Product Owner
6314 Remote/Teleworker US
In this rapidly evolving world, Leidos is always looking for new ways to disrupt the status quo, go to market faster, and optimize customer experiences. We’re seeking an experienced product owner to help lead this mission.
The ideal candidate will have big ideas and strategies that foster an environment of collaboration and creativity. We need someone who has an entrepreneurial mindset for distilling business value and goals into roadmaps and refined product backlogs. Most important, we need a product owner who can help us build better products that people love to use. Candidates will have broad IT experience and deep understanding of IT management and engineering management processes, business acumen, project management, and advise on organization-wide system improvements and optimization. The successful candidate should be collaborative, analytical thinker with strong problem-solving and program management skills to deliver the best solutions in support of the customer’s mission. The candidate must possess strong communications skills and the demonstrated ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Role will be primarily telecommute. May require onsite meetings in the DC Metro area. Local candidates are preferred.
Candidate MUST:
be currently located in the United States for the current three consecutive years
be US Citizen or US Person (Green Card Holder) with the ability to obtain a level 5 Public Trust Clearance..
Responsibilities:
- Lead the product-release plans and set expectations for delivery of new functionalities.
- Develop and communicate a clear product vision and strategy aligned with company objectives.
- Ensure that the team and stakeholders have a shared understanding of the product goals.
- Create, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, ensuring it is aligned with the product strategy and goals.
- Clearly define user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, gathering and clarifying requirements and feedback. Manage expectations and ensure stakeholder alignment with product goals and priorities.
- Work closely with the development team to ensure clear understanding of requirements and priorities.
- Participate in Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, review, and retrospective meetings.
- Make critical decisions regarding product scope, feature prioritization, and trade-offs based on business value.
- Balance short-term and long-term objectives in decision-making.
- Define and uphold standards for product quality, including acceptance criteria and definition of done.
- Identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions.
- Adapt and refine the product backlog based on feedback and changing requirements.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to inform product strategy and identify opportunities.
- Stay …
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RestrictionsAbility to obtain a public trust clearance Local candidates are preferred Located in the United States for the current three consecutive years May require onsite meetings in the DC Metro area Remote/Teleworker US US Citizen or US Person
Benefits/Perks Tasks- Communicate progress, risks, and changes
- Conduct market and competitor analysis
- Convey technical concepts
- Define user stories and acceptance criteria
- Documentation
- Lead product-release plans
- Maintain product documentation
- Manage stakeholder expectations
- Participate in scrum ceremonies
Agile Agile Methodology Analytical Architectural Frameworks Atlassian Suite Azure Collaboration Communications Definition of Done Documentation Education Engineering Engineering management IT Management Jamf M365 Okta Power Platform Problem-solving Program Management Project Management Scrum System Engineering Lifecycle Teams
Experience5 years
EducationAS Bachelor's degree Business Engineering Engineering Management MS
CertificationsAgile certifications CMMI Level Certifications CSM Developer Product Owner Project Management Public Trust Public Trust clearance Scrum Master