Staff Product Manager (HHS)

The role

You will lead a small team of product managers and own a product workstream for HHS. You will shape new requests from OCIO into scoped work and manage people development and performance.

What you will do

• Take in new requests from OCIO and shape them into scoped, prioritized work
• Build lightweight scaffolding for intake, planning, and team rhythms
• Own a product workstream by translating needs into a vision, roadmap, and prioritized backlog
• Partner with HHS and Skylight leadership as priorities shift
• Build strong working relationships with managed individuals
• Coach individuals through growth, feedback, and day-to-day challenges

Required qualifications

• Understand lean product principles
• Can develop a product strategy including success criteria and product roadmap
• Ability to execute product strategy by creating a prioritized backlog and facilitating team ceremonies
• Understand how to engage in human-centered design
• Ability to collaborate with researchers, designers, engineers, and others
• Ability to manage clients and stakeholders
• Understand software development methodologies like agile and lean
• Experience directly managing product managers
• Track record of standing up team systems and agile practices
• Strong client-facing consulting experience
• Experience working on cross-functional teams in iterative delivery
• A mindset and work approach that aligns with core values

Nice to have

• Jira and Atlassian administration or configuration experience
• Experience on federal contracts or in a consulting setting serving a CIO organization
• 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), plus 11 paid federal holidays
• Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all 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 $2,000 allowance for professional development
• Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases

Before you apply

• Some roles require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute
• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories
• You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
• You 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.