Agile Product Owner

Key Responsibilities

• Product Vision & Strategy - In partnership with IT leadership and functional stakeholders develop and maintain the product vision, align it with organizational goals, and communicate it to the team and stakeholders.
• Backlog Management - Create, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog; write clear, concise user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Stakeholder Collaboration - Gather requirements, facilitate workshops, and manage expectations across business, technical, and compliance groups.
• Iteration Planning - Participate in sprint planning, review, and retrospective ceremonies; ensure the team has a well groomed backlog each sprint.
• Project Planning and Initiation - Work with Product Management team and stakeholders to develop estimates and initial project plans (capabilities definitions, resource requirements, milestones, dependencies and risks) for new efforts.
• Value Delivery - Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics; make data driven decisions to maximize ROI.
• Risk & Dependency Management - Identify and mitigate risks, identify and manage dependencies, and identify / resolve impediments that affect delivery.
• Financial Management - Establish baseline budget spread for authorized projects and then manage resources and scope to maintain compliance with project budgets. Assist leadership with monthly changes to financial projections.

Qualifications

• Agile Framework Experience - Experience working in and/or leading agile teams.
• Strong communication skills to engage business owners, engineers, and senior leadership.
• Ability to understand technical concepts & architecture enough to converse effectively with developers.
• Ability to identify risks and dependencies and develop mitigation plans.
• Demonstrated experience gathering and translating user feedback into product improvements.

Desired Skills

• Experience using JIRA for managing teams backlog and reporting team progress metrics against milestones and objectives.
• Proven ability to write user stories, define acceptance criteria, and prioritize.
• Agile Product Owner, Scrum Master, or related experience assisting with similar roles on teams.
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Product Backlog Management.
• Agile Certifications (ex: Scrum Master, Product Owner, Product Manager).
• Domain knowledge in Aeronautics Sustainment (IT Solutions or Business Processes).
• Strong Project Management skills.
• Financial Management Experience.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $72500.00 - $134600.00