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Product Development Specialist (Product Manager)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
10/24/2024 to 11/05/2024
Salary
$143,736 to - $191,900 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Locations
2 vacancies in the following locations:
(AL2393) 5123 Research Dr NW
Huntsville, AL
(AZ7748) 4041 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ
(CA0150) 300 N Los Angeles St
Los Angeles, CA
(CA0281) 1301 Clay St
Oakland, CA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
Yes
Announcement number
25-12589009K-OSS-0301-15
Control number
815736500

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Duties

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WHAT IS THE ONLINE SERVICESDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Online Services - Digital Products

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level:

  • Develop, maintain, and disseminate an in-depth understanding of taxpayer market segments and associated taxpayer needs through extensive use of business expertise and available market research tools. Develop "Market Requirement Documents" (details new feature being proposed, who the target customers are, what products are in competition with the one being proposed and why customers should want the product), and create business cases (or justifications) on why the new products/features are needed.
  • Work closely with executive-level business unit representatives to develop product portfolio strategies inclusive of product performance tracking metrics and rationalization strategies.
  • Define and manage product roadmap definitions and life cycles to ensure productivity throughout the entire product life cycle from idea to post-launch product phases, with a clear and complete product view throughout. Collaborate cross functionally with Servicewide Communications and Liaison, as well as other business units, to establish marketing plans and development activities. Develop and implement product positioning training along with materials for marketing and operations.
  • Actively participate in executive level discussions with IRS procurement and outside vendors to ensure proper resources are acquired suitably and cost effectively.
  • Coordinate and represent top management's position on complicated and controversial project issues with all impacted parties. Articulates authoritative information and policy areas in discussions between IRS management and other agency officials (i.e. Department of the Treasury, GSA, OMB, etc). Serves as key point in facilitating the resolution of controversial/sensitive implementation issues through creative methods and techniques.
  • Develop standardized marketing presentations, proposals, scripts, etc. Create marketing collateral including case studies, data sheets, whitepapers, Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQs), and feature and/or benefit sheets. Track customer care, dashboard, metrics and customer satisfaction to measure performance and functionality of products, services, and features.
  • Manage the entire product development lifecycle: define the problem and the market opportunity that this new feature will address; establish milestones and priorities; drive the creative design; write product requirements for the engineering team to implement; work with software engineers to build and test the new feature; measure and report on product performance after it goes "live"; balance business needs, taxpayers needs and technological capabilities in developing IRS' online products and features.
  • Participates with the Director in formulating new or revised policies related to the development or modification of online applications or the IRS.gov website, as well as to ensure successful delivery of information technology services in response to requests from senior leadership and external stakeholders such as Treasury, Office of Management and Budget, and Congress.

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired U.S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240))
  • A 1-year probationary period is required.
  • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • Undergo a review of prior performance/conduct and an income tax verification. Refer to "Get Your Tax Record" at http://www.irs.gov/(https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript) to check the status of your account, balance owed, payment history, make a payment, or review answers to tax questions. If you are not in compliance, you will be determined unsuitable for employment with IRS.
  • This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information regarding your rights refer to Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.
To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-15 Level: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 which is the next lower grade level of the normal line of progression of this position in the Federal government.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

  • Experience serving as a digital Product Manager (or in a similar position), who is responsible for defining and managing product roadmap definitions, lifecycles and enhancements. This would include experience establishing the current state of products in order to define direction and goals based on customer needs and business requirements; defining desired experiences for key product users; conducting research to determine what new digital features should be incorporated and developing product performance metrics.
In addition, you must have:
  • Experience developing and managing web analytics programs and tools to track and analyze data to assess and improve the effectiveness of a website.
  • Experience with digital/multi-media marketing to build brand recognition, using digital channels.
  • Experience compiling data from various products and channels for an all-inclusive analysis.
  • Experience must also include developing data visualization techniques, such as dashboards to compile data and visualize trends and occurrences to understand Key Performance Indicators and other strategic data; and,
  • Developing, launching and managing new digital features and/or products and/or 3rd party application programming interfaces (API).

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MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
  • The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
  • This is a Bargaining unit position.
  • Tour of Duty: Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m and 6:00 p.m.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
  • In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
  • Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
  • Relocation expenses - NONE.
  • The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.
  • The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, FairChanceAct@treasury.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: Treasury.gov/fairchanceact.
  • The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position will be conditional on obtaining and maintaining a High Risk Security Clearance.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the competencies of the position to be filled per the IRS Merit Promotion Plan in the following areas:

  • Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)
  • Influencing/Negotiating
  • Leadership
  • Planning and Evaluating
  • Problem Solving
  • Technical Competence
  • Written Communications


Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/

Referral: You will be assigned to one of three quality groups. Each group represents a quality level (i.e., Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, Qualified). Candidates will be considered in quality group order. If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements and current employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating to receive consideration.

You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We WILL NOT reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

Non-Competitive Hiring Authorities: If you are applying under a non-competitive or special hiring authority (e.g., Military Spouse), you will still be required to complete the online assessment, however the results will not be used to rate and rank your application. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you are minimally qualified for this job.

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