Principal Technical Product Manager

Location / Remote: Hybrid in Reston, VA, 20190 (3 days per week onsite)

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Employment Type: 6 month W-2 contract (with strong potential for extension)
Compensation: Up to $74/hour W-2 (some flexibility upwards as needed) – no C2C or IC/1099 will be considered
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, LTD/STD, HSA/FSA, term life, supplemental health coverage options (e.g., Aflac), and a 401(k) for all W-2 employees (and eligible dependents)
This Principal Technical Product Manager, AI role owns end-to-end product strategy and execution for B2B solutions supporting government benefit program use cases. Success is measured by validated customer demand, clear business cases, and the delivery of high-impact capabilities across multiple channels (web UI, batch, and API). You will drive discovery, prioritize a roadmap, and execute go-to-market initiatives while monitoring performance and iterating based on measurable outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Lead customer discovery with government and commercial stakeholders to uncover urgent problems, validate demand, and document buyer needs, constraints, and purchasing processes.Develop product strategy and multi-quarter roadmaps that balance customer outcomes, policy/process requirements, technical feasibility, and commercial goals.Drive market and competitive analysis, including opportunity sizing, financial modeling, investment justification, and risk assessment to support prioritization decisions.Define and prioritize product enhancements, new solutions, and bundled offerings; translate strategy into clear requirements and actionable release plans.Coordinate implementation across Technology, Data & Analytics, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance to deliver outcomes in a matrixed environment.Evaluate and optimize delivery channels (web UI, batch, API) to improve adoption, scalability, and integration fit for client workflows.Launch and iterate go-to-market initiatives by aligning value propositions, packaging, and enablement with Sales and Marketing execution.Monitor product and market performance using KPIs such as adoption, operational impact, revenue, and profitability; recommend improvements based on findings.Establish operating rhythms for execution (planning, dependencies, status, risks) and drive issues to closure to maintain delivery predictability.
Required Skills:
Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ years of B2B product management (or related) experience, including product strategy, go-to-market strategy, and commercial product execution in complex environments.2+ years of experience working with policies and processes in local, state, and/or federal government markets tied to Government Benefit Programs, including understanding agency operating needs.2+ years of experience performing quantitative and qualitative analysis for product concepts and market opportunities, including financial modeling, investment justification, and competitive/risk assessment.Experience conducting structured customer discovery and interviews to identify problems, validate demand, segment markets, and understand procurement and buying processes.Experience developing and executing product strategies, including prioritizing enhancements, launching new solutions, coordinating delivery, and managing bundled offerings.Ability to lead cross-functional product and go-to-market execution across Sales, Marketing, Technology, Finance, Operations, and Data & Analytics through influence and stakeholder management.Experience defining and tracking KPIs (adoption, operational impact, revenue, profitability) and using results to inform roadmap decisions and continuous improvement.
Preferred Skills:
Master’s degree.Experience building technology- or data-driven products, including translating complex technical capabilities into customer-ready offerings.Knowledge of consumer information verification approaches used for government benefits eligibility workflows.Experience supporting programs or stakeholders associated with Medicaid, SNAP, FNS, CMS, or comparable government agencies. xzbcwsv Demonstrated ability to adapt plans, manage ambiguity, and deliver on time as priorities and constraints evolve.