Senior Software Product Owner (Agile SAFe)

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

Leidos Defense is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Owner with strong Agile expertise. The Product Owner defines and prioritizes product features, maintains the team backlog, aligns work with business and technical stakeholders, and helps ensure delivery of high-value, customer-focused solutions. The role requires strong communication, deep business understanding, and the ability to work effectively with Agile teams in a scaled environment.

The position serves as the customer voice for the Agile team and supports product planning and delivery in alignment with business goals and program objectives. The successful candidate will collaborate with the Product Manager, stakeholders, and System Architect; contribute to SAFe planning and review activities; and make scope, priority, and trade-off decisions to maximize business value. The position is based in or requires relocation to the North Alabama area, and the employee must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 12+ years of experience; alternatively, a Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience.
• At least 4 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role in an Agile environment.
• Experience writing user stories and features, defining acceptance criteria, and guiding cross-functional Agile teams.
• Experience decomposing large feature sets into smaller subsets for team execution.
• Strong communication, prioritization, and stakeholder engagement skills in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Currently living in Huntsville, Alabama, or willing to relocate to the North Alabama area.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a large-scale Agile SAFe environment.
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer voice for the Agile team, ensuring alignment with business goals and program objectives.
• Define, maintain, and prioritize the team backlog, including features, user stories, and enablers.
• Develop and communicate acceptance criteria for user stories and features.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to refine features and ensure readiness for Program Increment (PI) planning.
• Contribute to PI Planning, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Reviews, and System Demos.
• Work with stakeholders and the System Architect to ensure backlog items meet the Definition of Ready.
• Support the team in delivering high-quality increments that meet the Definition of Done.
• Make real-time scope, priority, and trade-off decisions to maximize business value.
• Ensure transparency into progress, risks, and dependencies across the team and stakeholders.
• Analyze customer needs, market trends, and business objectives to support product roadmap decisions.
• Promote Agile SAFe practices to continuously improve team performance and outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior