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PRODUCT MANAGER - AI - 18+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - PP

Halogen Engineering Group
5 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
AI Product Manager
Product Manager- AI - 18+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a Product Manager who will get to provide strategic and operational guidance to teams developing AI-enabled solutions. This role is suited for an experienced product-oriented professional who can help shape priorities, align stakeholders, drive disciplined execution, and keep technical efforts focused on mission value. This individual does not need to be a software engineer, but should possess strong technical fluency and enough AI literacy to engage credibly with engineers, data scientists, platform teams, and government leadership. The ideal candidate understands how to translate mission needs into executable plans, keep complex efforts on track, and identify when programs are drifting from useful outcomes. Above all, we want someone with authentic curiosity and passion—someone who actively studies the AI landscape, learns continuously, and brings informed perspective to a fast-changing field.

Location: Columbia, MD

Travel Required:  No

Shift:  Day

Remote Type:  Onsite

Security Clearance:  Current TS/SCI

Polygraph:  Required (Poly must be less than 7 years old)

 

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 244K - 252K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education,knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.


Capabilities
  • Provide SETA advisory support to government leadership and technical teams on AI product strategy, planning, and execution.
  • Help define and refine AI use cases, product goals, success criteria, priorities, and delivery roadmaps.
  • Guide teams in aligning AI solution development with mission outcomes, user needs, operational constraints, and program objectives.
  • Monitor effort execution and help keep teams on track with milestones, dependencies, risks, and decision points.
  • Support requirements development, backlog shaping, capability prioritization, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Translate between technical teams and non-technical leadership, ensuring shared understanding of what is being built, why it matters, and what risks exist.
  • Advise on AI adoption challenges, including scope control, change management, user trust, operational fit, and realistic implementation sequencing.
  • Review proposed AI solutions for feasibility, mission relevance, and alignment with available resources and timelines.
  • Support briefings, planning artifacts, concept papers, product documentation, and executive communications.
  • Help identify when teams need course correction, sharper problem framing, better metrics, or more disciplined execution.



Requirements


Required Skills
  • Experience in product management, technical program support, capability delivery, or requirements management in a government, defense, or complex enterprise environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with technical teams building software, data, AI, or digital solutions.
  • Strong understanding of product lifecycle concepts, roadmap planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, and execution tracking.
  • Familiarity with AI concepts, terminology, current capabilities, and practical implementation challenges.
  • Ability to advise leadership while also engaging productively with engineers and solution teams.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and briefing skills.
Desired Skills
  • Experience supporting AI, data, analytics, or software modernization efforts.
  • Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, or iterative capability delivery models.
  • Ability to understand technical topics such as LLMs, AI tools, cloud platforms, agentic workflows, evaluation, and data dependencies without needing to be a hands-on developer.
  • Experience in defense, cyber, or operational mission environments.
  • Background in technology strategy, innovation support, requirements development, or portfolio management.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 18 years with Bachelors, 15 years with Masters degree in a relevant field such as Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Operations, or related discipline.


Benefits


CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

  • Three available medical plans–2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
  • Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
  • CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program
Guardian Insurance 
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Dental Plan

  • Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

  • Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

·       10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

·       20 Paid Time Off Days

·       6 Federal Holidays

·       5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

·       Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.