Senior Product Owner

Accenture Federal Services • Washington, DC

11h • $139,300 - $269,000

About The Position

The Senior Product Owner takes ownership of a product area from concept through delivery with minimal oversight. The role defines product requirements, maintains detailed documentation and delivery traceability, manages and prioritizes the product backlog, and establishes acceptance criteria. It collaborates with engineering, design, and compliance teams to deliver incremental, safe releases that improve user experience or operational performance. The Senior Product Owner also uses data and user research to guide roadmap decisions and assess post-release results, resolves issues proactively, builds client relationships, and provides people leadership to support accountability, growth, and high performance.

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within Accenture that serves US federal government clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. The company describes a collaborative community and offers hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. US citizenship is required, as is the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

The stated base pay range for the listed states and the District of Columbia is $139,300–$269,000 USD. Compensation varies based on factors including office location, role, skill set, and experience. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no fixed deadline.

Requirements

• Strong background in agile software delivery, including hands-on backlog management and documentation ownership.
• Ability to use data and user research to inform roadmap decisions and evaluate post-release outcomes.
• Experience in client relationship management, people leadership, and creative problem solving.
• US citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Advanced degree.
• 15 or more years of industry experience.
• Motivation and proactivity, with a desire to understand and address complex areas.
• Curiosity about new technology, industry best practices, and areas of risk, and ability to turn insights into concrete action.
• Commitment to delivering tangible outcomes for customers and stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent people management and relationship development skills.
• In-depth knowledge of Accenture delivery methodologies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a cross-functional team delivering software products using agile methodologies, including training and guiding new team members.
• Define and own product requirements, ensuring features measurably improve user experience or operational performance.
• Create, maintain, and manage comprehensive documentation and clear product backlogs.
• Establish and maintain acceptance criteria and traceability across requirements and delivery.
• Use data and user research to inform roadmap decisions and evaluate post-release results.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and compliance stakeholders to ensure safe, incremental product releases.
• Build and nurture client relationships and serve as a key contact for product-related matters.
• Drive creative problem solving and issue resolution within the product area with minimal oversight.
• Provide people leadership and foster accountability, growth, and high performance within the team.

What This Job Offers

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