Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Suitability:
No Suitability Required
Public Trust/Other Required:
Other
Job Family:
Project/Task Management
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Application Programming Interface (API), Atlassian JIRA, Product Management
Certifications:
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No
Job Description:
We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.
GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day.
We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Product Manager joining our Marketplace Assister Technical Support (MATS) team to remotely support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) activities. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this role.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Product Manager supporting CMS, you will be trusted to work with stakeholders to set, prioritize, and evaluate the work. The Product Manager will be responsible for helping define the product vision and ensuring that product development aligns to the product vision. Working with the Solution Architecture, IT, and Development teams, you will determine product features and manage the product backlog items. You will communicate with stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction and may also perform Scrum Master responsibilities. In this role, a typical day will include:
- Communicating and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to understand and anticipate their needs and functional requirements, translating them into product requirements.
- Being the customer-facing representative for the project team, responsible for liaising between customers and the internal project team, communicating technical needs and limitations.
- Understanding and communicating the goals and needs of the customer and collaborating with IT teams to determine the best approach for supporting the customer.
- Defining the vision for the team’s product.
- Leading the planning for product releases and setting the expectation for delivery of new features.
- Managing the product backlog and prioritizing based on changing requirements.
- Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process. Providing timely schedule inputs and status reporting to MATS management, alerting of any issues or risks.
- Liaising with the product team and end-users to deliver updates.
- Ensuring that all stages of product creation, including innovation, design and development, and end-to-end launch of products, are in alignment to the product vision.
- Participating in Agile meetings and product iterations.
- Leading the product functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
- Developing and maintaining appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment.
- Adjusting rapidly to shifts in priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously that may include staff support relating to current operations.
- Coordinating and facilitating meetings as needed to ensure program objectives are met.
- Providing customer briefing and presentation support.
- May perform Scrum Master responsibilities, including organizing and facilitating team backlog management, daily stand-up meetings, and other scrum-related rituals, aiding with the resolution of blocking impediments, and facilitating communication and consensus-building among Scrum teams.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and/or IT Business Analyst gathering and analyzing customer requirements to develop and communicate detailed user stories for software applications
- Experience leading the product functional design process using first-hand technical experience and knowledge, including Application Programming Interfaces(APIs), system integrations and/or data exchange
- In-depth hands-on experience with Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodologies as a Scrum Master
- Experience coordinating tasks throughout the SDLC on an Agile software development implementation project team
- Experience leading large teams
- Excellent oral and written communication; including presentation skills
- Experience using JIRA and Confluence
- Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification(s) and/or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
- Candidate must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
- Candidate must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working and interfacing with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or other federal agencies.
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce, ServiceNow and/or other CRM tool.
- Proficiency with data exchange tools and technologies including APIs.
- Experience with analytic reporting projects using Python scripting language.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills are required.
- Ability to prioritize effectively.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical topics to various stakeholders, management levels, and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to resolve issues with little oversight; ability to gather and analyze information skillfully and develop alternative solutions.
WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:
- 401K with company match
- Customizable health benefits packages
- Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators
- Rewards program for high-performing employees
The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Remote
Work Location:
Any Location / Remote
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
