Job Description

Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is the only national organization that supports every part of the child care system. In partnership with an on-the-ground network of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) organizations, we work in states and communities to advance high-quality, affordable child care—transforming a patchwork of resources into a system that works for everyone. Together, we make America child care strong—and that makes everyone stronger. CCAoA is committed to recruiting and retaining a dynamic workforce to help build a child care system that serves all children and families. Join us in ensuring that every family has access to high-quality, affordable child care.

CCAoA is a collective of passionate supporters of affordable, quality, and consistent child care. We are a values-driven organization seeking a Remote Senior Product Manager to support and contribute to our mission. The child care services our families depend upon are heavily impacted by the Remote Senior Product Manager position, and seamless, steady service is not just valued but expected. The Product Manager leads product management for CCAoA’s suite of custom software, with a particular focus on Military Program products. This role involves defining product vision, prioritizing user needs, incorporating user feedback, negotiating requirements with internal stakeholders, collaborating on solutions with engineering, cultivating a product backlog, and acting as the primary liaison between stakeholders and cross-functional team(s). The Product Manager plays a key role in enhancing the digital experience for military families and providers.

What We Offer:  

• Competitive starting salary commensurate with experience. **The salary range reflected in this job posting is the hiring range for this position within the Washington DC Metropolitan area. Please note that a geographic differential will be applied to the salary for candidates hired from regions with a lower cost of living. This adjustment ensures competitive and equitable compensation based on location**
• The flexibility to work in a remote capacity
• Health & wellness benefit options
• A transparent professional environment where ideas are shared openly with honest discourse in a progressive atmosphere of growth & excellence
• Opportunity for growth and advancement

Job Responsibilities:

• Be the voice of our ‘why’. Help our teams remain aligned with that purpose.
• Define and communicate the product vision for Military Program products.
• Prioritize user needs and incorporate user feedback into product development.
• Negotiate requirements with internal stakeholders and collaborate on solutions with engineering and design.
• Cultivate and maintain product backlog(s).
• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and cross-functional team(s).
• Aid in the promotion of human-centered design.
• Identify opportunities for business process redesign and optimization.
• Conduct discovery and develop user stories for key features and products for delivery.
• Identify opportunities for business process optimization using automation or process redesign.
• Develop, track, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success.  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Effective systems thinking and analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of and experience with agile methodologies.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across practices and with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.  

Job Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience working in Product Management.
• Proven experience in product management, particularly in web solutions and military program products.
• Strong understanding of human-centered design and business process optimization.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of products and experience with software product development team tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and related tools.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
  

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