Product Manager III(remote)

The Federal Health Team is looking for a Product Manager III to join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Website Development Support (CMS WDS) program.  This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.   

Work on things that matter

Our teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology. 

Built for a remote life

Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We’ve designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that’s welcomed. 

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time.. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.

Federal Health 

The Federal Health business unit covers our work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including HealthCare.gov, Medicare.gov, and the Blue Button API. Our team supports Federal Heath in building and improving online public experiences and APIs that are reliable, accessible, and user-centered. We help millions of people enroll in healthcare and access Medicare and Medicaid benefits, and we help Federal Health improve the quality of Medicare and Medicaid services for beneficiaries and clinicians.

Primary Responsibilities: 

In this role, you will serve as an individual contributor within a team; with the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. You will begin to develop an awareness and understanding of the program’s product management strategy, as well as interact with stakeholders. Primary expectations for a Product Manager II include: 

• Focused on program tactical assignments, but may support more strategic initiatives in support of meeting defined milestones
• Experienced with agile methods, with the intent of supporting cross-functional workflows and the iterative delivery of products and features
• Works in conjunction with product leadership to help the client/product owner shape the vision and strategy for a product or program and adopt iterative and outcome-driven processes
• Participates in the strategy process, serving as an active contributor in strategy development and implementation
• Supports trainings and activities, inclusive of “product strategy workshops”, and develops processes, inclusive of lean/UX workflows, that enable effective cross-functional teams
• Serves as a mentor to junior level team members; with a focus in supporting product management and cross-collaboration skills
• Works with stakeholders to define key performance indicators and tracks and communicates accordingly
• Actively participates in agile ceremonies, inclusive of daily standups, backlog grooming, spring planning and team retrospectives
• Ability to build consensus and support product leadership in development and deployment
• Begins to exhibit a strategic mindset and vision and communicates recommendations to program and product leadership

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience in managing agile software development projects. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work or training experience. *Four years of additional hands-on experience in a relevant field and a high school diploma may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ability to obtain/maintain any of the following: 
• CSPO, CPM, CSM or other related certifications

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. 

Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $115,000 - $125,000 and information on benefits offered is here. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

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