About the role

Principal Product Owner supporting high-volume customer systems at GDIT. Leading scrum teams and managing product development processes.

Responsibilities

Support several complex and high-volume customer systems.
Capture user stories and lead scrum team including backlog management and sprint planning.
Communicate and work with stakeholders to translate the business vision into actionable requirements.
Elicit, analyze, document, and validate requirements.
Coordinate and facilitate meetings with clear agendas and keep participants on-track.
Create business and technical process and data flow diagrams.
Create clearly defined requirements as Epics and Features.
Create clearly defined user stories.
Manage and lead the product development process.
Keep 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).
Assist the scrum/product development team to meet the objectives of each sprint.
Adjust and improve each iteration of the product before release.
Identify areas of improvement.
Coordinate across business and technical resources to get needed information on a timely basis.
Actively participate in daily scrum meeting to support requirements clarification and raise impediments impacting delivery.
Participate in Program Quarterly Incrementation Planning sessions to assess work and establish development goals.

5+ years of related experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, or related field
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
U.S. Citizen with existing or the ability to pass a Public Trust background investigation.
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.

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.