Product Manager III

About Ad Hoc

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities

Product Manager III serves as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills. With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule, and delivery requirements. You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, while driving improvements in product management processes. Primary expectations of a Product Manager III include:

• Experienced with agile methods, with the intent of supporting cross-functional workflows and the iterative delivery of products and features
• Works in conjunction with product leadership to help the client/product owner shape the vision and strategy for a product or program and adopt iterative and outcome-driven processes
• Effectively employs a consultative product approach to our clients and teams
• Works with clients to shape vision and strategy for products, process, and program
• Responsible for both program tactical assignments, as well as strategic initiatives to meet delivery requirements
• Ability to decompose problems, build consensus and set direction for product development and deployment
• Manages agile ceremonies inclusive of backlog grooming, sprint planning, and team retrospectives to support the iterative design and delivery of new products
• Effectively communicates complex technical business issues for a wide range of audiences
• Develops and maintains documentation that supports the delivery and evolution of deliverables; inclusive of product briefs, product outlines, release plans, and presentations
• Demonstrates the ability to coach and mentor junior level team members, with a focus on providing actionable feedback that helps individuals grow within the product discipline
• Proactively identifies risks and communicates to leadership; provides recommendations to mitigate identified risks
• Responsible for the development of product roadmap and associated artifacts

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience embed in agile culture using techniques from a wide range or agile and lean methodologies and frameworks, but be methodology agnostic
• Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
• Showcase relevant tools and techniques such as coaching, advising, workshops, and mentoring
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Develop clear lines of escalation, in agreement with senior managers
• Ensure any stakeholder can easily find out an accurate and current project or program status, without disruption to delivery
• Work effectively with other suppliers and agencies
• Apply best tools and techniques to: team roles, behaviors, structure and culture, agile ceremonies and practices, knowledge transfer and sharing, program management, cross=team coordination, and overall governance of digital service delivery
• Ensure key metrics and requirements that support the team and delivery are well defined and maintained
• Equip staff with the ability to coach others

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to obtain/maintain any of the following:
  • CSPO, CPM, CSM or other related certifications

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit: https://adhocteam.us/join

Benefits

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program