Agile Defense

Agile Defense

Senior Product Manager

Arlington, VA · Senior

No sponsorshipDetected 30 days ago
AzureDevOpsMachine LearningData ScienceMLOpsUX DesignProduct ManagementProduct StrategyAgileJiraConfluenceOKRsLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together.

Responsibilities

  • Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
  • That's why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Master's degree in a related discipline (MBA, MS in Engineering, Data Science, or Information Systems).
  • Experience supporting CDAO, Joint Staff, or Combatant Command programs.
  • Experience delivering AI/ML-enabled products, including model lifecycle and MLOps considerations.
  • Top Secret, Must Have Clearance to Start
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or equivalent experience).
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills
  • SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) certification
  • SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • Demonstrated experience defining product vision, roadmaps, and OKRs/KPIs that tie execution to measurable mission outcomes.

Company info

  • 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.
  • We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do.
  • Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
  • Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
  • At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This listing is sourced directly from Agile Defense's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.