Overview: Verascit Tactical Systems strives to perfect the proper candidate selection process, that is where you come in. Our Senior Product Manager/Mentor provides industry standard Product Management frameworks to existing Federal agency processes to support the modernization and requirements development process. The team here at Verascit Tactical systems recognizes talent and strives to bring them to the right mission where their skills have the highest impact. Serving in this role you can expect to be responsible for the following: Responsibilities: Responsible for applying industry standard Product Management frameworks to existing Federal agency processes to support the modernization and requirements development processSubject Matter Expert for agency Product investments and presenting to executive audiencesCapable of describing and discussing data-driven value-seeking Product Management Practices in concert with improvements in software development productivityProvide extensive assistance in defining and producing Product Management courseware content tailored to organization-specific requirementsYou must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a realityCapable of providing support through the SDLC process for strategic client projectsRun Product Discovery and requirements gathering workshops with clientsCoach and train other Product Managers on best practiceWork with team members to produce estimates for proposals and investmentsProvide guidance on creating and maintaining a product backlog with epics and user storiesProvide guidance on creating product roadmaps and release plansFacilitate communication between executive leadership, stakeholders and development team membersProvide product demos and presentations to clientsCapable of supporting organizational change management message delivery/outreach sessions in the roles of author, packager, and presenterCapable of producing positive outcomes in technical debates about the application of Product Management processes, redefinition of Product Management terminology, and strategic leadership concepts.Comfortable discussing and practicing agile delivery methods, agile culture, and agile leadershipOutstanding communication and presentation skillsAbility to interface with senior leadership Required Qualifications: Four (4) years specifically focused in:experience describing and discussing data-driven, value-seeking Product ManagementPractices in concert with improvements in software development productivityThree (3) of combined experience in 1 or more of the following:Experience implementing product practices at an enterprise levelExperience defining and producing Product Management courseware and marketing content tailored to organization-specific requirementsExperience conveying software methodologies to audiences including senior leaders with varying technical backgroundsDemonstrable experience in presenting product concepts to senior leaders through presentationsEducation and relevant years of Information Technology related experience:Bachelors Degree with an additional seven (7) yearsMasters Degree with an additional five (5) yearsEleven (11) years of relevant experience such as Library Science or Information Science**MUST BE A US CITIZEN CAPABLE OF OBTAINING A PUBLIC TRUST** Desired Qualifications: Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration.Prior Federal Government/Government/large scale corporate working experiencePragmatic Product Manager CertificationExperience managing Product Managers and equivalent professionalsExperience creating training plans and curriculaAbility to interface with senior leadershipAbility to manage, train and communicate with cross functional teams and implement the Product lifecycleAbility to prioritize and react to changing requirements with a sense of urgencyAbility to envision a big-picture vision at an enterprise level and the drive to make that vision a reality.Knowledge of big data and analytics productsNegotiating and customer interfacing skillsStrong problem-solving capabilities evidenced by a proven ability to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze product concepts, strategic opportunities and competitive threats