Senior Product Manager (Intuitial)

Agile Six Applications

8h•$158,804 - $158,804

About The Position

Intuitial is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead a cross-functional agile team supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs' Travel Pay product. The role is within Intuitial Six, a joint venture delivering a larger VA program serving Veterans. The Senior Product Manager owns both product and delivery for the team, including its agile practice, roadmap and backlog, release coordination with other VA teams, and maintaining progress as priorities shift. The role also presents upcoming and completed work to stakeholders and leads working sessions across teams. The position calls for a confident, structured leader who supports team empowerment and growth. The successful candidate will balance tactical and strategic work in a complex delivery environment and champion solutions to problems affecting large numbers of users. Responsibilities may evolve over time in response to the selected candidate's strengths and interests, the team, and the delivery environment. The current contract period ends February 16, 2027. Intuitial expects the VA to extend the work through June 2027 ahead of a planned recompete, but these plans are not finalized and the timeline may change. The stated salary is $158,804. The role requires availability to start within two to four weeks of an offer. Some clients may request or require travel from time to time.

Requirements

At least 3 years of product management or product ownership experience, plus relevant experience in technology delivery or project management.
Experience leading a team's agile practice and facilitating ceremonies without a dedicated scrum master or delivery manager.
Experience delivering products dependent on multiple teams or external stakeholders, including coordinating and negotiating releases.
Effective communication, leadership, and motivation skills.
In-depth knowledge and application of Agile principles and practices.
A proven track record of launching products from conception to production and managing clients and key stakeholders.
High-level cross-disciplinary understanding of software development, including research, design, development, testing, and deployment.
Comfort and familiarity working in GitHub, including issues, project boards, and pull request workflows.
Openness to AI tools and sound judgment about where they improve outcomes.
Must have lived and worked in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years.
Ability to start within 2 to 4 weeks of an offer.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with government agencies; familiarity with VA OIT or a similar federal IT environment, including platform governance processes such as VA's collaboration cycle, is a strong plus.
Experience using AI-powered prototyping tools or IDEs such as Vercel V0, Lovable, Replit, Copilot, or Cursor, or enabling technologies such as MCP servers, while retaining oversight over work produced.
Being a U.S. Veteran.

Responsibilities

Lead the team's day-to-day agile practice, plan and facilitate sprint ceremonies, run meetings, and keep the team on track.
Help the team establish and refine its working norms, rituals, and collaboration practices.
Own release planning, dependency tracking, and team status reporting.
Coordinate with other VA teams, product managers, and partners whose work depends on or is depended on by the team.
Facilitate cross-team discussions and negotiate release timing and scope across teams.
Raise and resolve blockers with dependent teams, escalating when needed to maintain delivery.
Partner with VA stakeholders who set product direction and translate their priorities into a clear, iterative team plan.
Shape and communicate the roadmap as priorities change, aligning stakeholders and the team on tradeoffs.
Present ideas and recommendations to stakeholders, grounded in user needs and delivery realities.
Manage and prioritize the product backlog and lead regular backlog refinement.
Break down problems for iterative and incremental delivery, lead early validation of risky assumptions, and support early and continuous delivery of value.
Write user stories and acceptance criteria that communicate what is needed and why while leaving the team to determine how to deliver it.
Partner with UX research and design to understand users and prioritize high-value needs.
Build trust-based relationships with teammates and stakeholders.
Work collaboratively to understand stakeholder constraints and develop solutions for diverse or conflicting needs.