Product Owner (O&M Escalation)

• System-to-system interfaces supporting applicant systems, grantor systems, partner systems, or external federal integrations.
• Federal forms development, Adobe/XDP/PDF forms, XML schemas, web forms, form validation, and Section 508 accessibility.
• HHS, OMB, GAO, OIG, congressional data calls, federal stakeholder reporting, or executive-level federal communications.
• Federal cloud, ATO, POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and operational continuity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Establish and maintain a clear product vision and roadmap for stakeholders and the team.
• Prioritize backlog items based on business value, technical feasibility, and customer feedback.
• Work with stakeholders to understand needs and convert them into user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specifications.
• Partner with UX, engineering, QA, and business units to ensure alignment and quality.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and provide guidance throughout the development process.
• Track product performance, progress toward goals, and deliverables against acceptance criteria.
• Continuously collect user and stakeholder feedback to inform future decisions.
• Identify and resolve obstacles that impact delivery timelines.

The selected candidate will support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, security, performance, and user experience of the Grants.gov system. This work supports a mission-critical federal platform used by applicants, grantors, federal agencies, and partner systems across the grants lifecycle. Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured federal IT environment with strong emphasis on service continuity, stakeholder responsiveness, documentation, quality, security, accessibility, and disciplined delivery.

Ideal candidates will bring experience supporting federal IT programs, public-facing web applications, grants management systems, cloud-hosted environments, Agile/SDLC delivery, system operations, application support, testing, cybersecurity, communications, or related technical and program functions. Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred. Preferred Grants.gov / Federal Grants Experience, * Bachelors degree in information technology, computer science, or related preferred.

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, backlog management, and sprint planning.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep understanding of user experience and market trends.
• 5 years or more of related experience required., Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.