Role ; ServiceNow and Product Owner

Location ; Reston, VA Must be on site 1-2 days a week in the beginning (could be less once up to speed)

Job Type ; C2H

Interview : In person interview for 2^nd

These are client facing positions so excellent communication skills and account management skills needed

ServiceNow required

C-Level interaction

Previous ServiceNow implementations experience

ServiceNow and Product Owner Cert for Lead nice to have for Senior.

SENIOR:

PURPOSE:
Drives value to both customers and the business by serving as the primary liaison between client stakeholders and internal delivery teams. Partners with customers to guide plan discovery, adoption, and post-adoption support, ensuring that product solutions deliver measurable business outcomes. Represents the voice of the customer in backlog prioritization, roadmap planning, and feature development, while fostering long-term client relationships built on trust and service excellence. ServiceNow expertise is essential to effectively manage product backlogs, streamline workflows, and deliver customer-centric solutions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
70% Enable successful customer adoption of solutions by working closely with clients to understand their operational needs, translate those needs into product capabilities, and ensure the current system supports their workflows. Serve as the trusted advisor guiding customers through discovery, adoption, and post-adoption support. Conduct in-depth discovery sessions with customers to capture operational requirements, pain points, and desired outcomes. Map customer processes against product capabilities to identify gaps, opportunities, and adoption pathways. Analyze customer feedback and usage data to continuously refine understanding of adoption challenges and opportunities. Identify key stakeholders and champions within customer organizations to support adoption efforts. Assess readiness for change and tailor adoption strategies accordingly. Develop metrics and KPIs to measure adoption success and inform ongoing improvements. Serve as the accountable owner for customer success across product adoption and lifecycle management.

10% Act as the primary point of contact for customer accounts, providing proactive communication, updates, and support throughout the adoption journey. Guide customers through onboarding and implementation, ensuring smooth transitions and effective use of product capabilities. Partner with business analysts and technologists to break down MVPs into actionable user stories that reflect customer priorities. Provide post-adoption support, including performance reviews, feedback sessions, and continuous improvement planning. Educate customers and internal stakeholders on product features, best practices, and value realization.

10% Support culture change to improve delivery agility. Provide coaching to team members who are new to Scrum and Agile practices. Supports team building and team development by utilizing the abilities and skills of individuals, and fostering a feedback culture. Mentors Product Owners to ensure their success.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Education Details: Product Management, Engineering, Information Technology or related field
Experience: 6 years IT and business analysis, business development, solutions development, systems analysis, technical design/development, implementation OR
4 years product owner experience

In Lieu of Education
In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in ServiceNow Platform implementation in large scale business transformation projects
Previous healthcare experience

Advanced
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge of business and management principles., Advanced
Strong Microsoft Office Suite ability., Advanced
Knowledge of project planning and life cycle development., Advanced
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal., Advanced
Ability to recognize, analyze and solve a variety of problems., Advanced

The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.

Licenses/Certifications
Certified Scrum Product Owner (preferred).
ServiceNow certifications (highly desirable)

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