Senior Product Owner

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Senior Product Owner translating strategy into Agile backlogs and delivery priorities. Supporting DISA’s safety and compliance technology platforms for 55,000+ customers.

Responsibilities:

  • Translate product strategy and customer and business needs into clear priorities and actionable work for assigned technology products and platforms
  • Execute priorities aligned with product strategy and translate roadmap priorities into development-ready work with clear goals and expected outcomes
  • Own, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog
  • Approve backlog requirements and acceptance criteria, establish priorities, and make day-to-day feature decisions within established objectives
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, users, the Business Analyst, developers, and Product leadership to clarify requirements, delivery priorities, and expected outcomes
  • Provide day-to-day direction on product priorities, scope, and acceptance
  • Lead product prioritization in partnership with the Product Manager, balancing business value, user needs, technical feasibility, risk, dependencies, and process impacts
  • Participate in sprint planning, reviews, backlog refinement, and other Agile ceremonies
  • Review and accept completed work against acceptance criteria
  • Coordinate feature acceptance, user feedback, and product readiness with delivery teams
  • Monitor feature effectiveness, user adoption, and delivery-related outcomes
  • Use data and stakeholder feedback to inform future enhancements and product decisions
  • Use approved AI tools and best practices to improve productivity in analysis, requirements development, documentation, and day-to-day Product Owner responsibilities
  • Create clear, structured, AI-friendly documentation and validate AI-generated work
  • Identify opportunities to improve product workflows, delivery practices, documentation, and user experience
  • Perform additional responsibilities or projects as assigned by management
  • Occasional travel for special projects and business meetings, averaging approximately 5%–10% based on business needs

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, information systems, technology, or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience required
  • 7+ years of experience supporting operational business platforms or working in product ownership, product management, business analysis, or a related role
  • Demonstrated ability to execute product priorities, translate roadmap goals into development-ready work, and own and prioritize backlogs, requirements, and acceptance criteria
  • Demonstrated experience working in Agile product delivery and across the software development lifecycle, including requirements definition, sprint planning, testing, release, and ongoing support
  • Experience with product management or work-tracking tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira
  • Experience with documentation or collaboration tools such as Confluence and Microsoft Teams
  • Experience supporting user acceptance testing and reviewing completed technology solutions against business requirements and acceptance criteria
  • Ability to create effective process maps, workflows, functional specifications, and clear AI-friendly documentation
  • Working knowledge of AI tools and best practices
  • Working knowledge of APIs, system integrations, and data flows
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to explain complex concepts, balance competing priorities, advocate for users, and work collaboratively in a changing environment
  • Demonstrated ability to confidently lead remote meetings on Microsoft Teams with a visible, on-camera presence, actively engage participants, ask probing questions, navigate differing viewpoints, and drive clear decisions, accountability, and next steps
  • CSPO, PSPO, or another Agile certification preferred

Benefits:

  • Personal and Sick Paid Time Off
  • 401k with a highly competitive match
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Medical/Dental and Vision
  • Group Life Insurance, HSA/FSA
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Ongoing training through the internal learning and development team
  • Monthly appreciation events
  • Opportunities for career advancement