Product Manager

Product Manager

Location:

Tampa, FL
• Clearance Level: Top Secret, Must Have Clearance to Start

At Agile Defense, we know that action defines the outcome, and new challenges require new solutions. That's why we embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

We are seeking a Product Manager to support the CDAO CES Program, a high‑impact initiative advancing AI‑enabled decision support, data integration, and mission capabilities across the Department of War. This role is responsible for defining product strategy, guiding investment decisions, and maintaining roadmaps that align customer priorities with mission outcomes across supported Combatant Commands (CCMDs).

As the Product Manager, you will operate at the intersection of mission, technology, and delivery. Working closely with customer leadership, Product Owners, the UX Lead, Solution Architect, Release Train Engineer, and CCMD Technical Leads, you will ensure mission priorities are translated into a clear, actionable product roadmap. Success in this role requires balancing mission value, technical feasibility, delivery capacity, and operational priorities while enabling cross‑functional teams to deliver meaningful outcomes.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys building strong customer relationships, and can guide product strategy across multiple teams and mission areas. While the UX organization leads research and discovery activities, the Product Manager enables those efforts and incorporates their findings into product planning, investment decisions, and long‑term roadmap development.

• Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for assigned mission areas and supported CCMDs.
• Ensure product investments align with customer priorities, mission objectives, and program strategy.
• Balance mission value, UX research findings, technical feasibility, operational risk, and delivery capacity when making product investment decisions.
• Establish product goals and success measures focused on mission outcomes, operational effectiveness, and customer value.
• Continuously evaluate emerging mission needs, technologies, and organizational priorities that may influence product direction.
• Build trusted relationships with customer leadership and mission stakeholders across assigned CCMDs.
• Own and communicate the product roadmap, ensuring priorities reflect customer objectives and operational needs.
• Partner with the UX Lead and design team to enable research, discovery, and strategic planning activities that inform roadmap decisions.
• Facilitate product planning discussions that align customer priorities, technical capabilities, and delivery capacity.
• Serve as the primary advocate for mission value throughout the product lifecycle.
• Own product‑level prioritization across Use Cases, Epics, and Features.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to translate roadmap priorities into executable backlogs.
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning by establishing priorities, sequencing work, and defining success criteria.
• Evaluate trade‑offs and make prioritization decisions that maximize mission impact while maintaining delivery predictability.
• Ensure roadmap decisions remain aligned with evolving customer needs and program objectives.
• Partner closely with the UX Lead, Solution Architect, Release Train Engineer, CCMD Technical Leads, and Product Owners to align product, design, technical, and delivery strategies.
• Ensure customer priorities, user insights, technical constraints, and operational realities are reflected in planning decisions.
• Resolve competing priorities across stakeholders while maintaining alignment to mission outcomes.
• Promote transparency, collaboration, and shared ownership throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement of product management practices across the program.
• Monitor product performance using customer feedback, operational metrics, adoption trends, and delivery outcomes.
• Evaluate delivered capabilities against intended mission objectives and customer expectations.
• Identify opportunities to improve product strategy, delivery…