Senior Product Manager

Agile Defense•Arlington, VA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

At Agile Defense, we are seeking a Senior Product Manager to support our contract with the DRAID CDAO ADA IR Program. The Senior Product Manager is responsible for defining and communicating the strategic direction, vision, and priorities for all Combatant Command (CCMD)-facing products and capabilities across the program. This role serves as the primary driver of mission value, ensuring that all product investments are aligned to customer outcomes, operational needs, and program objectives. The Senior Product Manager works closely with CCMD stakeholders, the Release Train Engineer (RTE), Solution Architect, UX Design Lead, and Region Leads to define what the program builds and why it matters. This role owns Agile Release Train (ART)-level prioritization and ensures that all Epics and Use Cases are clearly defined, value-driven, and aligned to mission intent before they are decomposed into executable work by Product Owners. Day-to-day activities include stakeholder engagement, defining product vision and roadmaps, collaborating with Product Owners to prioritize and refine ART-level Use Cases and Epics, participating in Program Increment (PI) Planning, and ensuring delivery aligns with mission outcomes. The Senior Product Manager provides clarity of direction across all teams and ensures that the program is consistently focused on delivering the highest-value capabilities first.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field (Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or equivalent experience).
At least 8 years of product management experience, with a track record of shipping complex software, data, or analytics products end-to-end.
At least 5 years of experience operating in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, including direct ownership of a program backlog and active leadership in PI Planning.
At least 5 years of experience managing and aligning cross-functional teams composed of engineering, UX, and data/analytics disciplines.
At least 3 years of experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other federal customers, with demonstrated understanding of mission workflows and acquisition environments.
Demonstrated experience defining product vision, roadmaps, and OKRs/KPIs that tie execution to measurable mission outcomes.
Strong proficiency with Agile tooling (e.g., Jira, Jira Align, Azure DevOps, Confluence).
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including the ability to brief senior government and military leaders.
Top Secret Clearance (Must Have Clearance to Start).

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related discipline (MBA, MS in Engineering, Data Science, or Information Systems).
SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) certification; SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) strongly preferred.
Experience supporting CDAO, Joint Staff, or Combatant Command programs.
Experience delivering AI/ML-enabled products, including model lifecycle and MLOps considerations.
Familiarity with DoD software acquisition pathways (e.g., Software Acquisition Pathway, DevSecOps Reference Design).

Responsibilities

Defining and communicating the strategic direction, vision, and priorities for all Combatant Command (CCMD)-facing products and capabilities across the program.
Serving as the primary driver of mission value, ensuring that all product investments are aligned to customer outcomes, operational needs, and program objectives.
Working closely with CCMD stakeholders, the Release Train Engineer (RTE), Solution Architect, UX Design Lead, and Region Leads to define what the program builds and why it matters.
Owning Agile Release Train (ART)-level prioritization and ensuring that all Epics and Use Cases are clearly defined, value-driven, and aligned to mission intent before they are decomposed into executable work by Product Owners.
Engaging with stakeholders.
Defining product vision and roadmaps.
Collaborating with Product Owners to prioritize and refine ART-level Use Cases and Epics.
Participating in Program Increment (PI) Planning.
Ensuring delivery aligns with mission outcomes.
Providing clarity of direction across all teams.
Ensuring the program is consistently focused on delivering the highest-value capabilities first.

Benefits

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental.
Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots.
Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together.
Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do.
Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions.
It's how we show up every day.
It's who we are.
Happy - Be Infectious.
Helpful - Be Supportive.
Honest - Be Trustworthy.
Humble - Be Grounded.
Hungry - Be Eager.
Hustle - Be Driven.