Product Owner

GRVTY • Sterling, VA

3h • $200,000 - $250,000

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 role owns the product backlog, prioritizes work based on operational impact, and collaborates with government Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) personnel, the Operator community, UX designers, software developers, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with mission strategy.

The Product Owner works with development teams to lead backlog grooming, increment and sprint planning, and capacity allocation for increment releases that comply with system requirements. The role requires developing a solid understanding of hardware integration components and independently delivering high-quality artifacts from vaguely defined tasks.

The position involves close coordination across software, systems engineering, integration and test, and product teams. It includes monitoring sprint performance, using development metrics and Operator feedback to inform backlog and roadmap decisions, managing operational bugs and requests, and ensuring features have clear acceptance criteria that meet mission objectives and yield working software at the end of each sprint. The Product Owner also presents and contributes at engineering and increment-planning reviews and provides updates at change-control reviews.

GRVTY describes its benefits as including healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off. The stated pay range is $200,000–$250,000.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• 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.
• Ability to take vaguely defined tasks and independently deliver high-quality artifacts.

Nice To Haves

• Active security clearance.
• Applicable experience across cloud development and production environments, such as Department of Air Force CloudWorks or Platform One.
• Previous Electronic Warfare 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 and increment decisions.
• Familiarity with UX/UI principles and user-centered design.

Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog and prioritize work based on operational impact.
• Translate operational needs and business requirements into clear, actionable software-development work and practical technology solutions.
• Collaborate daily with the Integrated Product Team 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.
• Lead backlog grooming sessions, increment and sprint planning, and capacity allocation for increment releases.
• Assess existing solutions, identify limitations or improvement opportunities, and implement changes that provide sustainable value.
• Track lessons learned for use in future increment and sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Monitor sprint metrics, including capacity versus load, velocity, and burndown, and provide timely input to the monthly Program Management Review 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 features have well-defined acceptance criteria, meet operational mission objectives, and yield working software at the end of each sprint.
• Present and contribute at the Engineering Review Board and Increment Planning Sessions, and provide updates as needed at the Change Control Board.
• Work with team members to create end-of-increment and release-planning artifacts.
• Build an understanding of hardware integration components.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health Savings Account with company contribution.
• Annual paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Award programs.
• Company-sponsored events.
• Benefits supporting healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed