Position Summary:

• The successful candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work independently, and the poise and flexibility required to operate in a highly dynamic environment.
• Applicant should have a good working knowledge of MS Office products.

Responsibilities:

• The Chief Product Owner coordinates priorities with the Team Product Owners and aligns backlog priorities with stakeholder and customer needs.
• Set a strategic vision for the entire Regional Apps product.
• Develop and communicate the overarching product vision across the Apps teams.
• Coordinate and prioritize requests from multiple stakeholders across different products.
• Work with teams to identify modernization and continuous improvement opportunities for products and services.
• Create and manage a single, prioritized backlog to be delivered by all teams.
• Decide which metrics the Product Owner Team will monitor.
• Assess customer product feedback and adjust the common backlog accordingly.
• Leverage the continuous delivery pipeline to release value incrementally.
• Collaborate with Scrum teams and Solution Management.
• The Chief Product Owner is accountable for the efficient delivery of product increments according to the PI Plan.
• Meet with Solution Management, the customer, and key stakeholders regularly to allow leadership and stakeholders to express preferences, negotiate priorities, adjust budgets, or realign teams to maximize value delivery.

Qualifications:

• Experience leading and managing software development, working as a Product Owner, or developing software/systems.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.
• Experience using tools and techniques for project planning and leading complete SDLC efforts.
• Experience with Agile practices such as daily Scrum, PI Planning.
• Working knowledge of Ballistic Missile Defense concepts, Battle Management and Command and Control (BM/C2) systems, defense communications systems, and the BMDS is beneficial.
• Software Development/Testing experience.
• Led strategy and management of Product portfolios.
• Experience working as a Product Owner in Agile software delivery teams.
• Proficiency in producing, organizing, and sharing knowledge articles, and tracking work items using Atlassian Confluence and Jira.

Education:

• Expert, authority in discipline, typically with an advanced degree and 12+ years' experience or a bachelor's degree with 14+ years' experience or equivalent.
• Applies advanced concepts, theories, and principles and contributes toward the development of new principles and concepts.
• Works on unusually complex problems with consultative direction.
• Erroneous decisions would result in failure to achieve critical goals and damage the organization's image.
• Advises top management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.
• Managerial/leadership experience or necessary skills.

Clearance:

• Minimum Active SECRET Clearance Required.