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General Dynamics Information Technology · 1 month ago

Principal Product Owner

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $170K/yr

5+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Principal Product Owner to join our team and support our customers. As a member of our Agile team, you will support several complex and high-volume customer systems, capturing user stories and leading scrum teams including backlog management and sprint planning.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Experience in communicating and working with stakeholders to translate the business vision into actionable requirements

Excellent requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation skills

Experience coordinating and facilitating meetings with clear agendas and in keeping participants on-track

Ability to create business and technical process and data flow diagrams

Ability to create clearly defined requirements as Epics and Features

Ability to create clearly defined user stories

Manage and lead the product development process

Keeping customers and stakeholders informed of the status of the product

Act as the main point of contact between SAFe Agile teams

Manage and prioritize backlog items and optimizing the value of the product(s)

Assisting the scrum/product development team to meet the objectives of each sprint

Adjusting and improving each iteration of the product before release

Identifying areas of improvement

Ability to coordinate across business and technical resources to get needed information on a timely basis

As a member of a scrum team, actively participates in daily scrum meeting to support requirements clarification and raise impediments impacting delivery

Participates in Program Quarterly Incrementation Planning sessions to assess work and establish development goals

Qualification

Agile ManagementProduct ManagementProduct OwnershipAtlassian JIRAClient Communication

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, or related field

5+ years of big tech or large commercial experience directly as a product owner/product manager

Minimum of three years of experience capturing and writing User Stories

Minimum of three years of experience in a system engineering or software application environment

Previous product owner work experience

U.S. Citizen with existing or the ability to pass a Public Trust background investigation

Preferred

Experience working in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or Agile/Iterative software development methodology including Scrum environment

Working knowledge of product development architecture

Proficiency in the use of analytic tools

Ability to prioritize effectively

Excellent knowledge of user-centered design principles

Ability to work with large teams

Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to integrate information from multiple sources

Experience with Jira

Experience with Confluence

Ability to communicate complex technical topics to management and non-technical audiences

Ability to work independently and interact regularly with government and non-government stakeholders at multiple levels of authority

Ability to multi-task and work under pressure

Interpersonal skills including courtesy, professionalism, and a cooperative attitude

Critical thinking, problem solving skills, written, and oral communication skills

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages

401K with company match

Full flex work weeks

Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave

GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees