Senior Product Manager

Job Title: Senior Product Manager

Job Location: Remote

Eligibility/Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public

Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening

process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting

This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security

clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the

U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as

follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S.

Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years

(unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have

left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days

consecutively in the last 3 years.

Our implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) emphasizes the

need for compliance, and extensive traceability while providing an

agile, lean systems, iterative environment for product development. On

the USPS Program, this will be accomplished by implementing the SAFe for

Large Solutions model. This will progress from Requirement, to Epic, to

Feature, to Story, to Release.

We are seeking an experienced SAFe Senior Product Manager to lead

product strategy, execution, and optimization in a scaled Agile

environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SAFe

methodologies, a proven ability to define product vision, manage the

product lifecycle, and drive large-scale initiatives. This role requires

close collaboration with stakeholders, Agile Release Trains (ARTs),

leadership, and technical teams to ensure business value delivery and

customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

- Define and drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with

business objectives and program goals.

- Lead feature prioritization and backlog refinement for Agile Release

Trains (ARTs), ensuring alignment with organizational strategy.

- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, customers,

and Agile teams to translate high-level requirements into actionable

features and stories.

- Own and manage the Program and ART-level backlogs, ensuring

prioritization based on business value, compliance requirements, and

customer needs.

- Facilitate and actively contribute to Program Increment (PI)

Planning, providing clear direction on product goals and

priorities.

- Continuously engage with stakeholders, customers, and end-users to

validate product solutions and drive continuous improvement.

- Monitor product performance using data-driven metrics, adjusting

strategy to optimize value delivery.

- Promote SAFe principles and best practices across teams, driving

Agile maturity within the organization.

- Identify risks and dependencies early, proactively addressing

blockers to ensure seamless product execution.

- Lead cross-functional collaboration, facilitating communication

across engineering, compliance, security, and business units.

- Demonstrate expertise in VersionOne, ensuring efficient backlog

management, sprint planning, and Agile execution tracking.

Minimum/General Experience/Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a

related field.

- 8+ years of experience in product management within a scaled Agile

or SAFe organization.

- Proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex

enterprise-level solutions using SAFe.

- Strong understanding of Lean-Agile principles, SAFe frameworks, and

Agile best practices.

- Experience leading ARTs and working within a SAFe Large Solutions

environment.

- Hands-on experience with VersionOne.

- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and collaboration

skills.

- Ability to translate business objectives into clearly defined Epics,

Features, and Stories.

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the

ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

- Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

Preferred Requirements:

- SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner (SAFe POPM) certification or

equivalent.

- Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) or higher-level SAFe certification.

- Experience working in government, federal, or large-scale enterprise

environments.

- Prior experience with modernizing legacy systems in a SAFe

ecosystem.

- Deep knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and Agile

budgeting.

- Familiarity with cloud-based architectures and DevSecOps practices.

Location:

- Remote

Arena Technical Resources, LLC, (ATR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

(EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and

applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion,

color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry,

sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,

family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.