Product Manager

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company

Olympia, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$130,000–$164,105 Per Year

SKILLS

Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Business Administration, Change Management, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Science, Configuration Management, Continuous Improvement, Contract Requirements, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Employee Benefits, Establish Priorities, Government, IT Service Management (ITSM), ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), Identify Issues, Incident Management, Information Technology & Information Systems, Interpersonal Skills, Knowledge Base, Leadership, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Metrics, Performance Metrics, Physical Demands, Process Improvement, Product Management, Risk, Root Cause Analysis, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance, Strategic Planning, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, United States Citizen, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Olympia, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

The Problem Mgmt. Lead / Problem Manager, Senior leads the end-to-end problem management function to identify, analyze, and eliminate root causes of recurring incidents impacting mission-critical IT services. This role owns the lifecycle of problems from detection and logging through investigation, remediation, and closure, ensuring permanent fixes or robust workarounds are implemented. The manager coordinates closely with incident, change, and service owners to prioritize problems by business impact and risk and champions data-driven continuous improvement to enhance service stability and user experience. **Key Responsibilities** + Lead the full problem lifecycle, including logging, categorization, prioritization, investigation, root cause analysis, workaround definition, permanent fix implementation, and closure. + Apply ITIL-aligned problem management practices, tightly integrating with incident, change, and configuration management so investigations and changes are traceable and controlled. + Drive complex root cause analysis using structured techniques (for example, 5 Whys, fault tree or component impact analysis) and translate findings into corrective and preventive actions. + Establish and manage problem queues and prioritization criteria, ensuring that high-impact, high-value problems receive focused cross-functional attention. + Facilitate multidisciplinary problem review meetings, coordinate technical and business stakeholders, and drive consensus on remediation approaches and risk tradeoffs. + Define, track, and report problem management KPIs and metrics, such as problems with identified root cause, permanent fix rate, and reduction in repeat incidents, using them for continuous improvement. + Build and maintain a knowledge base and known error database that improves incident resolution times and reduces operational noise. + Influence and collaborate with senior leaders, service owners, and engineering teams to align remediation activity with strategic initiatives and planned change windows. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. + Typically 8+ years of experience in IT service management or operations roles with primary accountability for leading problem management and root cause elimination at scale. + Deep understanding of problem management principles, frameworks, and best practices (for example, ITIL) and proficiency with problem/incident management tools. + Demonstrated excellence in root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and management of multiple concurrent problems. + Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders and influence decisions. + Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required. **Preferred Qualifications** + Hands-on leadership experience running an enterprise or government ITSM problem management function, in collaboration with major incident and change management leads. + Advanced ITIL or problem-management-focused certifications (for example, ITIL Intermediate/Expert, Certified Problem Manager). **Compensation Ranges** Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees. **EEO Requirements** It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies. All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment. Physical Requirements The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions. **Disclaimer** The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. $130k - $164,105 EEO Requirements It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies. All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

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