JOB DESCRIPTION: Product Managers coordinate the entire product development lifecycle process from conception and design to implementation and evaluation. They meet with customers to determine product needs and translate into detailed requirements. They define the product strategy and roadmap and manage the development and testing process through cross-functional teams. They communicate, educate and advocate the v

Duties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This announcement is specifically for an NGA External Disability Recruitment Hiring Event through the NGA Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Hiring Program. This announcement is for external applicants only (non-NGA employees).To be considered applicants MUST submit a resume for a job announcement marked "Disability Recruitment Hiring Event" in NGA Candidate Gateway (CG) by 11:59PM EST on September 3. Applicants must be able to demonstrate Schedule A Disability or Veteran 30% or more Disabled Status when requested. Applicants selected for an interview will be notified via email on September 12. The email will contain a link to record an interview by 11:59PM EST on September 16. Specific details for the event will be provided within the email invite.All applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application. Applicants must be eligible and able to meet the agency's conditions of employment, to include NGA fitness for employment standards, Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information), Polygraph, Drug Testing, Two Year Probationary Period, and Direct Deposit Requirement. NGA does not guarantee any applicant the extension of an official offer of employment; however, NGA will be screening all employment applicants against its current and future manpower requirements. Selected applicants will be considered for the Agency's Hiring Pool. Selected candidates must be willing to relocate in support of mission requirements.NGA is the world's leader in providing timely, accurate, and actionable geospatial-intelligence. We directly support U.S. national security through the delivery of geospatial content, services, and applications, helping policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals, and first responders make decisions quickly and with reliable data. Software is core to doing this well, and we are hiring product managers as a key role in enabling NGA to deliver useful software, faster. As the primary interface between the stakeholders, users, and the development team, NGA product managers ensure that the right software applications and services are delivered. Product Managers work with users and customers to identify and understand their underlying needs. They work with internal and external stakeholders, including program managers, to generate a product vision and roadmap that coordinates and inspires cross-functional teams. And they work with UX and software engineering teams to deliver on those needs and build out the user experiences that our Intelligence Community, DoD, and government workforce deserves. If you have a background in product management, a strong track record in shipping and iterating on technical capabilities, and a proven ability to deliver great user experiences, you could be the person we're looking for.

Requirements

• Security Investigation

Qualifications

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1. Demonstrated experience working with customers and/or users to develop user stories, customer need statements, software features, and/or trackable metrics.2. Demonstrated product management experience with iterative software development efforts with measurable impact.3. Demonstrated experience working with users/customers to analyze problems and deliver solutions.EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Operations Research or a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience in project or product management, requirements definition, software development or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience in project or product management, requirements definition, software development, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. -AND- Relevant Competencies: IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1. Demonstrated experience working with balanced software development teams and/or web technologies. 2. Demonstrated leadership and accountability for the research, design, development and delivery of new and existing software products. 3. Demonstrated familiarity with the government contract acquisition process such as the development of acquisition documentation or technical proposal evaluation to meet customer/user requirements.4. Demonstrated experience as a user/consumer of GEOINT data, products, or services, or similar experience. 5. Demonstrated leadership and accountability for the research, design, development and delivery of new and existing software products.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Mailstop: S44-HDR 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Recruitment
• Phone: 571-557-1999
• Email: [email protected]