Product Owner

CACI•Springfield, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

CACI is seeking a Product Owner in the Springfield, VA and/or St. Louis, MO area. A Product Owner will assist with the maturation of our customer's corporate applications suite. The candidate will have knowledge of the agile development life cycle. This position requires the candidate to be able to interact and communicate externally with our clients as well as internally within the team. We are seeking candidates with substantial customer engagement experience, and project/product management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
3+ years of experience in information technology or client services industry.
Strong client facing skills and ability to interact at a high level with client leadership.
Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.
Ability to work independently in a fast paced, constantly changing environment.
Active/current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Polygraph is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
SAFe PO/PM or other PO certification and prior experience with Agile methodologies.
Experience using Agile Project Management tools, such as Jira.
Experience supporting HR, Financial, or Supply Chain applications.

Responsibilities

Gather and shape requirements.
Manage and groom a product backlog.
Maintain customer engagement.
Set development scrum team priorities.
Ensure that all issues comply with the program CM Plan.
Perform end user training.
Effectively communicate with client and internal team.
Apply appropriate technical, industry, and functional knowledge to all work efforts.
Accomplish assigned tasks by specified due date.
Identify problems and alert supervisors with sufficient lead time to avert potential crises.
Identify changes in scope or work effort that could result in budgetary overrun or the missing of delivery dates.
Operate independently - as appropriate - and work cooperatively as part of a team to accomplish the goals of the program and the client.
Interact effectively with client personnel, includes both project team members and users.
Report time into the time reporting systems in an accurate and timely manner consistent with project guidelines.
Continually broaden technical, functional, and industry skill base.