Senior Product Manager

Type of Requisition:

Incumbent

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACI (T1)

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Product Management, Product Release, Product Strategies, Product Vision, Roadmap Planning

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a strategic, program‑level impact as a Senior Product Manager supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). GDIT plays a leading role in managing and modernizing data warehouse infrastructure for CMS. We architect, implement, modernize, and provide operations support for large data repositories in the cloud and on‑premises.

The Senior Product Manager will be accountable for the direction, roadmap, and successful delivery of one or more CMS data and analytics product lines, overseeing multiple teams and initiatives. This role translates CMS business and technological goals into tactical plans and deliverables, drives cross‑functional alignment, and ensures efficient execution of complex technical initiatives across the on‑premise and cloud data warehouse environments.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Product Strategy, Scope & Direction

• Set the vision, direction, goals, and strategic objectives for a specific product or product line within the CMS data warehouse and analytics portfolio (e.g., IDR, cloud data platform, analytic data products).
• Translate CMS program and business objectives into a coherent product strategy and multi‑release roadmap, aligning on‑premise and cloud modernization efforts.
• Coordinate all major initiatives to advance product capabilities, ensuring alignment with CMS stakeholders, data governance, security, and enterprise architecture.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology and industry developments (cloud, agile/SAFe, data platforms, analytics, regulatory changes) and incorporate them into product planning and prioritization.

Portfolio, Release & Execution Management

• Oversee multiple teams, projects, or programs, ensuring they are aligned to product goals and delivering incremental value to CMS.
• Manage the overall release process, working across departments (product, development, QA, operations, security, infrastructure) to ensure “market‑ready”/mission‑ready products that meet time‑to‑market and quality requirements.
• Lead the release planning process and own the definition of the “product contract” for each release—scope, objectives, success criteria, dependencies, and risk posture.
• Create long‑ and short‑term plans for the product line, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines across multiple initiatives.
• Adjust schedules, scope, and targets across projects and releases as requirements, priorities, or regulatory drivers change, balancing delivery risk and value.

Requirements, Design & Delivery

• Solicit, define, and manage complex business and system requirements and scope for CMS projects and product lines, ensuring alignment to the overarching product strategy.
• Collect and perform analysis on information from system users, CMS business owners, and other stakeholders to formulate the scope and objectives of systems with limited supervision.
• Work closely with the development team to facilitate initial development design sessions for major product initiatives, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with CMS architectural standards.
• Work closely with the test/QA team to ensure that requirements are implemented and tested as written, and that regression and release testing support reliable delivery.
• Perform quality control on the product and associated projects throughout development and release cycles to maintain expected standards and compliance.
• Gather and disseminate product and project information on a regular basis, documenting team agreements, sprint plans, release plans, product decisions, and retrospectives.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Interact with internal and external stakeholders, including CMS business owners, program leadership, developers, scrum team members, data architects, and operations staff.
• Conduct meetings with clients to gather information needed to drive product direction and complete team deliveries.
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