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Position Title
Product Manager
Agency
Treasury, Departmental Offices
Announcement Number
24-DO-69 Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 to Friday, December 1, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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4. Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency covered by an OPM Interchange agreement that conveys noncompetitive eligibility?

For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 
 
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5. Are you eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following merit promotion categories?
  • Current Federal civilian employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
  • Current Excepted service employee covered by an Interchange Agreement
  • Former Federal employee with Reinstatement eligibility
  • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
  • Current Federal employee serving on a VRA appointment
  • Land Management Employee eligible under Public Law 114-47
  • Other competitive category not listed above (you must submit proof of eligibility)
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6. Are you eligible to be appointed under the Military Spouse Noncompetitive Appointing Authority based on any of the following categories?
  • You are the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces.
  • You are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • You are the widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status, and you have not re-married.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans)
 
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7. Are you a former federal employee that has been separated for at least one full year and is eligible to be non-competitively reinstated to a higher grade or full-performance level than which you left federal employment?(Note: you MUST provide:  1) a copy of your separation SF-50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2"); AND 2) the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.) (limit characters)
8. Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
 
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9. Are you eligible under any other miscellaneous appointing authority not listed thus far, such as (but not all inclusive to):
  • Postal Career Service Employee;
  • Postal Rate Commission Employee;
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; 
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee; or 
  • Foreign overseas employee or eligible family member of former overseas employee
 
For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=MiscellaneousAuthoritiesNotRegulated .  
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 

For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5



 
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10. Are you eligible for consideration as a Peace Corps, VISTA, or Action volunteer?  If you select this option, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting proof of employment from the appropriate agency with your completed application.
 
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11. Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
 
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12. Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions and you:

• recently separated (within the past 3 years)
• are a disabled veteran
• served on active duty during a war, campaign or expedition OR
• received an Armed Forces Service Medal

If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. If claiming disability preference, provide the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
 
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13. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
3. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
4. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
5. Are you a current Federal employee?
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6. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Assessment 1
Specialized experience for the OR-53 (GS-13 equivalent): An applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the OR-52 (GS-12 equivalent) level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled which has equipped the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Successful experience can be gained in the Federal service or its equivalent in state or local government or private sector organizations.

Specialized experience for this position includes ALL of the following:
  • Experience with digital product management, requirements definition, backlog management, product roadmap development, product lifecycle, and systems engineering lifecycle processes; AND
  • Experience supporting cross-functional product teams that combine the efforts of technical (developers, data engineers, economists, and data scientists) and non-technical (graphic designers, budget, operations) personnel to deliver digital products; AND
  • Experience building and maintaining multi-level collaborative partnerships. Examples could include relationships with internal and external organizations to ensure the cooperation for competing needs or deadlines; AND
  • Experience in support of cross-functional data products throughout the complete product lifecycle using Agile (Scrum or Kanban) implemented in Jira, Confluence, and Insight
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you meet the specialized experience requirements for the OR-53 (GS-13 equivalent) level as stated in the vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
2. Please state where the above experience can be found in your resume. Please state the specific job title(s) and date(s) to ensure you receive proper credit. (limit 240 characters)
Specialized experience for the OR-52 (GS-12 equivalent): An applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the OR-51 (GS-11 equivalent) level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled which has equipped the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Successful experience can be gained in the Federal service or its equivalent in state or local government or private sector organizations.

Specialized experience for this position includes ALL of the following:
  • Experience with digital product management, requirements definition, backlog management, and product lifecycle; AND
  • Experience on cross-functional product teams that combine the efforts of technical (developers, data engineers, economists, and data scientists) and non-technical (graphic designers, budget, operations) personnel to deliver digital products; AND
  • Experience building and maintaining multi-level collaborative partnerships. Examples could include relationships with internal and external organizations to ensure the cooperation for competing needs or deadlines; AND
  • Supporting cross-functional data products throughout the complete product lifecycle using Agile (Scrum or Kanban) implemented in Jira, Confluence, and Insight
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Do you meet the specialized experience requirements for the OR-52 (GS-12 equivalent) level as stated in the vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
4. Please state where the above experience can be found in your resume. Please state the specific job title(s) and date(s) to ensure you receive proper credit. (limit 240 characters)
Specialized experience for the OR-51 (GS-11 equivalent): An applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the OR-42 (GS-09 equivalent) level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled which has equipped the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Successful experience can be gained in the Federal service or its equivalent in state or local government or private sector organizations.

Specialized experience for this position includes ALL of the following:
  • Experience with digital product management, backlog management, and product lifecycle; AND
  • Experience building and maintaining multi-level collaborative partnerships. Examples could include relationships with internal and external organizations to ensure the cooperation for competing needs or deadlines; AND
  • Supporting cross-functional data products throughout the complete product lifecycle using Agile (Scrum or Kanban) implemented in Jira, Confluence, and Insight

OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
  • a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR
  • 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
  • a LL.M., if related; OR

You may have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours may be used as qualifying when combining education and experience.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
5. Do you meet the specialized experience/education requirements for the OR-51 (GS-11 equivalent) level as stated in the vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
6. Please state where the above experience can be found in your resume. Please state the specific job title(s) and date(s) to ensure you receive proper credit. (limit 240 characters)
7. From the answers below, select the one response that reflects your experience using Agile product management and/or systems engineering principles to develop and manage digital products. (limit characters)
8. I have experience performing the following production management tasks: (limit characters)
9. Select the one response that best describes your ability to provide advice, guidance and recommendations on complex data product management, research, and technology issues that require extensive analysis to determine the nature of the problem and the best options for solution. (limit characters)
10. Select the one response that best describes your ability to analyze requirements and manage products. (limit characters)
11. From the following list, select those activities that represent your experience solving problems. (limit characters)
12. Select the types of forums you have experience communicating about data and data-related issues: (limit characters)
13. Describe your experience in communicating information to senior managers or executives. (Select all that apply). (limit characters)
14. Describe your experience as a Product Manager interfacing with senior managers and executives on product management activities. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
15. Do you have experience maintaining partnerships and other collaborative relationships in order to balance multiple assignments and meet deadlines? (limit characters)