduct acceptance testing to ensure all features meet defined business rules and acceptance criteria before deployment.
Partner with cross-functional product teams to define technical touchpoints and integration requirements, ensuring seamless delivery between platform services and user-facing applications.
Prioritize features based on a mix of regulatory requirements, user research, and technical feasibility within a Scaled Agile framework.
Present progress, metrics, and roadmaps to senior leadership, ensuring transparency and data-driven decision-making.
Oversee a cross-functional Scrum team (human-centered design, engineering, quality assurance), leading Program Increment (PI) planning and synchronization ceremonies to ensure high-velocity delivery.
Partner with engineering team members to embed security, accessibility considerations (Section 508, WCAG, etc.), and automation into the product.
Support Coforma’s expansion by contributing to proposals and participating in practice-wide improvements within the Product Management department.