Technical Product Manager

Saliense•McLean, VA

13d•$110,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Product Manager will join the Solutions Development team and own the vision, roadmap, and delivery of customer-facing solutions. Working closely with engineers, delivery teams, and customer stakeholders, the Product Manager will translate complex mission and business needs into usable solutions with measurable outcomes. The role calls for a foundation in product management and agile delivery, along with familiarity with Microsoft and AI ecosystems, including Copilot, large language models, and agentic workflows. This is a hybrid role requiring two days onsite in McLean, Virginia. The candidate should be based in or willing to commute to the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The listed salary range is $110,000–$130,000; final compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, education, certifications, specialized skills, security clearance level, and alignment with the role’s requirements.

Requirements

3–5+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, or technical program management delivering software products.
Demonstrated experience managing backlogs and running agile ceremonies using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or GitHub Projects.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize competing needs using data and stakeholder input.
Ability to write user stories with clear acceptance criteria and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience presenting to and building relationships with senior stakeholders, such as CIOs, CISOs, or program leadership.
Currently residing in or willing to commute to the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with federal cybersecurity and compliance, including the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800-53, and FISMA.
Experience managing teams in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), cybersecurity, or other enterprise software domains.
Familiarity with AI/LLM products such as Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio, and with AI governance practices such as NIST AI RMF.
Experience defining product metrics and dashboards, such as Power BI, to track adoption and outcomes.
Certifications such as CSPO, SAFe POPM, or PMP.
Background working in regulated environments such as government or defense, including the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

Own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for Solutions Development products, aligning priorities with customer leadership and Saliense strategy.
Serve as the primary point of accountability to customer sponsors, maintaining a regular cadence of demos, product reviews, and steering sessions.
Gather and translate requirements from contract delivery teams and customer stakeholders into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Maintain requirements traceability from intake through release and measured outcomes, including coverage of existing customer-defined requirements.
Lead end-user discovery through interviews, process mapping, and time studies to establish baselines and prioritize high-value work.
Partner with engineers and UX designers to define, sequence, and deliver features in an agile cadence, making scope and trade-off decisions.
Define success metrics and report progress, outcomes, risks, and decisions needed to customer and internal leadership.
Coordinate releases through customer change management processes and confirm that integrations with existing enterprise systems are validated.
Shape responsible AI capabilities with stakeholders, ensuring human review of AI outputs and alignment with customer AI policies.
Identify and manage product risks, dependencies, and scope to keep the product focused on outcomes.