Product Manager/Product Mentor

Description

As a Product Manager/Product Mentor, you will play a critical role in influencing the future of products in a large Government organization. In this role, you will be passionate about supporting Agency product managers and product teams in creating exceptional products and customer experiences that consistently exceed expectations  You will support defining product strategy and roadmapping, as well as influencing multiple projects and initiatives across the Agency. You will have the opportunity to guide and understand the needs of different stakeholders and to support the Agency product managers in breaking down complexity, driving innovation and meeting product and Agency goals.  You will understand and work with complex data and iteratively improve the Product/Enterprise Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in support of Agency objectives.  You will also support customer and product discovery and design efforts for a range of user personas, that may include internal users (Government) as well as external users (General Public).

If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading

TEAM CULTURE

Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer “yes” to the following questions:

• Are you looking for a company that puts employees first, with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being?
• Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment?
• Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success?
• Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership?
• Do you enjoy being a catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions?
• Do you have the flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success?
• Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect?

MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH

Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.   Find your “Why” with us and take your place in our Leidos Family

• Define, articulate, and build strategy around a vision driving the overall strategy for future products.
• Engage broadly across product teams and functions to understand drivers of performance and collaborate on optimizing business processes.
• Partner with leaders/analyst/users to deeply understand customer needs and drive alignment around solutions to core business problems by creating models, concepts diagrams, workflow diagrams, and journey maps.
• Lead discovery sessions, design reviews, and work closely with many different stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on creating product roadmaps and release plans.
• Contribute to building a strong human centered design culture.
• Collaborate with Agency product managers to prioritize work and align to overall vision.
• Collaborate with the internal Product Mentor team to learn, share, and leverage best practices, tools, artifacts, etc.
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree and 12 Years of work experience OR Master's degree and 10 Years of work experience OR a minimum 16 years of work experience as a Product Manager in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience describing and discussing data-driven, value-seeking Product Management
• Solid experience describing and discussing data-driven, value-seeking Product Management.
• Solid experience implementing product practices at an enterprise level.
• Experience conveying software methodologies to audiences including senior leaders with varying technical backgrounds.
• Demonstrable experience in presenting product concepts to senior leaders through presentations.
• Experience defining and producing Product Management courseware and marketing content tailored to organization-specific requirements
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

*** Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD

*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

• Solid experience describing and discussing data-driven, value-seeking Product Management.
• Solid experience implementing product practices at an enterprise level.
• Solid experience with enterprise product management (concept through production delivery).
• Experience presenting to stakeholders and senior leadership with varying technical backgrounds.  
• Experience defining and producing Product Management courseware and marketing content tailored to organization-specific requirements.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

• Prior Federal Government/Government/large scale corporate working experience.
• Pragmatic Marketing or other Industry recognized Product Manager Certification.
• Experience managing Product Managers and equivalent professionals.
• Experience creating training plans and curricula.
• Ability to coach and communicate with cross-functional teams on all phases of the Product lifecycle.
• Ability to prioritize and react to changing requirements with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to envision an enterprise level vision and the drive to make that vision a reality.
• Knowledge of big data and analytics products.
• Negotiating and customer relationship management skills.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities evidenced by a proven ability to analyze product concepts, strategic opportunities, quantitatively and qualitatively.

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams and contribute to our communities. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.  We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family.

Are you an US citizen, US resident, or Visa candidate and think you might fit? We recommend you apply and start the conversation today Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn, Maryland.

ITSSCII

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.