Product Manager

INDEX ANALYTICS LLC•Baltimore, MD

5d•$134,900 - $173,250•Hybrid

About The Position

Index Analytics is seeking a high-energy Product Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of our core software initiatives, with a primary focus on managing a team focusing on building Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. This team will interact with many other teams on the product teams focusing on Salesforce applications and various legacy applications. You will be the "delivery engine" for the team, ensuring that business requirements are translated into technical reality and shipped on time. Expertise required in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and cross-functional execution. This position requires an in-person interview at our HQ.

Requirements

U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States and able to demonstrate physical residency in the U.S. for at least three (3) of the past five (5) years.
Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Public Trust security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field.
Five (5) or more years of experience, including two (2) or more years in Product Management within a software delivery environment.
Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, or similar project management and documentation suites.

Nice To Haves

Product Owner certification (CSPO, PSPO) or Scrum certification are preferred.
Previous government contracting experience strongly preferred
General understanding of how data moves between modern SaaS and legacy on-premise systems (e.g., APIs, batch processing).
MuleSoft experience a nice to have.
Experience working on projects that involve extracting data from older legacy applications.
Experience coordinating complex deployments that involve multiple moving parts and testing environments.

Responsibilities

Own the full software product lifecycle, leading initiatives from early discovery and requirements gathering through development, UAT and final production release.
Drive Agile execution by maintaining a healthy backlog, leading sprint ceremonies, monitoring team velocity, and ensuring deadlines and milestones are consistently met.
Translate complex or ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable User Stories, Acceptance Criteria and Functional Specifications that reduce engineering rework and accelerate delivery.
Identify and manage risks and dependencies across systems and teams, proactively removing technical blockers to maintain delivery momentum.
Serve as the primary communication bridge between executive leadership, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to ensure alignment and shared understanding across all phases of delivery.
Work with project and company leadership to drive AI products and processes around how AI is going to be used at Index.
Support business development activities and proposal activities as needed