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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Product Owner II - Portfolio Operations - **Company:** Sierra Nevada Corporation. - **Location:** Englewood, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $143,487.0 - $197,295.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us64937ccd5ac53c64eeef116401154f0b/eaa ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in a related field. * 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role. * Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 14 years of related experience is required. * Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience. * Demonstrated experience managing complex IT projects. * Strong background in IT infrastructure and operations. * Demonstrated experience managing complex projects and teams. * Extensive knowledge of service-oriented architecture, web, mobile, and cloud solutions. Qualifications We Prefer: * Excellent communication and leadership skills. * Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field. * Advanced certifications such as SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Program Management Institute (PMI) Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), or similar. * Experience with product management or product operating model. * Experience with cloud technologies and platforms. * Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry. * Knowledge of enterprise software and application development. Essential Functions: * Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment. * Must be able to work on a computer for most of the work shift. * Strong hand/finger dexterity for computer tasks. * Ability to lift up to 15 lbs. occasionally. * Travel may be required up to 20%. ## Description Are you excited about helping teams adopt modern product practices and guiding new Product Owners as they step into their roles? As a Product Owner within Portfolio Operations, you will work alongside emerging product leaders to show them how to confidently own their backlog, shape iteration priorities, and deliver meaningful value. In this role, you won't just manage a team's backlog - you'll actively coach new Product Owners through our transition to the product operating model, helping them understand decision rights, strengthen readiness, and embed predictable flow. Partnering closely with Product Managers, Capability Owners, Agile professionals, and delivery teams, you'll play a hands-on role in accelerating team maturity by demonstrating the craft of product ownership, modeling effective practices, and ensuring each team has the support it needs to succeed in a modern product centric environment. As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications. Responsibilities: * Own and prioritize the team backlog, ensuring clarity and alignment to defined outcomes * Write high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria; coach new Product Owners in these practices * Lead backlog refinement, demonstrating effective techniques for story slicing and readiness * Manage high-level stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and alignment with business objectives. * Partner with new Product Owners to teach prioritization, tradeoff decision-making, and flow discipline * Provide clarity to engineers and stakeholders throughout development * Support predictable delivery by guiding teams in iteration planning and acceptance * Coach new Product Owners in connecting backlog decisions to roadmap themes and enterprise capability needs * Collaborate closely and facilitate alignment with Product Managers on feature readiness and cross-team dependencies * Track team-level value delivery and model outcome-based thinking * Maintain healthy team operating rhythms and promote adoption of modern product practices * Demonstrate strong servant leadership and reinforce a culture of teamwork, transparency, and collaboration ## Related Videos - [Leverage Cloud Computing Benefits with Serverless Multi-Cloud ML ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/78-leverage-cloud-computing-benefits-with-serverless-multi-cloud-ml) - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [Cloud-nativeApplications- What’s the buzz about](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/55-cloud-nativeapplications-what-s-the-buzz-about) - [Cyber Security: Small, and Large!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/259-cyber-security-small-and-large) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer)