Principal Product Manager (Pacific/Mountain Time Zone)

The role

The Principal Product Manager defines and executes the vision and strategy for software products and services. They lead cross-functional teams to deliver working software that meets user needs and business goals.

What you will do

• Determine user needs and business requirements through stakeholder interviews and user research
• Define product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Define user flows, system behavior, and product specifications
• Define quarterly or program increment goals
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine product priorities
• Break software features down into user stories or tasks
• Lead and contribute to sprint planning discussions
• Review product designs and working software
• Define and monitor metrics to track product success
• Coach and mentor other product managers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• At least 8-10 years of experience
• At least 3 years as a product manager
• Experience working with cross-disciplinary product teams to build software
• Experience working with scrum or other agile methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Strong bias towards action
• Adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future

Benefits

• Health coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans
• Disability, life, and accidental death insurance
• 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
• 401(k) match of 4%
• Remote-first environment with flexible schedule
• Company laptop and setup assistance via Staples

Before you apply

• Must reside in one of the listed states
• Must have legal authorization to work in the United States
• Work authorization must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future
• May be subject to a government background check or security clearance
• 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 modernize technology through human-centered design and modern engineering.