Platform Product Lead

Position Title : Platform Product Lead Location : Remote (In the U.S) Other Considerations: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Required) POSITION SUMMARY We are seeking a Product Lead to support the VA.gov Platform Management team in delivering scalable, reliable, and user-centered digital services that support millions of Veterans, caregivers, and VA employees. In this role, you will lead product strategy, stakeholder engagement, roadmap prioritization, and cross-functional coordination across engineering, design, operations, and customer teams to ensure successful delivery of platform capabilities and operational improvements. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about government modernization, digital transformation, platform operations, and improving the Veteran digital experience through collaborative product leadership. RESPONSIBILITIES Lead product planning, prioritization, and roadmap management for VA.gov platform initiatives Partner with engineering, SRE, DevOps, UX, and operations teams to align business priorities with technical execution Facilitate collaboration across internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and government stakeholders Translate strategic objectives into actionable product requirements, user stories, and delivery plans Drive backlog refinement, sprint planning support, release coordination, and Agile delivery activities Communicate solution delivery requirements, project status, risks, dependencies, contingencies, and escalation paths to stakeholders across varying technical and executive audiences Support transition planning, knowledge transfer activities, and operational continuity efforts Identify operational gaps, risks, future requirements, and improvement opportunities across platform services and supporting systems Track and communicate product health, milestones, metrics, and delivery progress to leadership Coordinate stakeholder meetings, working sessions, demos, executive briefings, and decision-making for