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.
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
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
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
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
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 using structured formats
Deep understanding of prioritization frameworks and product discovery methodologies
Data-driven decision-making mindset; comfortable establishing metrics strategies and analytics frameworks
Excellent facilitation skills — able to lead workshops, retrospectives, and joint planning sessions across diverse stakeholder groups
Strong product sense — ability to connect user needs, business goals, and technical systems
Experience navigating open source software evaluation, selection, and integration processes
Experience managing dependencies across engineering, design, and external vendors.
Previous experience working with or contracting for federal, state, or civic-tech programs
Understanding of public benefit systems or data collection workflows (grants, reporting, forms)
Familiarity with government security requirements (FedRAMP, Section 508, ATO processes)
Demonstrated ability to build alignment and momentum without formal authority in multi-agency environments
Experience with documentation strategy development and maintenance in technical environments
Continuous learner mindset and enthusiasm for improving the craft of product management
Remote (U.S.) with occasional travel to Washington, D.C. for team or client meetings.
We’re a growing team of engineers, designers, and product leaders who believe government services can be modern, human-centered, and delightful to use. We value autonomy, transparency, and curiosity — and we’re looking for people who want to build products that matter.