Product Owner (Data Migration)

Global Alliant Inc • Rockville, MD

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About The Position

Global Alliant, Inc. is hiring a Product Owner focused on data migration for complex system implementation or modernization programs. The role is based in Rockville, Maryland, with hybrid or remote options available. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, reside in the United States, and be willing to undergo a federal background check due to the nature of the client.

The Product Owner partners with engineering, data, business, development, QA, architecture, and leadership teams to guide migration work. The position involves Agile product delivery, including user-story ownership, backlog refinement, prioritization, acceptance criteria, and roadmap planning. The role also translates technical migration findings into clear business requirements, decisions, and next steps, while managing risks, dependencies, and competing priorities across implementation efforts.

Requirements

• At least 3 years focused on data migration, conversion, legacy transformation, or related initiatives, as part of experience contributing to complex system implementation or modernization programs.
• Strong Agile product delivery experience, including user-story ownership, backlog refinement, prioritization, acceptance criteria, and roadmap planning.
• Ability to partner with engineering and data teams to define mapping rules, transformation logic, validation requirements, reconciliation processes, and data quality expectations.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end migration activities, from data discovery and profiling through cleansing, transformation, conversion, testing, cutover, reconciliation, and post-migration validation.
• Ability to turn technical findings and migration challenges into clear business requirements, decisions, and next steps.
• Experience coordinating across product, business, development, QA, architecture, and leadership teams.
• Ability to identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, competing priorities, and key decisions across large-scale implementation efforts.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and reside in the United States.
• Must be willing to undergo a federal background check.

Responsibilities

• Own user stories and support backlog refinement, prioritization, acceptance criteria, and roadmap planning.
• Partner with engineering and data teams to define mapping rules, transformation logic, validation requirements, reconciliation processes, and data quality expectations.
• Coordinate end-to-end migration activities, including data discovery and profiling, cleansing, transformation, conversion, testing, cutover, reconciliation, and post-migration validation.
• Translate technical findings and migration challenges into business requirements, decisions, and next steps.
• Coordinate across product, business, development, QA, architecture, and leadership teams to keep migration efforts aligned and progressing.
• Identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, competing priorities, and key decisions across large-scale implementation efforts.
• Facilitate discussions, clarify requirements, and drive agreement across multiple teams.
• Communicate complex data and migration topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

What This Job Offers

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