Hybrid Product Owner

at Mission Technologies, a division of HII

• Job title: Product Owner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $124,303 - $190,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: SQL, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Fort Meade, United States

About the role

• Experienced Product Owner supporting U.S. Air Force operations at Enlighten. Focus on project management and growth strategy with hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish, foster and strengthen relationships between company and targeted government customers.
• Function as the lead for analytic and application development in support of operations and work to integrate production capabilities directly into the customers daily operations.
• Function as the SME for Air Force operational BDP capabilities and work to operationalize capabilities into the customers daily operations.
• Provide excellent technical support to users of the Air Force BDP and its applications.
• Serve as the lead for gathering software requirements from Air Force customers and convey them to developers by establishing development roadmaps.
• Answer user questions and troubleshoot issues related to the platform.
• Responsible for understanding our technology / capabilities and championing accordingly.
• Provide company leadership updates on the project status, key customer engagements and overall assessment of the government's direction and adoption of capabilities.
• Work with the Enlighten’s Customer Experience Group (CEG) to develop and implement development plans, operational roadmaps, and action plans for identified communities of interest.
• Expand future opportunities by working with existing customers.
• Help the Air Force project lead identify new market opportunities and target markets.
• Document and maintain opportunities in the company's CEG pipeline tools.
• Develop customer relationships and maintain updated knowledge of customer plans, programs, and general market intelligence.
• Develop an external network of solution partners and providers.
• Collaborate with internal marketing and engineering departments.
• Own the customer experience success from start to finish.
• Work closely with company development and engineer teams to ensure DevSecOps pipeline delivery dates track with customer targets and timelines.
• Act as the focal point to pushing capabilities out to the customer.
• Ensure the customer is fully aware of relevant DevSecOps pipeline touchpoints to ensure acceptance of new updates, features or capabilities.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Security Clearance: A current TS/SCI level U.S. Government security clearance is required; U.S. citizenship required.
• 9+ years in DoD cyber, agile development, and/or big data with a B.A. in Business, a technical field, or related; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Must have prior government or military experience with any of the following organizations: MARFORCYBER, DCSA, DISA, Army Cyber, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force (AFCYBER), or 10TH Fleet / Navy Cyber.
• Experience directly managing complex technical projects and or programs.
• Must have Intel and DCO experience; Preference for DCO (SOC experience, knows what SQL injection is, hunt background, etc.)
• Understands budget practices and acquisitions shop with the organizations or has relationships with people who do.
• Strength working with customers to understand products and help with more adoption/buy-in.
• Strong computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with others.
• Ability to speak in a public forum.
• Excellent interviewing skills including active listening and empathy.
• Will participate in the full lifecycle of Business Development, including proposal support, staffing, opportunity identification, bid / no-bid analysis, RFI / Market Responses, etc.
• Excellent organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%, sometimes on short notice CONUS and OCONUS.
• Ability to work on customer site 1-2 days a week in Fort Meade, MD. Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes as needed.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
• 10% 401k benefit.
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Education/training allowances.