Senior Product Manager

The role

You will drive the vision and execution of digital services for government partners. You will work with cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, and project managers to set direction, scope features, and assess business impact.

What you will do

• Define the vision, goals, and measures of success for products and services
• Work with designers, business analysts, and technical leads to synthesize research and requirements
• Define direction, scope, and priority of projects and features
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop and ship projects
• Socialize and build buy-in for product initiatives with teams and government partners
• Collaborate with project management to prioritize roadmaps
• Represent the company approach in discovery meetings
• Understand and communicate the needs of end users and government partners
• Measure product progress and translate data insights into action
• Make tactical decisions to improve design and generate stakeholder buy-in

Required qualifications

• 10+ years experience managing cloud-based products or platforms within federal agencies or similarly regulated environments
• Ability to lead cross functional teams and facilitate collaboration across government and contractor organizations
• Strong communication skills for briefing senior leadership and engaging stakeholders
• Strong understanding of cloud architectures, shared responsibility models, and cloud security frameworks
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or other FedRAMP 20x authorized cloud environments
• Ability to interpret security controls, compliance requirements, and technical documentation
• Experience working within federal IT governance structures, including ATO processes, continuous monitoring, and enterprise architecture reviews
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, or a related field
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired

Nice to have

• Understanding of ED/FSA mission, systems, and regulatory environment
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PMI ACP
• ITIL Foundation
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or equivalent)
• Security or compliance certifications (e.g., Security+, CCSP)
• Advanced degree

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
• Vacation, holidays, and floating holidays
• 12 paid federal holidays each year
• Performance-based annual bonus
• Paid parental leave and weekly meals delivered to home
• Wellness program with physical, mental, and emotional health resources
• Virtual care with no copay
• Sabbatical leave after continuous service
• 401(k) match of 4%
• Remote-first environment with flexible schedule
• Company laptop and setup assistance via Staples

Before you apply

• Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• May be subject to a government background check or security clearance
• Must reside in one of the listed states
• Must work from the contiguous United States

About the company

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. They help government agencies solve technology modernization challenges through human-centered design and modern engineering.