USA | Full Time PRODUCT MANAGER DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients' critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products. POSITION OVERVIEW A strategic and user-focused Product Manager with a strong track record of aligning product direction with organizational goals while delivering meaningful value to end users. Experienced in managing and prioritizing product backlogs, defining clear acceptance criteria, and maintaining roadmaps that balance short-term needs with long-term strategy. Adept at driving product vision, collaborating closely with Agile and DevSecOps teams, and leading iterative planning and delivery cycles to ensure user-centric outcomes. Brings strong technical fluency to cross-functional discussions involving architecture, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines. Skilled in translating complex user needs into actionable business value, facilitating stakeholder communication through modern channels, and applying industry best practices to continuously improve product performance and team collaboration. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: + Ensure the product direction provides value to the end user and aligns with organizational goals. + Manage product backlogs, including writing acceptance criteria and ensuring proper prioritization. + Drive the product vision and communicate it effectively to stakeholders and development teams. + Collaborate closely with Agile/DevSecOps teams to ensure incremental and user-centric delivery. + Lead iterative planning meetings to ensure stories are accurately estimated and prioritized to best fit user needs. + Develop and maintain product roadmaps that support both short-term objectives and long-term strategies. + Translate user needs into business value and balance priorities between user requirements and organizational benefit. + Facilitate product information campaigns using modern communication channels (e.g., Twitter, blogs, community forums).. + Coordinate and lead productive meetings (standups, retrospectives, demos, reviews) that drive product outcomes. + Maintain awareness of industry best practices for product management and apply lessons learned to ongoing projects. + Provide technical fluency when collaborating with development teams to ensure alignment on architecture, APIs, CI/CD, and other delivery pipelines. Required Qualifications: + Experience in designing innovative digital products/systems in a NATO or National defense institution. Proven experience managing product roadmaps, backlogs, and prioritization. + Deep understanding of customers, technology, competition, and the ability to execute product strategy. + Experience collaborating with high-performing Agile/DevSecOps development teams (standups, retrospectives, design reviews, user research, demos). + Experience with planning and execution of product information campaigns using modern communication channels (Twitter, blogs, etc.). + Experience driving product vision and effectively communicating this vision across Agile teams. + Ability to translate user needs into business value and ensure user-centric prioritization of features and backlog. + Knowledge of industry best practices for Product Managers and commitment to continuous professional learning. + Ability to facilitate productive meetings that drive product outcomes. + Familiarity with technical concepts to effectively communicate with development teams (APIs, architectures, CI/CD, cloud-native basics). + Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) or equivalent certification. + University degree in ICT, Business, or a related discipline. DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement. The DEFTEC team comprises professionals who make a difference daily in crucial national security missions. Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team that is well cared for. Our top priority is our employees, making DEFTEC an ideal workplace. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please get in touch with HR@deftec.com if you require reasonable accommodations. DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies. 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