Forum One is looking for a Lead Product Strategist, Public Sector to lead digital product strategy and delivery for federal government clients. In this role, you’ll help clients define, shape, and deliver digital products and services built on Drupal and Acquia that meet user needs and advance their missions.
In this role, you’ll work closely with clients, Drupal Technical Architects, Project Directors, and multidisciplinary teams to establish a clear product vision and guide solution design, feature prioritization, and delivery. You’ll lead product discovery, requirements definition, user story mapping, roadmap development, and Agile backlog management.
We’re looking for a technically proficient product leader with strong, hands-on Drupal and Acquia expertise who can balance strategic thinking with technical depth. You’ll confidently engage with development teams, advise clients on Drupal platform capabilities and architecture, and translate complex business needs into clear priorities, actionable technical requirements, and sustainable digital solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a trusted product advisor throughout the product development lifecycle, helping clients establish a digital product vision and carry that vision through delivery.
- Develop product roadmaps, success metrics, product briefs, and other resources that create alignment around goals and priorities.
- Help clients prioritize the highest-value outcomes based on program goals, user needs, technical considerations, and project constraints.
- Partner closely with Project Managers to ensure product scope and priorities align with contractual requirements, budgets, and timelines.
- Champion user-centered methodologies and lean product approaches to help teams navigate priorities and trade-offs.
- Serve as a product strategy lead and embedded or surrogate Product Owner, guiding clients through feature prioritization and product decisions.
- Lead discovery, user research synthesis, and requirements gathering, translating complex business and user needs into structured product specifications and epics.
- Translate client needs into actionable technical requirements and feature specifications for large-scale Drupal digital transformation and cloud implementations.
- Identify opportunities to introduce new digital services and capabilities, including artificial intelligence and large language model applications.
- Own and prioritize product backlogs in Jira and Confluence, translating strategic goals into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint plans.
- Lead backlog refinement, story mapping, and sprint planning with cross-functional development teams.
- Validate that delivered features meet quality, usability, design, and product expectations before release.
What You Bring
- 6+ years of experience in digital product strategy or product management, including experience leading federal technology, Drupal CMS, or web modernization projects.
- Required hands-on experience with Drupal and Acquia, including leading product strategy, requirements definition, feature prioritization, and Agile backlog management for Drupal-based digital products.
- Strong understanding of the Drupal ecosystem, including platform capabilities, architecture, integrations, and how to translate client needs into actionable technical requirements.
- Experience leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives and working closely with Drupal Technical Architects, developers, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
- Familiarity with AI integration, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security frameworks such as FedRAMP, WAF, and CDNs.
- Strong understanding of federal contracting environments, including FFP, IDIQs, and FAR/DFARS, and how product management operates within fixed-scope government contracts.
- Demonstrated ability to lead product strategy, facilitate workshops, manage stakeholders, and serve as a trusted advisor to federal clients.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in digital product strategy, product management, or a related field, including federal technology or digital modernization projects.
- Required professional experience leading Drupal-based digital products or modernization initiatives, with hands-on Drupal and Acquia experience within the past three years.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Why Forum One?
At Forum One, we partner with government agencies and mission-driven organizations to create digital experiences that improve how people access information and services. Our teams combine strategy, design, technology, and data to solve meaningful problems.
Forum One is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Forum One is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The anticipated base salary range for this contingent position is $97,00 to $146,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, skills, experience, certifications, security clearances, internal equity, and the responsibilities of the position.