Product Management Transformation Specialist Washington, DC,

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* The Opportunity:

** CACI seeks an experienced Product Management Transformation Specialist for a critical execution role supporting the United States Secret Service (USSS) contract within the Department of Homeland Security. This position enhances national security by driving hands-on execution and coordination of modern product management practices across the agency's OCIO product ecosystem.
You will support the agency's shift from traditional project management toward outcome-based, user-centered, iterative product delivery. Working with product owners, technical teams, and mission stakeholders, you'll execute product discovery, manage backlogs, coordinate delivery activities, and maintain visibility into product performance.
This role combines hands-on product management execution (user research, product artifacts, roadmaps, agile ceremonies) with coordination activities (coaching teams, supporting governance, tracking metrics, enabling continuous improvement) aligned with the 21st Century IDEA Act, OMB agile guidance, and agency IT modernization strategies.

* Note:

Primarily remote with possible regular onsite presence in Washington, D.C. Candidates within driving distance of D.C. encouraged to apply.
*** Responsibilities:*
* ** Product Management Execution & Delivery Support
- ** Support product discovery, user research, requirements development, backlog management, prioritization, and performance measurement   Develop and maintain product artifacts (user stories, requirements, KPIs, roadmaps, vision statements, acceptance criteria) ensuring measurable improvements to mission outcomes   Partner with UX/design, engineering, data, and cybersecurity leads to balance user value, technical feasibility, and compliance/security constraints   Manage product backlogs, coordinate agile planning cycles, sprint reviews, and retrospectives;

facilitate collaboration across engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and mission teams
** Coordination, Governance & Program Management
- ** Coordinate product management initiatives, schedules, dependencies, risks, milestones, and deliverables ensuring disciplined execution   Support product governance, stakeholder engagement, and reporting while maintaining visibility into performance and delivery progress   Monitor delivery team health, velocity, and outcomes; identify issues and escalate risks as needed   Serve as liaison between technical teams, business owners, acquisition staff, and product leadership   Coordinate with Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Product Owner to clarify roles and avoid duplication
** Metrics, Reporting & Performance Tracking
- ** Support definition and tracking of product success metrics (OKRs, KPIs, customer experience measures); establish dashboards and reporting mechanisms   Produce status reports, executive briefings, and transformation scorecards for agency leadership and oversight bodies   Maintain visibility into product performance, user adoption, satisfaction metrics, and delivery progress   Manage risks and issues; maintain and update Risk & Issue Register
** Capability Building, Coaching & Training Support
- ** Coach government product owners, program managers, and IT staff in product management fundamentals, agile delivery, and user-centered design   Support design and delivery of training, workshops, and coaching programs   Contribute to communities of practice, playbooks, templates, and standard operating procedures   Mentor government staff, building internal capability to sustain the product management operating model     
** Change Management & Continuous Improvement
- ** Facilitate retrospectives and continuous improvement cycles; support post-launch reviews and lessons learned   Support execution of transformation change management plan including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption activities   Maintain Stakeholder Engagement Plans ensuring alignment with CIO leadership, division chiefs, mission operators, acquisition staff, and technical teams   Identify organizational, cultural, and procedural barriers; recommend mitigation strategies   Support adaptation of planning, funding, procurement, and oversight processes (PPBE, IT investment review, Agile/Dev Sec Ops  SDLC) to enable iterative delivery   Work with acquisition and contracting stakeholders to align statements of work, contract vehicles, and vendor oversight with agile/product delivery models   Ensure alignment with federal frameworks: 21st…