Hybrid Product Owner / ScrumMaster

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About the role

  • ScrumMaster / Product Owner Proxy leading Agile development efforts for federal customer. Engaging stakeholders and facilitating collaboration to enhance federal IT systems.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Product Owner Proxy on behalf of the customer, ensuring product vision, priorities, and requirements are clearly communicated to the Agile development team.
  • Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to maintain consistent team momentum and alignment.
  • Collaborate with the customer and cross-functional stakeholders to refine, prioritize, and manage the product backlog based on mission needs and business value.
  • Translate strategic goals and policy requirements into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
  • Coordinate with the customer’s product owner to define roadmap priorities, release planning, and sequencing of feature delivery.
  • Facilitate engagement with the government-wide community of Folio member agencies to gather feedback, validate functionality, and communicate upcoming enhancements.
  • Ensure continuous delivery of high-quality software aligned with OMB A-11 capital planning and federal IT portfolio management requirements.
  • Identify and mitigate delivery risks, dependencies, and impediments that impact sprint progress or product quality.
  • Support user acceptance testing (UAT), release management, and documentation to maintain transparency and readiness for deployment.
  • Prepare and present status updates, sprint metrics, and performance dashboards to leadership and the customer to inform program-level decision-making.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
  • 7+ years of experience supporting Agile software development projects, with at least 3 years in a ScrumMaster or Product Owner role.
  • Strong understanding of Agile principles, frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe), and backlog management best practices.
  • Proven ability to translate complex policy or business requirements into technical user stories and deliverables.
  • Experience collaborating with federal stakeholders and managing cross-agency engagement for enterprise IT systems.
  • Familiarity with OMB A-11, CPIC, FITARA, or related federal IT portfolio management and reporting processes.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to lead discussions with diverse federal and contractor teams.
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or Product Owner (CSPO/PSPO) certification required.
  • PMP or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification preferred.
  • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain or maintain a Public Trust clearance required.

Benefits

  • Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) – Pride in being an employee-owner and annual employer contribution (per plan guidelines)
  • 401k plan with Roth option.
  • Eligibility for an employer match.
  • Immediate vesting
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays – 11 paid holidays per year
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Company-paid Life & AD&D insurance plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness Resources
  • Company-paid training and development program
  • Voluntary benefits include:
  • Life & AD&D Insurance for employee, spouse, and children
  • Short-term and long-term disability (per plan guidelines)
  • Legal Shield and Identity Theft protection plans
  • Pet Insurance

Job title

Product Owner / ScrumMaster

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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