This is a remote position
JOB ID #917
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 Veterans Affairs business unit helps transform the VA into a modern digital services organization where Veteran outcomes are at the center of every effort. We partner with the VA to design and deliver seamless user experiences for Veterans, their families and caregivers, and VA employees. By applying better practices in service design, product management, and technology, we enable the VA to increase the use, quality, and reliability of services and decrease the time Veterans spend waiting for outcomes.
About the Role
As a Senior Product Manager, you'll serve as an experienced individual contributor responsible for shaping product strategy, driving cross-functional execution, and delivering meaningful outcomes for federal customers. With minimal oversight, you'll balance strategic vision with day-to-day execution while ensuring product initiatives meet scope, schedule, and delivery objectives.
You'll partner closely with Engineering, UX, DevOps, Business Analysis, and stakeholders to define product strategy, prioritize platform investments, and deliver scalable products that enable enterprise capabilities and improve customer outcomes. Success in this role requires balancing strategic vision with technical execution while navigating complex integrations, APIs, and cloud-based delivery environments.
As a senior member of the product organization, you'll mentor teammates, improve product management practices, and help shape the long-term success of both the program and the broader product discipline.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with customers and Product Owners to define product vision, strategy, and measurable outcomes
- Lead cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle, from discovery and planning to delivery and continuous improvement
- Develop and maintain product briefs, roadmaps, and strategic documentation that align stakeholders around shared goals
- Translate customer needs, mission objectives, and technical constraints into clear product priorities and execution plans
- Drive roadmap planning, backlog refinement, and prioritization while balancing competing priorities and tradeoffs
- Partner with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, release planning, deployment strategies, and operational excellence throughout the product lifecycle
- Drive collaboration between Engineering, DevOps, and platform teams to improve delivery processes, reduce operational friction, and increase product reliability
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to influence decisions and achieve program objectives
- Advocate for user-centered design, Lean product principles, and iterative delivery approaches
- Partner closely with Engineering, UX, Business Analysis, and DevOps teams to remove blockers and keep delivery on track
- Support onboarding of new product owners, producers, consumers, and platform partners by establishing scalable processes and documentation
- Identify opportunities to expand platform adoption by building strategic partnerships across customer organizations
- Help define and improve onboarding experiences that enable new partners and users to successfully adopt platform capabilities with the long-term goal of self-service
- Understand complex system integrations, APIs, and platform dependencies to connect products and services across enterprise environments
- Manage and evolve platform or API-driven products, ensuring integrations and shared services deliver value across multiple customer teams and enterprise systems
- Collaborate with technical teams to define product capabilities, APIs, integrations, and platform services that enable scalable adoption across the organization
- Mentor and coach junior Product Managers while helping mature product management practices across the organization
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of Product Management experience
- Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
- 1+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams, including Engineering, UX, Business Analysis, and DevOps
- Experience developing product roadmaps, managing backlogs, and prioritizing work based on customer value and business objectives
- Experience identifying and removing delivery blockers while driving products from concept through release
- Experience working within Agile product development environments using Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar methodologies
- Experience partnering with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, release planning, deployment strategies, and modern software delivery practices
- Experience managing platform products, API products, enterprise integrations, or shared services
- Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future.
- Must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- CSPO, Certified Product Manager (CPM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or other related Agile certifications
- 3+ years of experience leading large cross-functional product initiatives in complex enterprise or federal environments
- Experience developing strategic partnerships that increase adoption of products or platforms across large organizations
- Experience managing platform or API products that support multiple applications, teams, or enterprise services
- Experience defining API capabilities, product integrations, and platform strategies that enable scalable adoption and self-service
- Experience creating scalable onboarding models, documentation, and self-service capabilities for users and partner organizations
- Experience working with cloud-native platforms, microservices architectures, or enterprise integration patterns
- Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or other Federal Civilian agencies is preferred
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
Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.
We value the unique skills gained through military service and encourage veterans and transitioning service members to apply.
In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $110,000 - $140,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.
job reference:
https://adhoc.team/
