Product Owner – Application Security (contract)

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise AppSec vision, strategy, and roadmap into actionable deliverables
• Ensure delivery outcomes align with leadership-defined goals, priorities, and risk reduction objectives
• Own and manage product features within the assigned AppSec delivery group
• Ensure alignment with AppSec product model standards, security objectives, and enterprise priorities
• Define delivery timelines (“when”) and manage execution using Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Break down initiatives into epics, features, and user stories for quarterly and annual planning
• Drive initiatives from intake through execution, delivery, and completion
• Maintain ownership of the product backlog
• Prioritize work based on business value, security risk, and strategic alignment
• Partner closely with engineering teams to ensure successful feature delivery
• Serve as the bridge between strategic direction and day-to-day execution
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders and leadership

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner within a product operating model
• Strong Application Security (AppSec) background (required)
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into detailed product features and execution plans
• Experience managing product backlogs and driving prioritization decisions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and security teams
• Background in AppSec engineering with a transition into product ownership (preferred)
• Experience operating in large, complex enterprise environments
• Familiarity with enterprise security frameworks and standards