Product Manager

About Agile Six

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management and Inclusion. We deliver our solutions in autonomous teams of self-managed professionals (no managers here!) who genuinely care about each other and the work. We know that’s our company’s purpose – and that we can only achieve it by supporting a culture where people feel valued, self-managed, and love to come to work.

The Role

Agile Six is looking for a Product Manager to join a team partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to support ongoing development on VA.gov, a modern, high-profile U.S. government website used by millions of Veterans to understand and access their benefits. At Agile Six, we are deliberate about the culture we're building. We look for Product Managers who embrace empowerment and a growth mindset. If you care deeply not just about your own aptitude, but about supporting others’ growth, we’d love to hear from you. As an organization we embrace self-organizing teams. To that end, we need Product Managers who are both tactical and strategic. Most importantly, we look for folks who are passionate about solving problems that impact millions of users. We are here to make a difference in government, and Product Managers are the primary champions of our cause!

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

Basic Qualifications

• 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 A