nProduct Owner

Leidos, Inc.
United States
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$131,300 - $237,350
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Computer Engineering Information Technology

Requirements

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

Benefits & conditions

n \nLooking for an opportunity to make an impact? \n \n At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. \n \n \nAre you ready for your next career challenge? \n \n Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with ā€œcan’t failā€ missions. \n \n We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced \nProduct Owner with strong Agile expertise to join our team. The Product Owner will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product features, maintaining the team backlog, aligning with business and technical stakeholders, and ensuring delivery of high-value, customer-focused solutions. This role requires strong communication, deep business understanding, and the ability to work effectively with Agile teams in a scaled environment. \n \n \nPrimary Responsibilities \n \n \n \n

  • Serve as the customer voice for the Agile team, ensuring alignment to business goals and program objectives. \n
  • Define, maintain, and prioritize the team backlog (features, user stories, enablers). \n
  • Develop and clearly communicate acceptance criteria for user stories and features. \n
  • Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to refine features and ensure readiness for Program Increment (PI) planning. \n
  • Contribute to PI Planning, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Reviews, and System Demos. \n
  • Work with stakeholders and the System Architect to ensure backlog items meet Definition of Ready. \n
  • Support the team in delivering high-quality increments that meet Definition of Done. \n
  • Make real-time scope, priority, and trade-off decisions to maximize business value. \n
  • Ensure transparency into progress, risks, and dependencies across the team and stakeholders. \n
  • Analyze customer needs, market trends, and business objectives to support product roadmap decisions. \n
  • Promote Agile SAFe practices to continuously improve team performance and outcomes. \n, Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. \n \n If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. \n \n \nCommitment to Non-Discrimination \n \n All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.ā€, ā€œhiringOrganizationā€: {ā€œ@typeā€: ā€œOrganizationā€, ā€œnameā€: ā€œLeidosā€, ā€œlogoā€: ā€œhttps://jobs.military.com/attachments/employer/0/962/152/273.svgā€}, ā€œjobLocationā€: {ā€œaddressā€: {ā€œaddressCountryā€: ā€œUnited Statesā€, ā€œstreetAddressā€: ā€œNot specifiedā€, ā€œ@typeā€: ā€œPostalAddressā€, ā€œpostalCodeā€: ā€œ35806ā€, ā€œaddressLocalityā€: ā€œHuntsvilleā€, ā€œaddressRegionā€: ā€œAlabama - ALā€}, ā€œ@typeā€: ā€œPlaceā€}, ā€œindustryā€: ā€œComputer and Electronic Product Manufacturingā€, ā€œidentifierā€: {ā€œ@typeā€: ā€œPropertyValueā€, ā€œnameā€: ā€œLeidosā€, ā€œvalueā€: ā€œR-00196405ā€}, ā€œbaseSalaryā€: {ā€œ@typeā€: ā€œMonetaryAmountā€, ā€œcurrencyā€: ā€œUSDā€, ā€œvalueā€: {ā€œminValueā€: ā€œ131300ā€, ā€œ@typeā€: ā€œQuantitativeValueā€, ā€œmaxValueā€: ā€œ237350ā€, ā€œvalueā€: ā€œ131300ā€, ā€œunitTextā€

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