Product Owner

Overwatch Imaging•Nashville, TN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Owner transforms product strategy into clear, actionable workstreams that support predictable, high-quality delivery. The role combines product ownership and delivery leadership with elements of agile coaching, helping engineering teams maintain clarity, alignment, and focus. It is dedicated to supporting Overwatch Imaging’s expansion into the tactical market by identifying and shaping how its products deliver value in tactical applications, including aviation, ISR, close air support, law enforcement, and border security, while staying attentive to emerging needs in adjacent markets. The Product Owner translates strategy, customer insights, and roadmap themes into epics, features, and sprint-ready work; owns requirements and backlog quality; facilitates agile delivery; and provides engineering teams with ongoing context about requirements, constraints, and decisions. The role also supports release readiness, QA, program management, and product documentation, including training materials, operator manuals, and customer-facing content. This is a full-time position based onsite at the company’s Nashville, Tennessee office, with some work from home expected. Business travel of up to 15% is required, as is work in and around aircraft. Applicants must be authorized to work permanently in the United States. Employment is contingent on the ability to obtain any necessary export authorization following an export compliance assessment. Overwatch Imaging is an equal opportunity workplace.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Delivery Lead.
Exceptional writing skills, especially in crafting user stories and acceptance criteria.
Experience supporting complex or hardware-enabled software systems.
Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, QA, and technical stakeholders.
Strong agile mindset and practical facilitation skills.
Highly organized and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
Must be authorized to work on a permanent basis in the United States.
Must be able to obtain any necessary export authorization, as determined by the company’s export compliance assessment.
Able to work onsite in Nashville, Tennessee, with some work from home expected.
Able to travel for business up to 15% and work in or around aircraft.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience with the U.S. Department of Defense or defense contractors.
Experience working with optical systems or imaging technologies.
Background in ISR or hands-on experience with video gimbal sensor operations.
Professional experience in the aviation or aerospace industry.
Scrum or Agile certifications such as CSPO, CSM, SAFe, or ICP-APO.
Familiarity with Atlassian products, including JIRA and Confluence.

Responsibilities

Translate product strategy, customer insights, and roadmap themes into epics, features, and sprint-ready work.
Collaborate with engineering leads to plan quarterly workstreams and align capacity with priorities.
Identify dependencies and sequence work for predictable execution.
Write clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria in JIRA.
Maintain a prioritized, well-structured backlog that reflects business goals.
Ensure requirements capture operational realities, mission workflows, and user needs.
Work with the Development team to turn user stories into a vision for the product.
Facilitate sprint planning, standups, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.
Track delivery progress, surface risks, and remove blockers.
Serve as an internal subject-matter connection for what is being built and why.
Clarify requirements, constraints, and edge cases for engineering teams.
Document decisions, changes, and trade-offs to keep teams aligned and informed.
Track release scope and acceptance progress.
Consolidate release notes and cross-functional handoff content.
Review and contribute to training materials, operator manuals, and customer-facing documentation.
Support QA, Program Management, and the Director with accurate product artifacts.
Support product development for tactical applications, including aviation, ISR, close air support, law enforcement, and border security.

Benefits

Growth opportunities at a startup, with opportunities to learn by doing and shape the company’s future.
Opportunity to contribute to missions intended to keep people safe and make the world better.
Fast-paced, collaborative team environment and an open-door leadership policy.
Weekly Late Start Wednesday block for focus time away from meetings and calls, with an opportunity to work from home, flex the schedule, or use self-directed time for training and development.
Generous paid time off.
10 company holidays.
Equity or stock options.
Medical and dental premiums fully covered by Overwatch Imaging for employees and their families.
Available pre-tax health savings account.
Employer 401(k) matching contributions up to 4% of pay.
Hybrid working environment with some work from home expected.