Product Management SME

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Mentor FSA product owners and supporting contractors on product-management practices
• Help define product visions, desired outcomes, measurable objectives, roadmaps, and product performance measures
• Translate mission and user needs into product capabilities and technically actionable priorities
• Work with engineering, architecture, cloud, security, integration, and data teams to understand technical dependencies and constraints
• Facilitate roadmap development and prioritization using business value, user outcomes, technical risk, architecture, security, operational health, and technical debt
• Support backlog refinement and ensure backlog items remain connected to defined product outcomes
• Help define epics, capabilities, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and nonfunctional requirements
• Incorporate system telemetry, operational data, user feedback, analytics, and performance information into product decision-making
• Identify opportunities to deliver capabilities incrementally rather than through large project-based releases
• Support product lifecycle management from discovery and initial capability development through modernization, operations, and continuous improvement
• Facilitate discussions between technical and nontechnical stakeholders and translate complex technology issues into product implications
• Identify architecture, integration, data, security, and platform decisions requiring escalation or executive review
• Help develop reusable product-management practices, templates, metrics, decision frameworks, and governance standards
• Coach teams in moving from output-based measures to measures of product performance, user outcomes, service health, and mission value

Necessary Skills and Knowledge

• Strong experience managing complex digital or technology products
• Demonstrated understanding of software architecture, APIs, cloud platforms, data environments, integrations, DevSecOps, and modern software delivery
• Experience developing product roadmaps and managing technically complex backlogs
• Ability to engage architects and engineers credibly while communicating technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders
• Strong analytical and facilitation skills
• Experience with Agile and iterative delivery methods, while understanding that product management extends beyond Agile ceremonies

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess at least 8 years of product management, technical product management, engineering/product delivery, systems analysis, or related technology experience
• Possess the ability to pass a 6C Public Trust investigation, including US citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in federal or regulated technology environments
• Experience with financial services, lending, servicing, data platforms, or large-scale digital services
• Experience with enterprise platforms or products spanning multiple systems and organizational boundaries

Benefits

• 401(k) with immediate vesting
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical Insurance, including Vision and Dental Insurance
• Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• FSA/HSA Programs
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Caregiver Support Program
• Health Advocacy Program
• Financial Wellbeing Support

About the Role

Goldschmitt and Associates LLC (G&A) is a leader in tech transformation and system modernization for some of the nation’s most important federal agencies. We are looking for a Product Management SME to help Federal Student Aid translate mission and user outcomes into technically achievable product strategies, roadmaps, capabilities, backlogs, and measurable results.

Qualifications

This role requires strong product-management expertise combined with sufficient technical depth to understand complex systems, challenge assumptions, identify dependencies, and help product owners make informed tradeoffs.

Skills

The ideal candidate will possess at least 8 years of product management, technical product management, engineering/product delivery, systems analysis, or related technology experience. They should also be able to pass a 6C Public Trust investigation, including US citizenship.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 401(k) with immediate vesting
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical Insurance, including Vision and Dental Insurance
• Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• FSA/HSA Programs
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Caregiver Support Program
• Health Advocacy Program
• Financial Wellbeing Support