Technical Program Manager (TPM)

On the Target Effect Pairing (TEP) program, a capability for USPACOM Joint Fires built on the Maven Smart System for the Department of War's Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), the Technical Program Manager is accountable for delivery and owns the product backlog. The role combines product management, program management, and Scrum Master work for a small team. The team works in Honolulu and the National Capital Region. The position is based in the National Capital Region, travels 50% of the time, and requires regular on-site collaboration in the San Diego area, including work with NIWC-Pacific. All work takes place in secure facilities.

Responsibilities

Be accountable for delivery and own the product backlog; Turn mission requirements into a roadmap and an executable development plan; Set priorities with input from the Product Manager/Fires SMEs; Run the team's agile practice; Manage engagement with Joint Staff and USPACOM stakeholders; Establish a roadmap and delivery plan agreed with the team and the government; Deliver increments the government accepts at each milestone; Run a backlog whose priorities anyone on the team can explain; Build a delivery practice the team runs independently by month six

Requirements

Proven ability to drive progress and create clarity in fast moving, ambiguous environments; Ability to maintain required TS/SCI access; TS/SCI eligibility required

Nice to have

Experience taking a software product for a government customer through milestone or acceptance reviews; Experience as a product manager owning a backlog that a delivery team built from; Experience as a Scrum Master or running a team's agile practice (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar); Experience managing contract deliverables and government acceptance on a DoW program; Experience working directly with Joint Staff, combatant command, or CDAO stakeholders; Experience leading a team split across locations or time zones; Knowledge of Joint Fires, command and control, or AI-enabled decision support; Use of Jira, Confluence, or comparable delivery tools