Product Manager

Title: Product Manager / Product Owner Location: Remote (Must align with EST business hours) Duration: 11+ Months (Contract) City/State: McLean, VA Role Overview We are seeking a Product Manager / Product Owner to lead product vision, strategy, and delivery within enterprise environment. This role requires strong collaboration with stakeholders, ownership of product outcomes, and the ability to balance business, technical, and customer considerations to deliver high‑quality solutions. Key Responsibilities Collaborate with stakeholders to align product vision, features, and roadmap. Define and track KPIs and OKRs, ensuring alignment with senior leadership. Build, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog; lead weekly refinement sessions. Own feature definition and roadmap delivery in line with business objectives. Create and validate user story acceptance criteria; approve completed stories. Ensure appropriate testing frameworks are applied (market, functional, performance). Manage dependencies across product teams and build strategic partnerships. Inspect and evaluate product progress through each iteration. Drive communication, documentation, and process mapping for product initiatives. Foster a culture of accountability and empowerment within the product team. Partner with data stewards to ensure quality controls are implemented. Qualifications Strong visionary and communicator; able to define and inspire product strategy. Proven end‑to‑end accountability for product outcomes and backlog prioritization. Highly collaborative with strong influencing and listening skills. Experimental mindset with a focus on innovation and continuous learning. Deep product/domain knowledge and organizational agility. Excellent written and verbal communication; skilled storyteller for vision, features, and user stories. Strong product design capability, connecting customer solutions to business goals. Demonstrated ability to meet/exceed customer and stakeholder expectations. Effective collaborator across functions; adept at resolving impediments and dependencies. Decisive decision‑maker with accountability and delegation skills. Skilled in prioritization based on value, risk, and capacity. Solid technical aptitude; understanding of systems, processes, and technology. Knowledge of risk and quality management, including regulatory requirements. Agile fluency; ability to leverage frameworks to maximize product value.