Product Manager- Cloud-based Research
Washington, DC – ONSITE
Per Federal contract U.S. citizenship is required
Must be able to PASS federal background & credit check for Public Trust clearance
Must Apply by 12pm on 11/20/2026
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Product Manager for Research Computing Platform
BACKGROUND:
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy and development of a cloud-based research computing platform.
REQUIREMENTS:
The candidate shall also demonstrate the below knowledge and experience:
- Minimum 6 years of technical product management experience, with at least 4 years of experience working directly with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) in a product or engineering capacity.
- Candidates with only project or program management experience need not apply.
- Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and services including compute, storage, networking, security, containers, orchestration etc.
- Hands-on experience with system design for cloud-based applications and systems.
- Proficiency in platform engineering principles like CI/CD pipelines, IaC, observability and monitoring.
- Strong understanding of modern AI based development workflows.
- Proven track record of shipping successful enterprise or research and development focused products from conception to launch
- Experience collaborating closely with security and compliance teams, including navigating data governance, access controls and risk review processes
- Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally across engineering, security, data and business/end-user stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience defining strategy and roadmaps for enterprise platforms.
- Excellent communication skills, ability to engage effectively with business, technical and executive stakeholders.
- Experience with academic research-based workflows is a huge plus.
The Contractor shall deliver, but not limited to, the following:
- Manage the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for a cloud-based platform to support economic research.
- Partner closely with researchers across our economic divisions to gather requirements and translate them into clear product specifications and priorities
- Deeply understand user needs and pain points across different use cases and use that insight to drive prioritization and solutioning.
- Partner with architecture, cloud engineering, enterprise data platform, security and the platform delivery team to design and develop a platform that meets the needs of researchers while ensuring proper data governance and security.
- Lead discovery efforts including user research, journey mapping, and workflow design to ensure solutions are usable and aligned with real world processes
- Demonstrate ownership, operate with high agency and hold teams accountable to ensure cross team alignment and timely delivery of outcomes and deliverables.
- Balance short term delivery with long term platform strategy to support scalable solutions.
- Define success metrics and continuously measure, iterate, and improve the product based on usage data and user feedback.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and implement processes for sharing relevant information and project updates with business stakeholders in a clear and consistent manner.
- Communicate product vision, progress, and tradeoffs clearly to technical, non-technical and executive stakeholders.
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
On-site at FRB locations, Washington, DC
NOTE: On-site requirement is NOT flexible .
CITIZEN STATUS: US citizenship is required
INTERVIEW: Selected candidates will participate in a phone screening. Those that pass the phone screening may be invited to an in-person interview. The use of video conference tools
(e.g., MS Teams or WebEx) can be used in accordance with agency guidelines.
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