Technical Product Owner

LMI•Remote,

1d•$145,000 - $220,000•Remote

About The Position

LMI is seeking a Technical Product Owner to lead the development, delivery, and commercialization of digital solutions for federal customers. The position is part of LMI’s Sales Engineering team and combines technical product ownership, customer engagement, solution development, and business growth. The role owns the full product lifecycle, from understanding customer needs and setting product vision and strategy through technical delivery, architecture and deployment planning, business-case development, and support for customer acquisition and expansion. The Technical Product Owner works across engineering, sales, capture, delivery, and customer teams to turn emerging technologies and customer requirements into scalable, market-ready solutions. The role involves leading small cross-functional technical teams, engaging federal customers and end users, identifying reusable product capabilities and market opportunities, and guiding architecture, integrations, and federal deployment strategies. It also includes developing value propositions and business cases, supporting sales and capture activities, leading demonstrations and technical discussions, and measuring product performance and customer outcomes. The position is remote in the United States. Applicants must be eligible for a U.S. Government security clearance; LMI will consider only applicants with security clearances for this position, and only U.S. citizens are eligible for a clearance.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience in technical product management, product ownership, software development, technical program management, solution architecture, or a similar role delivering software products and digital solutions.
Demonstrated ability to manage the full product lifecycle from customer discovery and requirements definition through technical delivery, deployment, adoption, and ongoing improvement.
Strong product judgment and customer empathy, with the ability to understand operational challenges, identify user needs, and translate them into effective technical solutions.
Experience leading agile technical teams and managing backlogs, roadmaps, releases, priorities, tradeoffs, and stakeholder expectations.
Commercial awareness and experience supporting business development, including defining value propositions, developing business cases, estimating ROI, leading demonstrations, and supporting customer acquisition.
Technical fluency to lead architecture, integration, security, and implementation discussions with engineers, technical teams, and customer stakeholders.
Familiarity with modern software development practices, cloud technologies, APIs, enterprise integrations, DevSecOps, and software delivery methodologies.
Experience with federal software deployment and security requirements, including RMF, ATO processes, FedRAMP, DoD security requirements, and Platform One or comparable accredited environments.
Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills across technical, business, and government audiences.
Ability to operate independently in dynamic, ambiguous environments, establish structure, drive decisions, manage competing priorities, and deliver measurable results.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens to be eligible for a security clearance, and LMI will consider only applicants with security clearances for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, launching, or commercializing software products for federal customers.
Background as a software engineer, systems engineer, solution architect, or technical lead.
Experience working with federal agencies, government mission operations, or complex enterprise environments.
Experience with user research, workflow mapping, human-centered design, product analytics, and customer discovery.
Experience developing SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, workflow automation, low-code/no-code solutions, data platforms, or AI-enabled products.
Experience supporting technical sales, solution engineering, capture activities, proposals, and customer demonstrations.
Experience with cloud authorization, continuous ATO, DevSecOps, and deployment across DoD and civilian-agency environments.
Experience transitioning prototypes, proofs of concept, or pilot solutions into production-ready, scalable offerings.
Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Own the strategy, development, and evolution of digital products and solutions from concept and prototype through deployment, adoption, and growth; establish product vision, roadmaps, release plans, backlogs, and success measures.
Lead small cross-functional technical teams within Sales Engineering; translate customer needs into epics, user stories, technical requirements, priorities, and acceptance criteria, and guide sprint planning, delivery, and product quality.
Engage federal customers, mission owners, and end users to understand operational challenges, workflows, technical constraints, and modernization and automation opportunities.
Identify common customer needs and market opportunities across DoD and civilian agencies, distinguishing reusable product capabilities from customer-specific requirements.
Guide technical architecture, system design, and integration strategies with enterprise platforms, cloud environments, data systems, APIs, and agency applications.
Shape federal deployment strategies that address FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, Platform One or comparable hosting environments, RMF/ATO requirements, security controls, identity and access management, and data handling.
Develop business cases, defining target customers, use cases, value propositions, pricing and packaging approaches, implementation strategies, and customer ROI.
Partner with sales, account teams, capture, delivery, platform teams, security, and leadership to identify opportunities, develop customer-specific solutions, and convert demand into revenue.
Lead product demonstrations, customer discovery sessions, technical discussions, and solution presentations for executive and technical audiences.
Establish and monitor product performance measures, including adoption, user satisfaction, delivery performance, reliability, operational efficiency, pipeline growth, revenue, and customer expansion.
Evaluate emerging technologies, market trends, and customer feedback to inform product investments, technical priorities, and future solution development.