Senior/Staff Product Manager (U.S. Air Force)

The role

You will lead cross-functional teams to build and ship products for U.S. Air Force modernization efforts. You will manage product strategy, roadmaps, and backlogs while coaching government partners in product practices.

What you will do

• Lead a cross-functional team of researchers, designers, engineers, and subject matter experts
• Translate user and government needs into requirements, strategy, and roadmaps
• Manage direction, scope, and priorities of new capabilities
• Write and prioritize user stories and build release plans
• Build trust with government stakeholders and partner vendors
• Coach government partners in product and customer-centric practices

Required qualifications

• Understand lean product principles
• Can develop a product strategy including vision, objectives, and roadmaps
• Ability to execute product strategy by creating and maintaining a prioritized backlog
• Understand how to engage in human-centered design
• Ability to collaborate with researchers, designers, and engineers
• Ability to manage clients and stakeholders
• Understand software development methodologies like agile and lean
• Experience in a consulting or client-facing role with government or enterprise stakeholders
• Experience working on cross-functional teams in iterative delivery
• Ability to coach and enable government partners on agile software development principles
• A mindset and work approach that aligns with core values
• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories

Nice to have

• Experience with legacy modernization and/or enterprise digital transformation efforts
• Hands-on experience managing a backlog in Jira or similar tools
• A background in user research or customer experience
• Military or Department of Defense experience
• Experience delivering technology in government, regulated industries, or other public-benefit settings
• A track record of staying aligned and accountable on remote teams

Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of salary with no vesting period
• Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year)
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
• Performance rewards including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
• Business development / sales bonuses
• Referral bonuses
• Annual $2000 allowance for professional development

Before you apply

• Role is contingent on Skylight being awarded the underlying contract
• Requires U.S. citizenship
• Must be able to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC), which includes a government background check
• Must complete a company background check successfully

About the company

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services.