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Simplesense · 1 month ago

Senior Product Owner, Data Insights

Denver, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

Simplesense builds, deploys, and sustains the Installation Resilience Platform that enables mission operators to rapidly adapt and respond. The Senior Product Owner, Data Insights will serve as the Tactical Delivery Lead for the Insights capability, focused on translating the strategic vision into clear engineering plans and managing the end-to-end delivery lifecycle.

Cyber SecurityNational SecurityPublic SafetySecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Proactively translate complex, multi-system requirements into meticulously detailed, actionable engineering plans (epics, user stories, tasks), ensuring zero ambiguity for the technical team

Act as the first point of escalation for the engineering team, providing rapid, informed decisions to unblock work, clarify technical acceptance criteria, and maintain sprint momentum

Work intimately with Program Management to strategically sequence the team's work to meet critical contract commitments and high-stakes delivery milestones, proactively identifying and mitigating execution risks

Elevate the team's output by establishing and enforcing best practices for story writing, acceptance testing, and definition of done. Provide guidance to junior colleagues and actively identify and fix process inefficiencies within the delivery pipeline

Collaborate closely with the Engineering teams to ensure dependencies are managed, interfaces are clear, and the overall technical solution design aligns with long-term strategic architectural goals

Serve as the final arbiter for validating that all delivered features meet defined technical specifications and functional requirements, ensuring a high-quality user experience (UI/UX) for the User Access Layer deliverables

Qualification

Agile methodologiesProduct Owner experienceTechnical team leadershipData visualizationReal-time alerting systemsOperational intelligence platformsProcess improvementRisk managementMentorshipCross-functional collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Extensive professional experience (5-10 years) in a dedicated Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or similar execution-focused delivery role, preferably within a data, SaaS, or enterprise software environment

Proven expertise in leading technical teams through complex, multi-sprint delivery cycles using Agile methodologies

Demonstrated ability to translate highly technical concepts (e.g., data modeling, alerting logic, UI frameworks) into clear business value and actionable stories

Experience operating with minimal supervision and autonomously managing the execution plan for a core product capability

Ability to work a hybrid schedule, primarily based in the Denver Metro Area, with an expectation of being in the office weekly, and a full week in the office quarterly for planning

Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a DoD NIPR network account and Common Access Card (CAC)

Must have, or be able to obtain, a Secret Clearance