Senior Product Owner

Please note: This role is contingent upon a contract award. While it is not an immediate opening we are actively conducting interviews and extending offers in anticipation of the award.

ICF is seeking a highly experienced Senior Product Owner / Product Manager to lead strategic technology initiatives for a large public-sector transportation organization. This role is responsible for defining product vision establishing enterprise product roadmaps driving cross-functional collaboration and ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business outcomes.

The successful candidate will serve as the bridge between business stakeholders technology teams vendors and executive leadership. They will be responsible for managing product strategy throughout the lifecyclefrom discovery and planning through delivery adoption and continuous improvementwhile ensuring alignment with organizational goals and customer needs.

This position requires an accomplished leader with strong Agile product management expertise exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and experience leading complex enterprise technology programs across multiple teams and vendors. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution and thrives in highly collaborative environments.

Location: Los Angeles CA - 100% onsite in the clients office.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute product strategy vision and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.

• Prioritize investments and product initiatives using customer insights business value and data-driven decisions.

• Manage product backlogs features user stories MVPs and Agile planning activities.

• Partner with engineers architects designers analysts and stakeholders to deliver successful products.

• Build relationships with business leaders customers and vendors while managing requirements risks and performance.

• Facilitate executive discussions cross-functional collaboration and resolution of complex issues.

• Establish product governance standards and best practices across the organization.

• Lead change management adoption and communications for enterprise initiatives.

• Mentor team members and promote a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• Associates degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Business Administration or a related field.

• 7 years of experience delivering technology solutions and digital transformation initiatives.

• 7 years of experience in Product Owner Product Manager Business Systems Analysis or related leadership roles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting public sector transportation or government organizations.

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification.

• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise software products through the full product lifecycle.

• Strong experience with Agile methodologies backlog management roadmap development and stakeholder engagement.

• Experience leading large complex programs involving multiple teams vendors and workstreams.

• Design Thinking certification.

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

• Experience with enterprise analytics cloud platforms and data-driven product management.

• Experience managing technology procurement and vendor ecosystems.

Professional Skills

• Excellent written verbal presentation and facilitation skills.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into execution.

• Strong leadership and influence skills across executive and technical audiences.

• Exceptional customer-focus and ability to anticipate future business needs.

• Proven ability to drive alignment among competing priorities and stakeholder groups.

• Strong analytical skills with a focus on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.

• Ability to thrive in ambiguous fast-paced environments and proactively manage risk.

Bot and Third-Party Applications

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

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