Job Description

As a Principal Project Manager, you will lead the execution of mid to large-scale client deployments, ensuring projects are completed within scope, on budget, and on time. In this role, you will be responsible for aligning solutions with end-user requirements, managing risks, and resolving issues efficiently. Your responsibilities will extend to continuous stakeholder management, ensuring the overall success and strategic alignment of each project. You will also take full ownership of product delivery, overseeing backlog prioritization, feature development, and the successful implementation of Product Ownership best practices.

The ideal candidate will be energetic, innovative, enthusiastic, sharp, analytical, and eager to embrace responsibility while learning new skills. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and creative team environment. We are looking for individuals who seek long-term growth.

Review process flows (Miro) to understand current state business processes

Participate in deep dive with business stakeholders who may not have technical details

Create process flows (Miro) to document future state business processes

Review current state UI/UX designs (Figma), gap analysis, and work closely with the designer to either make changes to existing designs or create new ones that meet business goals

Create product requirement documents (PRDs), including feature summary, business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria

Develop short-term and long-term product roadmap

[Good to have] Collaborate with engineering team to breakdown user stories to tasks

Ability to adapt to client’s need 

Pathway to Success 

#BeOneStepAhead: Be prepared, work with intentional effort and offer no surprises for our clients and teammates.

Your success starts by positively impacting the direction of a fast-growing practice with vision and passion. You will be measured quarterly by the breadth, magnitude, and quality of your contributions, your ability to estimate accurately, customer feedback at the close of projects, how well you collaborate with your peers, and the consultative polish you bring to customer interactions.  

As you continue to execute successfully, we will build a customized development plan together that leads you through the individual contributor or management growth tracks. 

Expectations

Customer Facing - You will interact with customers on a regular basis, sometimes daily, other times weekly/bi-weekly. Common touchpoints occur when qualifying potential opportunities, at project kickoff, throughout the engagement as progress is communicated, and at project close. You can expect to interact with a range of customer stakeholders, including engineers, technical project managers, and executives.

Training - Ongoing with first-week orientation followed by a 90-day onboarding schedule. Details of the timeline can be shared.

Responsibilities 

Outstanding proficiency in documentation 

Take the lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner

Providing vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project and create requirements 

Prioritize needs among scope, budget, and timeframe

Oversee all stages of product development, including planning, refinement, review, and sprint

Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prepared tasks to work on

Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product

Define product vision, road map, and growth opportunities 

Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy

Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories

Work closely with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI

Lead the planning product release plans and set expectations for delivery of new  functionalities

Act as primary liaison between teams and stakeholders

Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals

Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product

Anticipate user needs

Develop user stories and define acceptance criteria

Analyze preferences and requests of end users, then translate into future iterations

Follow our competitors and the industry 

Ensure product aligns with company mission and goals

Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends

Ensure security of data with proper Agile framework

Evaluate product progress at each iteration

Plan/schedule for benchmarks, releases, and future upgrades

Establish initiatives and align with cross-functional goals

Prioritize defect resolution (bugs)

Requirements and qualifications

Must be a U.S. resident

Prior government experience is required

Proven experience managing large, complex projects

Previous working experience as a Product Owner

Experience managing all stages of the product life cycle

MA in Computer Science, Engineering or similar relevant field or technical background

In-depth knowledge of Agile processes and principles 

Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills

Creative thinker with a vision

Attention to detail