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JANUS Research Group is looking for a Senior Product Manager at Fort Eustis.
The Senior Product Manager is a key leadership role responsible for defining and supporting the delivery of desirable, feasible, viable, and sustainable products that meet the needs of the Army Training Information System (ATIS). This role collaborates closely with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), business owners, and other key stakeholders to align the product vision with strategic objectives, ensuring the successful delivery of value across the Agile Release Train (ART). The Senior Product Manager plays a pivotal role in shaping ATIS development, managing stakeholder relationships, and driving the execution of complex DoD software programs.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Product Leadership: Develop and maintain the Program Roadmap in collaboration with the RTE and business owners, ensuring alignment with the vision for ATIS development. Serve as the proxy Product Owner for matrix support teams, ensuring value delivery to stakeholders. Drive the establishment and execution of data strategies, workflow designs, product development processes, and digitization/automation initiatives.
Backlog Management and Prioritization: Lead matrix teams in defining User Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog, ensuring alignment with program priorities while maintaining conceptual and technical integrity. Collaborate with teams to refine stories with acceptance criteria and examples, and ensure compliance with the Definition of Done. Manage the iteration execution process, maintaining a smooth flow of backlog items to user stories. Agile Program Execution:
Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions, ensuring effective collaboration across cross functional teams. Provide guidance on capacity allocation to support technical teams in sequencing critical infrastructure tasks for new functionality. Participate in team demos and retrospectives to validate and align deliverables with stakeholder expectations. Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary interface between the ART, business owners, and development teams, ensuring seamless communication and alignment. Lead or participate in cross functional collaboration teams spanning multiple Army programs to ensure consistency and integration.
Training and Mentorship: Conduct and lead SAFe Agile User Story Workshop Series, establishing a baseline understanding of collaborative processes and fostering a training environment for development teams. Mentor junior team members and stakeholders on Agile best practices and collaborative product development. Key Skills and Competencies: Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams and matrixed organizations within Agile frameworks. Strategic Thinking: Proven track record of aligning product vision with organizational objectives and driving successful execution. Agile Expertise: Deep knowledge of SAFe Agile practices, including user story development, backlog management, and program increment planning.
Collaboration: Strong ability to coordinate with diverse teams, including system engineers, UX designers, and stakeholders.
Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts to senior stakeholders.
Education and Requirements:
Master's degree in Business, Strategic Management, or a related discipline and 10+ years of experience in full lifecycle DoD software development programs with 3+ years as a Product Owner or Product Manager for Agile software development within DoD programs
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scaled Agile Framework Product Owner/Product Manager (SAFe POPM) and Human-centered Design (HCD) Practitioner .
Current and active Secret security clearance.
JANUS strives to provide opportunities for career growth through training and development. We also offer an attractive comprehensive benefit package to include health and welfare plans and financial products. As part of a total rewards program, employees can benefit from our referral bonus program, and other various employee awards. JANUS Research Group takes pride in our benefit package and rewards program which has earned us the certification of a Great Place to Work™
JANUS Research Group provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing: Alisha Pollard, Director of Human Resources at alisha.pollard@janusresearch.com or calling (706) 364-9100. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within JANUS Research Group will be reviewed at the e-mail address and phone number supplied. Thank you for considering a career with JANUS Research Group.
JANUS Research Group participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.
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JANUS Research Group is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer. It is company policy to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practice without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or disability.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.
JANUS Research Group is looking for a Senior Product Manager at Fort Eustis.
The Senior Product Manager is a key leadership role responsible for defining and supporting the delivery of desirable, feasible, viable, and sustainable products that meet the needs of the Army Training Information System (ATIS). This role collaborates closely with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), business owners, and other key stakeholders to align the product vision with strategic objectives, ensuring the successful delivery of value across the Agile Release Train (ART). The Senior Product Manager plays a pivotal role in shaping ATIS development, managing stakeholder relationships, and driving the execution of complex DoD software programs.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Product Leadership: Develop and maintain the Program Roadmap in collaboration with the RTE and business owners, ensuring alignment with the vision for ATIS development. Serve as the proxy Product Owner for matrix support teams, ensuring value delivery to stakeholders. Drive the establishment and execution of data strategies, workflow designs, product development processes, and digitization/automation initiatives.
Backlog Management and Prioritization: Lead matrix teams in defining User Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog, ensuring alignment with program priorities while maintaining conceptual and technical integrity. Collaborate with teams to refine stories with acceptance criteria and examples, and ensure compliance with the Definition of Done. Manage the iteration execution process, maintaining a smooth flow of backlog items to user stories. Agile Program Execution:
Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions, ensuring effective collaboration across cross functional teams. Provide guidance on capacity allocation to support technical teams in sequencing critical infrastructure tasks for new functionality. Participate in team demos and retrospectives to validate and align deliverables with stakeholder expectations. Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary interface between the ART, business owners, and development teams, ensuring seamless communication and alignment. Lead or participate in cross functional collaboration teams spanning multiple Army programs to ensure consistency and integration.
Training and Mentorship: Conduct and lead SAFe Agile User Story Workshop Series, establishing a baseline understanding of collaborative processes and fostering a training environment for development teams. Mentor junior team members and stakeholders on Agile best practices and collaborative product development. Key Skills and Competencies: Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams and matrixed organizations within Agile frameworks. Strategic Thinking: Proven track record of aligning product vision with organizational objectives and driving successful execution. Agile Expertise: Deep knowledge of SAFe Agile practices, including user story development, backlog management, and program increment planning.
Collaboration: Strong ability to coordinate with diverse teams, including system engineers, UX designers, and stakeholders.
Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts to senior stakeholders.
Education and Requirements:
Master's degree in Business, Strategic Management, or a related discipline and 10+ years of experience in full lifecycle DoD software development programs with 3+ years as a Product Owner or Product Manager for Agile software development within DoD programs
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scaled Agile Framework Product Owner/Product Manager (SAFe POPM) and Human-centered Design (HCD) Practitioner .
Current and active Secret security clearance.
JANUS strives to provide opportunities for career growth through training and development. We also offer an attractive comprehensive benefit package to include health and welfare plans and financial products. As part of a total rewards program, employees can benefit from our referral bonus program, and other various employee awards. JANUS Research Group takes pride in our benefit package and rewards program which has earned us the certification of a Great Place to Work™
JANUS Research Group provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing: Alisha Pollard, Director of Human Resources at alisha.pollard@janusresearch.com or calling (706) 364-9100. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within JANUS Research Group will be reviewed at the e-mail address and phone number supplied. Thank you for considering a career with JANUS Research Group.
JANUS Research Group participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.
E-Verify
JANUS Research Group is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer. It is company policy to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practice without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or disability.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
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