Job ID: 2024-8065 Type: Full Time W/Benefits Ret Match # of Openings: 1 Remote
Overview
Sev1Tech is looking for a Product Owner/Project Manager for the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Ordnance Information System (OIS) to provide technical expertise on a mission-critical program whose purpose is to develop, modernize, enhance, operate, and maintain services for OIS mission critical systems.
This role will be a key leadership role for the continued sustainment of the OIS product, leading solutions for OIS Wholesale, OIS Retail / Retail Partial Connect, and Platform/Infrastructure teams. Your primary goal will be to provide vision and guidance for keeping each team on task in fulfilling their day-to-day responsibilities and meeting short/long term OIS product improvement goals.
Primary Responsibilities:
Engage multiple roles and stakeholders in critical discussion, complex new product development discovery and building consensus
Act as a product owner to maximize ROI and meet the organization objectives such as defining vision, managing product backlog, overseeing development stages, anticipating client's needs, evaluating product progress at each iteration etc.
Help identify and mitigate any external dependency risks in feature/product development
Work with clients and end users to gather, understand, and define business requirements
Develop user stories and to-be process flows to support the design and development of sustainment solutions
Work collaboratively with team members to design, test, and verify solutions that will meet business requirements and fulfill user stories
Participate in key meetings with clients including requirement sessions, system demos, user acceptance testing, and end user training
Participate in sprint planning meetings and ongoing refinement of the product backlog.
Leverage knowledge of assigned applications and customer needs to collaborate with the team to establish the portfolio backlog and roadmap.
Act as the voice of the customer when the government product owner is unavailable to facilitate understanding of the user stories by the agile product teams.
Coordinate with communication and training team members to ensure communication and training materials reflect the business needs being addressed by a change.
Manage risks, issues, change control and decision logs for the OIS sustainment team
Communicate and manage project status to the executive level, to include resource allocation/needs and tracking against key milestones and timelines
Leverage stakeholder relationships and technical expertise to enable or make key decisions
Identify strategic milestones in concert with business and/or mission stakeholders and tie work packages to milestones.
Responsibilities
Must have DOD Secret level clearance to start; U.S. Citizen required only for Federal Clearance Requirement
Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years’ experience; without a degree 4 additional years of experience would be required
2-4 years of experience as a Product Owner / Project Manager using SCRUM/KANBAN frameworks that follow agile principles, values, and practices, preferably within a SAFe organization
Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple projects within a collaborative team environment
Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and writing.
Must be a self-starter, strong leader, and have the ability to work independently with little supervision.
