Product Owner

Grvty•Sterling, VA

14d

About The Position

GRVTY is seeking an experienced, self-starting, and driven Product Owner to maximize the value of software by translating operational needs into clear, actionable work for the development team. The Product Owner owns the product backlog, prioritizes work based on operational impact, and collaborates with cross-functional teams—including government Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) personnel, the Operator community, UX Designer, and software developers—to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with mission strategy. The role leads backlog grooming, increment and sprint planning, and capacity allocation to increment releases to ensure compliance with system requirements. The Product Owner is expected to build a solid understanding of hardware integration components and independently deliver high-quality artifacts from vaguely defined tasks. The role also contributes to release planning and engineering reviews, tracks sprint performance, and uses development performance and Operator feedback to inform backlog refinement and roadmap decisions.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Technical proficiency and familiarity with software development processes and tools, such as Agile methodologies, GitLab, and Command Prompt.
Ability to excel in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Experience maintaining sprints with software development tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Nice To Haves

Applicable experience in cloud development and production environments, such as Department of Air Force (DAF) CloudWorks or Platform One (P1).
Previous Electronic Warfare (EW) experience.
Certified Scrum Product Owner or similar Agile certification.
Technical background or ability to work closely with engineering on architectural discussions.
Experience using data and analytics to drive sprint or increment decisions.
Familiarity with UX/UI principles and user-centered design.

Responsibilities

Collaborate daily with the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Software Lead, Architect, Development Scrum Team, Systems Engineering Team, Integration and Test Team, Scrum Masters, and other Product Owners to proactively create increment and sprint work.
Evaluate business needs and translate them into practical technology solutions that improve efficiency, capability, or user experience.
Assess existing solutions, identify limitations or opportunities for improvement, and implement changes that provide sustainable value.
Track lessons learned for use in future increment and sprint planning and retrospective rituals.
Monitor sprint metrics, including capacity versus load, velocity, and burndown, and provide timely input to the monthly Program Management Review (PMR) package.
Analyze development performance and Operator feedback to inform backlog refinement and roadmap decisions.
Manage and prioritize bugs and requests from the operational community in the backlog.
Understand Operator needs and translate them into workable sprint items for the Software Development Team.
Ensure each feature has well-defined acceptance criteria, meets operational mission objectives, and yields working software at the end of each sprint.
Present and contribute at the Engineering Review Board (ERB) and Increment Planning Sessions, and provide updates as needed at the Change Control Board (CCB).
Work with team members to create end-of-increment and release-planning artifacts.