Senior Product Owner – Software Development
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Senior Product Owner translating customer needs into actionable software requirements for efficient development. Working closely with teams at Leidos to ensure clear communication and high-quality delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Translate customer needs and operational concepts into well-defined user stories, rules, and acceptance criteria
- Develop clear requirement logic using structured rules and defined system behavior, ensuring minimal ambiguity
- Identify and document expected behavior for edge cases and boundary conditions to prevent gaps in system behavior
- Maintain and prioritize product backlogs across multiple epics and feature areas
- Work with development teams to refine stories and ensure they are ready for sprint planning
- Serve as the primary interface between customers, product leadership, and development teams
- Communicate requirements clearly in both written and verbal form
- Facilitate conversations between stakeholders when priorities or expectations conflict
- Manage trade-offs between customer requests and technical constraints, working to find the most effective solution
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Maintain artifacts and documentation in JIRA and Confluence
- Ensure development teams have the information necessary to deliver high-quality work during each sprint
- Coordinate across multiple epics and development efforts simultaneously
- Manage frequent context switching across product areas and priorities
- Support development teams before, during, and after implementation to ensure requirements remain clear and achievable
Requirements:
- US Citizen with at least an active Secret security clearance is required
- A Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience or a Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to write clear, structured product requirements and logical rules
- Strong analytical mindset capable of defining system behavior and edge cases
- Experience working with software development teams in Agile environments
- Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, sprint planning, and backlog management
- Understanding of the Product Owner role in Agile workflows
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments requiring frequent context switching
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of problems and drive them to resolution
Benefits:
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement



















