Product Manager

Summary

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation that helps government agencies modernize digital services through human-centered design and modern engineering practices. The Product Manager will work with government partners and cross-functional teams to define product direction, prioritize features, ship projects, remove barriers, and measure outcomes for end users and government programs.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision, goals, and measures of success for the products and services you manage
• Work with designers, business analysts, and technical leads to discover and synthesize market research, user needs, business requirements, and technical approaches
• Define the direction, scope, and priority of projects, from high-level initiatives to specific features, user stories, and business metrics
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and ship projects
• Proactively socialize, iterate on, and build buy-in for product initiatives with the team, government partners, and other contractors
• Collaborate with the project management team to prioritize roadmaps and inbound units of work
• Represent Nava’s outcome-centric and user-centric approach in discovery meetings with agencies and contractors
• Understand and communicate the needs of end users and population segments we serve and government partners we work with
• Measure product progress toward business goals or user needs and translate data insights into action
• Make tactical decisions to improve the design, define requirements, and generate stakeholder buy-in for our desired path forward

Skills

• * At least three (3) years of experience as a Product Manager of a cross-functional team
• * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• * Experience running and/or shipping consumer web applications
• * Ability to generate very strong product plans and build buy-in across the team, our government partners, and other contractors
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical, user experience, and project management trade-offs; enthusiastic communicator
• * Strong bias towards action; ability to step up into team gaps and ambiguous situations to structure the team's action plan
• * Ability to execute with incomplete information; great product instincts and an ability to create order from divergent needs
• * Ability to define a product objective and logically reverse engineer the path and communications to achieve the objective
• * Ability to identify market trends and shifts that will affect product direction and update plans based on future expectations
• * An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
• Work authorization that doesn't require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin \*If you are not living in one of the states listed above, unfortunately, you will not be considered for a position at this time

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * At least three (3) years of experience as a Product Manager of a cross-functional team
• * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• * Experience running and/or shipping consumer web applications
• * Ability to generate very strong product plans and build buy-in across the team, our government partners, and other contractors
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical, user experience, and project management trade-offs; enthusiastic communicator
• * Strong bias towards action; ability to step up into team gaps and ambiguous situations to structure the team's action plan
• * Ability to execute with incomplete information; great product instincts and an ability to create order from divergent needs
• * Ability to define a product objective and logically reverse engineer the path and communications to achieve the objective
• * Ability to identify market trends and shifts that will affect product direction and update plans based on future expectations
• * An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
• Work authorization that doesn't require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin \*If you are not living in one of the states listed above, unfortunately, you will not be considered for a position at this time

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs
• Disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
• Vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays
• 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of regular PTO
• Eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus when Nava meets its goals
• Paid parental leave for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
• Wellness program with physical, mental, and emotional health resources and support tools
• Virtual care with no copay through a virtual visit program, depending on available providers
• Earn extended unpaid sabbatical leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
• 401(k) match of 4% of salary
• Remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
• Company laptop and setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
• Monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
• Internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
• LinkedIn Learning access and an annual allowance for courses, tuition, and certifications
• Referral bonus when you refer people who join the Nava team
• Pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
• A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment
• Fully remote options for employees residing in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin