Technical Product Manager

Technical Product Manager About Focus Focus is a fully remote digital services company dedicated to building highly impactful government digital services. We design and deliver modern, accessible, and secure software for government programs that impact millions of lives. From modernizing public benefits systems to improving federal data platforms, we bring together engineers, designers, and product thinkers who care deeply about usability, reliability, and creating real impact for our clients and the people they serve. Our Product Team Lives by: - High agency and ownership — you make things happen. - Strategic thinking — you see the system, not just the feature. - Empathy — for users, teammates, and stakeholders alike. - Crisp decision-making — you simplify ambiguity into forward motion. The Role We’re looking for a Product Manager to lead product strategy and delivery for a flagship initiative with a federal government agency. This role sits at the intersection of product management, user-centered design, and technical delivery. You’ll work with engineers, designers, and the federal product owner to define the roadmap, manage agile delivery, and ensure every iteration moves us closer to a scalable, secure forms engine that improves how the agency collects and uses community services data. This role will support our new initiative with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to help design a portal that helps tribal organizations plan, apply for, and report on federal grants. The grants are aimed at reducing poverty, revitalizing low-income communities, and empowering families. WHAT YOU’LL DO PRODUCT STRATEGY & ROADMAP - Define and maintain a clear product roadmap aligned to ACF's mission, milestones, and contract objectives using the Focus Delivery Framework - Apply structured prioritization frameworks to balance user needs, compliance requirements, and technical feasibility - Translate discovery research and policy goals into actionable epics, user stories, and backlog priorities - Guide the definition and rollout of the MVP and future releases, focusing on measurable impact and user outcomes AGILE DELIVERY & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT - Facilitate sprints, backlog grooming, and retrospectives to keep cross-functional teams aligned and unblocked - Partner with the ACF product owner and stakeholders to balance competing priorities across a complex federal ecosystem - Manage relationships across program, policy, and technology partners, building alignment without formal authority - Facilitate user workshops, demos, and sprint reviews that promote transparency and continuous learning METRICS STRATEGY & DOCUMENTATION - Establish comprehensive metrics strategy including leading indicators, counterweight metrics, and performance dashboards - Track and report delivery performance using data-driven metrics with clear baselines and targets - Create single source of truth documentation strategy linking technical specifications, user requirements, and design decisions - Prepare Monthly Project Status Reports and represent delivery health to ACF program and OCIO leadership TECHNICAL INTEGRATION & COMPLIANCE - Collaborate with the Technical Lead on DevSecOps and ATO readiness activities, ensuring security and compliance considerations are integrated early - Navigate open source solutions evaluation and integration within government security requirements - Coordinate technical dependencies across engineering, design, and external vendors - Ensure solutions meet FedRAMP, Section 508, and government accessibility standards REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE - 2+ years of proven experience defining and shipping digital products, ideally within complex or regulated environments - Strong skills in MVP definition, roadmap creation, and cross-functional delivery using agile methodologies - Exceptional executive communication — able to synthesize technical details into clear, scannable updates for leadership us ... (truncated, view full listing at source)