Product Management Specialist, Senior

Job Title: Product Management Specialist, Senior                                  

Location: Fort Belvoir, VA - Onsite

Clearance:  Secret Security Clearance Required

Citizenship: US Citizenship Required 

*Pending Contract Award*

Are you ready to take the lead in driving forward the development and acquisition of cutting-edge products with the Department of Defense? AttainX is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Product Management Specialist to join our dynamic team. As the Principal/Lead of our Product team, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the entire acquisition process, from planning to execution. If you are passionate about innovation, possess exceptional project management skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in  related field or equivalent.
•  Ten (10) years of DoD systems acquisition programs and planning, program budgeting and execution process.
• Experience with DoD Acquisition programs, Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution processes.
• Experience in coordination of program updates with Service Headquarters (e.g., HQDA) and preparing updates to OSD and Congress on DoD product.
• Experience within the DoD Biometric community or Interagency Biometrics stakeholder is highly preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or DAWIA Practitioner Level certification in Program Management is required.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide cross functional teams.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues and maintain positive working relationships.
• Attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities.
• U.S. Citizen with an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Job Duties:

• Serve as the Principal/Lead for accomplishing/contributing to all acquisition responsibilities for the Product team.
• Plan and coordinate the execution of programs covering all phases of the system life cycle and life cycle management initiatives.
• Proactively execute tasks related to the cost, schedule, and performance of each product’s capabilities.
• Create and manage Integrated Master Schedules (IMSs) and milestone events including Defense Acquisition System milestone decisions.
• Prepare briefings, decision papers, EXSUMs, documents and reports for senior management review and signature.
• Utilize expertise in risk management to identify and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide critical thought and creative strategies to acquisition efforts.
• Collect and organize data in papers, briefings, and charts to support informed decisions on how to posture the capability for transition to sustainment.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of objectives.
• Develop Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) and Program System Review (PSR) slides.
• Prepare answers to taskers from OSD, HQDA, PEO IEW&S and PM TS for Government approval.
• Complete internal/external reporting requirements for all levels in the chain of command.
• Coordinate and facilitate Product Team meetings and other administrative matters such as setting telecoms, meetings invites, agendas and read-ahead's.
• Support short notice tasks in a timely manner (24 hours before the suspense) and maintain configuration control of the initial and follow-on responses.
• Track mandatory training requirements to ensure compliance with organization and mission standards.
• Foster collaboration among team members to achieve project goals and timelines.
• Communicate project updates, risks successes to stakeholders at regular intervals.

Non-Essential Functions:

• General Duty Requirements 

About Us

AttainX Inc. is SBA Certified 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For more than 12 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products, and high-quality services that meet the needs of our Federal Government customers. 

The last 3 years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the “Best in Class” contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business and 8(a) Pools 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we are prime on several Agency Specific IDIQ’s and BPA’s with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Energy, Navy, Health and Human Service and the Defense Intelligence