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At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Joint Staff CDAO Product Manager to join our team! In this role, you will own the delivery and implementation of data and AI-enabled products and use cases, acting as the main liaison between Joint Staff Directorates and the technical development POD. You will ensure customer requirements are translated into actionable product vision, strategy, and roadmaps, and drive execution to meet Department of Defense mission objectives.

What You'll Be Doing:

Serve as the primary Product Manager for the Joint Staff CDAO development POD, owning the end-to-end implementation and successful delivery of data, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities

Act as the main liaison between Joint Directorate leadership (J-Dir), mission owners, and technical POD resources, ensuring alignment of customer requirements with product vision, strategy, and execution

Gather, analyze, and synthesize customer requirements and mission needs, translating them into a clear product roadmap and prioritized feature backlog based on business value and mission impact

Drive iterative delivery: define user stories, acceptance criteria, and success measures; ensure the development POD is focused on the highest priority work

Manage stakeholder expectations, proactively communicate progress, and facilitate recurring product reviews, demos, and working sessions

Escalate relevant blockers, risks, or dependencies that impact POD velocity or delivery, and coordinate with leadership to resolve issues

Ensure continuous feedback loops between end users, stakeholders, and technical teams to maximize adoption and mission value

Coordinate cross-functional teams (data scientists, engineers, analysts, cybersecurity, etc.) to deliver high-impact capabilities on schedule and within scope

Monitor product performance and user satisfaction, refining the roadmap and backlog to drive continuous improvement

Support CDAO governance, strategic planning, reporting, and executive briefings related to Joint Staff data and AI initiatives

Stay current on emerging product management and AI/data delivery practices; identify opportunities for innovation and improvement

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

Active TS/SCI clearance at the time of hire

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, information technology, data science, or a related field, or equivalent experience

5-7 years of product management or technical delivery experience, including direct responsibility for driving product implementation and cross-team execution

Demonstrated experience acting as a primary liaison between customers (business/mission owners) and technical delivery teams

Proven ability to gather, prioritize, and translate customer requirements into actionable product roadmaps and feature backlogs

Strong track record of managing iterative product development, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder communication in Agile or hybrid delivery environments

Experience facilitating product reviews, managing stakeholder expectations, and escalating blockers to ensure delivery success

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, or U.S. Government organizations

Experience working with Chief Data and AI Offices (CDAOs), enterprise data programs, or digital transformation initiatives

Understanding of AI/ML product development, responsible AI, data governance, and model lifecycle management

Experience managing a product portfolio or POD team; skilled at balancing competing priorities and aligning work to business value

Familiarity with Joint Staff Directorates, Joint operational processes, or DoD mission requirements

Experience with product management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar

Product management, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or related professional certification

Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience developing executive briefings and product strategies

Security Clearance Requirement: An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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