Product & Solution Manager

Product & Solution Manager

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States' security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory's mission.

This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week, after a probationary period. The specifics of the hybrid schedule, including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization. Ability to travel when necessary.

Pay Range

$202,500-$256,824 Yearly at the SES.4 level

$243,060-$308,184 Yearly at the SES.5 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for an experienced and visionary Product & Solution Manager to lead the SAFe Solution Train responsible for developing and delivering the Product Realization Integrated Digital Enterprise (PRIDE) Program's digital engineering platform. As a key member of the PRIDE leadership team, you will drive strategic innovation and lead enterprise-level change to advance the Nuclear Security Enterprise's digital engineering mission. This position reports to the PRIDE Program Manager and is in the ASQ Division, which is part of the Computing Directorate.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

In this role, you will

• Define and communicate strategic solutions that advance PRIDE and NSE mission objectives, setting long range goals and guiding innovation in collaboration with the PRIDE Architecture Team and key stakeholders, and developing, maintaining, and overseeing execution of a roadmap balancing immediate needs with long-term goals.
• Serve as the chief decision-maker for product and solution features, priorities, and backlog across Agile Release Trains (ARTs), ensuring delivery of high-impact software solutions and transformative business process improvements.
• Lead and mentor Product Owners and Product Managers within each ART, providing expert guidance in backlog refinement, prioritization, and release planning according to SAFe principles, and driving continuous performance improvements. Build trust and foster collaboration across geographically distributed agencies with complex, sometimes conflicting priorities, facilitating stakeholder alignment, managing expectations, and resolving high-level challenges.
• Champion organizational change management to drive adoption of advanced tools and processes, addressing barriers to innovation and promoting a culture of psychological safety, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and encouraging the development and application of cutting-edge solutions.
• Integrate national security requirements and compliance standards into product planning and delivery, proactively collaborating with architecture, security, and compliance teams to identify and mitigate risks.
• Propose new functional and nonfunctional solution architectures, and validate architectures proposed by others in close partnership with the PRIDE Architecture Team, ensuring solutions meet strategic, technical, and operational objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SES.5 level

Qualifications

Additional qualifications at the SES.5 level

Qualifications We Desire