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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Joint Staff CDAO Product Manager to join our team! In this role, you will own the delivery and implementation of data and AI-enabled products and use cases, acting as the main liaison between Joint Staff Directorates and the technical development POD. You will ensure customer requirements are translated into actionable product vision, strategy, and roadmaps, and drive execution to meet Department of Defense mission objectives.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Serve as the primary Product Manager for the Joint Staff CDAO development POD, owning the end-to-end implementation and successful delivery of data, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities
- Act as the main liaison between Joint Directorate leadership (J-Dir), mission owners, and technical POD resources, ensuring alignment of customer requirements with product vision, strategy, and execution
- Gather, analyze, and synthesize customer requirements and mission needs, translating them into a clear product roadmap and prioritized feature backlog based on business value and mission impact
- Drive iterative delivery: define user stories, acceptance criteria, and success measures; ensure the development POD is focused on the highest priority work
- Manage stakeholder expectations, proactively communicate progress, and facilitate recurring product reviews, demos, and working sessions
- Escalate relevant blockers, risks, or dependencies that impact POD velocity or delivery, and coordinate with leadership to resolve issues
- Ensure continuous feedback loops between end users, stakeholders, and technical teams to maximize adoption and mission value
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (data scientists, engineers, analysts, cybersecurity, etc.) to deliver high-impact capabilities on schedule and within scope
- Monitor product performance and user satisfaction, refining the roadmap and backlog to drive continuous improvement
- Support CDAO governance, strategic planning, reporting, and executive briefings related to Joint Staff data and AI initiatives
- Stay current on emerging product management and AI/data delivery practices; identify opportunities for innovation and improvement
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Active TS/SCI clearance at the time of hire
- Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, information technology, data science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5-7 years of product management or technical delivery experience, including direct responsibility for driving product implementation and cross-team execution
- Demonstrated experience acting as a primary liaison between customers (business/mission owners) and technical delivery teams
- Proven ability to gather, prioritize, and translate customer requirements into actionable product roadmaps and feature backlogs
- Strong track record of managing iterative product development, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder communication in Agile or hybrid delivery environments
- Experience facilitating product reviews, managing stakeholder expectations, and escalating blockers to ensure delivery success
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, or U.S. Government organizations
- Experience working with Chief Data and AI Offices (CDAOs), enterprise data programs, or digital transformation initiatives
- Understanding of AI/ML product development, responsible AI, data governance, and model lifecycle management
- Experience managing a product portfolio or POD team; skilled at balancing competing priorities and aligning work to business value
- Familiarity with Joint Staff Directorates, Joint operational processes, or DoD mission requirements
- Experience with product management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar
- Product management, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or related professional certification
- Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience developing executive briefings and product strategies
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI security clearance at the time of hire
- Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, engineering, information technology, data science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5-7 years of product management or technical delivery experience, including responsibility for product implementation and cross-team execution
- Experience serving as a primary liaison between customers or mission owners and technical delivery teams
- Experience gathering, prioritizing, and translating customer requirements into product roadmaps and feature backlogs
- Experience with iterative product development, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder communication in Agile or hybrid delivery environments
- Experience facilitating product reviews, managing stakeholder expectations, and escalating blockers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, or U.S. Government organizations
- Experience with Chief Data and AI Offices, enterprise data programs, or digital transformation initiatives
- Understanding of AI/ML product development, responsible AI, data governance, and model lifecycle management
- Experience managing a product portfolio or POD team and balancing competing priorities
- Familiarity with Joint Staff Directorates, Joint operational processes, or DoD mission requirements
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar product management and collaboration tools
- Product management, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or related professional certification
- Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive briefings and product strategies
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
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