Product Manager

Summary

Join Agile Six, a remote-first company, as a Product Manager to contribute to the development of VA.gov, a significant government website. You will foster a shared sense of purpose, perform product discovery, and drive agile delivery. Responsibilities include defining a compelling vision, communicating product strategy, managing the product backlog, and building rapport with stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses 4+ years of experience in product discovery, a deep understanding of Agile principles, and expertise in user story writing. Additional preferred qualifications include experience in government contracting and being a U.S. Veteran. Agile Six offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a self-managed work environment.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience leveraging product discovery techniques that inform product vision, strategy, features, user stories, and prioritization
• Effective communicator, leader, and motivator
• In-depth knowledge and application of Agile principles and practices
• Expertise in writing user stories and acceptance criteria that convey the what and why, leaving room for the team to creatively problem solve to determine the how
• Proven track record of launching products from conception to production, and managing clients and key stakeholders
• Ability to effectively leverage one or more AI-powered prototyping tools and/or IDEs, including such tools as Vercel V0, Loveable, Replit, Copilot and Cursor, retaining oversight over all work produced by these tools
• Experience utilizing AI tools and services and other enabling technologies such as MCP servers to understand problem domains, quickly prototype and vet solutions, and support software delivery on a cross-functional team
• High level cross-disciplinary understanding of the software development process, including research, design, development, testing, and deployment
• Eagerness to grow one's AI skills and leverage AI where appropriate to improve outcomes
• Has lived and worked in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years
• Some of our clients may request or require travel from time to time. If this is a concern for you, we encourage you to apply and discuss it with us at your initial interview

Responsibilities

• Vision and Purpose Foster a shared sense of purpose. Define, communicate, and iteratively refine a clear vision that is compelling to users, stakeholders, and the team
• Establish clarity around the “why,” creating a shared sense of purpose at the sprint level so the team can self-organize around solving problems
• Discovery Develop an expert understanding of the product, domain, users, and business
• Perform continuous product discovery leveraging UX research and design capabilities on the team to identify and prioritize what needs the team will meet in order to maximize value and outcome delivery
• Communication Convey high level intent in a way that fosters creative, cross-functional problem solving, and that supports team self-organization and team member self-management (i.e. user stories, story maps, etc.)
• Communicate product strategy, roadmaps, and progress to stakeholders to empower informed decision-making
• Agile Delivery Drive product development using agile delivery best practices. Manage the product backlog and prioritize problems to be solved
• Break down problems to be solved in ways that value can be delivered iteratively and incrementally. Lead the team to early validation of risky assumptions, and early and continuous delivery of value
• Balance strategic and tactical Product Management responsibilities based on the needs of the team, stakeholders, and users
• Establish a healthy, trust-based rapport with teammates and stakeholders
• Collaboratively identify and work to understand stakeholder constraints. Develop solutions that address diverse and sometimes conflicting stakeholder needs
• We expect the responsibilities of this position to shift and grow organically over time, in response to considerations such as the unique strengths and interests of the selected candidate and other team members and an evolving understanding of the delivery environment

Preferred Qualifications

• You are a U.S. Veteran
• Experience in Government contracting / civic tech

Benefits

• Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility
• Competitive and equitable salary (equal pay for equal work)
• Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees!
• 401K matching
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer paid short and long term disability insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Self-managed and generous paid time off
• Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Self-managed professional development spending
• Self-managed wellness days