Program & Portfolio Management - Product Owner Sr

Talteam Inc. • Reston, VA

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About The Position

The Senior Product Owner drives business value by building, managing, and maintaining product backlogs in collaboration with IT teams. The role represents the business to delivery teams, defines business value and project scope, and establishes clear acceptance criteria. It contributes to product direction through feature creation, user story writing, Joint Application Development (JAD), and other collaborative brainstorming sessions.

The Senior Product Owner leads backlog definition with Business Analysts, Architects, Technologists, subject-matter experts, and business owners. The position develops the product roadmap, translates the product vision into epics and features, works with Business Analysts on user stories, and reviews backlog priorities with business owners. It determines acceptance criteria and may accept or reject development deliverables, while being accountable for the success of the product or component. The role also coaches and mentors team members and other Product Owners, supports Agile culture and team development, and engages stakeholders and customers as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Management, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or an additional four years of relevant work experience in lieu of the degree.
• Six years of experience in IT and business analysis, business development, solutions development, systems analysis, technical design/development, or implementation; alternatively, four years of Product Owner experience.
• AI experience is required.
• Advanced knowledge of business and management principles.
• Advanced ability with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced knowledge of project planning and lifecycle development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.

Nice To Haves

• Previous healthcare experience.
• Advanced degree.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead product backlog definition in collaboration with Business Analysts, Architects, Technologists, SMEs, and business owners.
• Define the product roadmap and use it with the product vision to develop epics and features.
• Work with Business Analysts to create user stories that accurately reflect desired product capabilities.
• Build and review product backlogs with business owners to determine business value and assign priority.
• Determine acceptance criteria and accept or reject development team deliverables.
• Be accountable for the success of the product or component under the role’s purview.
• Guide Business Analysts in breaking down the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) into user stories and share expertise in writing effective user stories.
• Provide the Scrum Master with input on improvement opportunities for grooming sessions.
• Engage clients, internal and external business partners, key stakeholders, and customers as needed to educate them and provide relevant product information.
• Support culture change to improve delivery agility.
• Coach team members who are new to Scrum and Agile practices.
• Support team building and development by using individuals’ abilities and skills and fostering a feedback culture.
• Mentor Product Owners to support their success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior