Product Manager

About Radiant

Radiant is a fast-growing digital services firm helping government agencies modernize how they use data and technology. We deliver end-to-end data engineering and AI-driven software development and implementation for public-sector clients and products that shape how real people experience government services.

The Role

We're hiring a Product Manager to lead product strategy and Agile delivery on a federal client engagement. You'll set the product vision, translate complex mission and user needs into an actionable roadmap, and own the prioritized backlog that turns strategy into shipped, adopted software. This is a hands-on role with both strategic and execution responsibility—unusual breadth, real ownership. You'll decide which problems matter most, what gets built or deferred, and how success is measured, then work daily with engineering, design, data, federal stakeholders, and end users to make it real. If you'd rather own an outcome than a narrow slice of process, this role was built for you.

What You'll Do

• Set product direction.

Define the vision, roadmap, and success metrics tied to the client's mission and user needs — and recommend what to invest in, defer, simplify, or retire based on evidence.

• Lead product discovery.

Run discovery sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workflow analysis to understand user problems, business processes, systems, and data. Turn ambiguous, competing needs into well-defined opportunities and testable assumptions.

• Own the roadmap and backlog.

Write and prioritize epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria, and lead refinement so the team always has clear, testable, ready work. Make the hard trade-offs across mission value, user impact, feasibility, schedule, compliance, and technical debt.

• Drive Agile delivery.

Set sprint and release goals with engineering; lead planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives; and maintain the integrated delivery plan — milestones, dependencies, risks, critical path. Partner with Scrum Masters and technical leads to clear blockers.

• Run the client cadence.

Lead status reviews, steering committees, working sessions, and roadmap reviews. Set agendas, drive discussions to decisions, track actions to closure, and report proactively on scope, schedule, risks, and dependencies — translating fluently between technical and executive audiences.

• Produce decision-ready artifacts.

Create the documents teams actually use: product briefs, process flows, use cases, decision logs, release notes, and requirements documentation — detailed enough to support development, testing, and governance.

• Measure, learn, and drive adoption.

Define success metrics for every release, and use adoption data, user feedback, and operational signals to judge what's working. Lead the training, release communications, and change management that get solutions used, not just shipped.

What Success Looks Like

• Stakeholders can articulate the product vision and the reasoning behind priorities.
• The team always has a healthy, prioritized, well-refined backlog.
• Decisions are made promptly, documented clearly, and grounded in evidence.
• Risks, dependencies, and scope changes surface early — not as late-stage surprises.
• Releases move mission and user outcomes, and what we learn shapes what we build next.

What You'll Bring

• 5\+ years across product management, product ownership, business analysis, or technology delivery on software or IT programs — including hands-on ownership of a product backlog, roadmap, or major product workstream
• A track record of shipping software, SaaS, data/analytics, or digital-transformation products with Agile/Scrum teams, alongside engineers, architects, designers, and testers
• Excellent requirements craft: translating business objectives and user needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and use cases a team can act on
• Client-facing leadership: running executive meetings, facilitating decisions, maintaining delivery plans, and delivering clear, proactive status reporting
• The ability to bring structure to ambiguous problems and make sound trade-offs across value, scope, schedule, risk, and feasibility
• Communication that lands with engineers, business stakeholders, and executives alike
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence (or equivalent Agile delivery tools)

Nice to Have

• Federal, state, or local government delivery experience — especially digital services, data platforms, or enterprise modernization programs
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility, federal security and privacy requirements, or government procurement
• Certifications such as CSPO, SAFe POPM, PMP, or CSM (valued, though never a substitute for demonstrated delivery)
• Experience with planning tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet
• A bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience

What We Offer

1. Comprehensive health insurance and a 401(k) with employer contributions
2. Professional development and learning support
3. Remote-first flexibility
4. Mission-driven work improving how government serves the public, on a collaborative, inclusive team where you're trusted to own outcomes

How to Apply

Send your resume to [email protected]. No cover letter required — though we'd welcome a short note (a few sentences is plenty) on a product or backlog you've owned and one measurable outcome you helped deliver.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Equal Opportunity \& Accommodations

Radiant is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. We provide reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process — contact [email protected] to request one.