Technical Product Manager Jobs in Springfield, VA

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high‑quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest‑circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.

The Technical Product Manager is responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of digital products, platforms, or shared capabilities. This role translates enterprise goals, member needs, and technical opportunities into scalable technical product solutions that deliver measurable value, in partnership with business stakeholders and digital teams.

• Owns the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of assigned technical products and capabilities, ensuring alignment with portfolio priorities, member needs, and business objectives.
• Leads technical product discovery activities, leveraging member insights, data, stakeholder feedback, and market trends to identify opportunities for technical product enhancement and innovation.
• Partners with business stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to define product goals, requirements, and success measures by effectively communicating technical product priorities, tradeoffs, progress, and outcomes.
• Prioritizes technical product enhancements and backlog items by balancing member value, business impact, technical feasibility, risk, and delivery considerations.
• Defines and maintains technical product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting documentation that enable effective delivery and execution.
• Monitors technical product performance and adoption metrics, identifying opportunities to improve technical product effectiveness, member experience, and business value.
• Leverages modern technical product management tools, analytics, and AI‑enabled capabilities to improve product discovery, decision‑making, productivity, and delivery outcomes.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, technical product management, digital products, or a related technology‑focused role.
• Proven experience developing and managing product strategies, roadmaps, and full product lifecycles for digital products, platforms, or technology solutions.
• Strong experience in product discovery, requirements gathering, and stakeholder engagement, leveraging user insights, analytics, and market trends to identify opportunities and drive innovation.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business objectives into product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans for cross‑functional teams.
• Experience prioritizing product backlogs and making trade‑off decisions based on customer value, business impact, technical feasibility, risk, and delivery constraints.
• Strong analytical skills with experience monitoring product performance, adoption metrics, and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement and business value.
• Proficiency with Agile methodologies, product management tools, analytics platforms, and AI‑enabled technologies, along with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.

• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions
• In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise

AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as remote workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work can only be done within the United States and its territories.

AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company‑funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance‑based and peer‑based recognition and tuition reimbursement.

AARP is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. AARP does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.