Product Owner (SAFe)

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant supervisory experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

Clearance Requirements:

Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Product Owner for a program utilizing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation's core defense/intelligence services and systems. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

The Product Owner (SAFe) is responsible for representing the customer's needs to the development team by managing the product backlog, prioritizing features, defining user stories, and ensuring the team delivers maximum value by aligning product development with business goals, acting as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the agile team throughout the integration and delivery process.

Responsibilities of the Product Owner (PO) includes the following:

• Be the voice of the customer to the team

• Collaborate with Product Management and ensure that prioritized Features incorporate systems thinking and comprehensively capture the value needed to meet customer requirements with quality

• Translate program objectives into detailed requirements and integration milestones that includes generating system features with clear acceptance criteria

• Work with Scrum Master and stakeholders to rigorously plan predictable cadence system patches and prioritize approved deployments to support enterprise maintenance objectives

• Support your team's participation in quarterly PI Planning Events and represent your team in ART level meetings such as ART Sync and Inspect & Adapt demos and retrospectives

• Participate in team level agile meetings such as Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, Backlog Refinement, daily standups, and Retrospectives

• Coordinate Government participation to guide and understand the priorities and obtain feedback

• Work with Program Management and Engineering leadership on backlog prioritization

• Create, maintain, and prioritize the team backlog, that is a list of stories and requirements for the product, by constantly evaluating and refining items based on business value and user feedback

• Ensure that child Stories of team owned Features, comprehensively cover all of the Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done activities listed in the Feature

• Upon Feature and Story completion, verify that the Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done are met

• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, gathering feedback, communicating product vision, and managing expectations.

• Collaborate with the Scrum Master to facilitate team dynamics, communication, and problem-solving

• Coordinate the transition of new or changed service to operations

• Work with Product Management to present a vision and roadmap

• Facilitate Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) or kick-off meetings

• Provide progress and change information into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

• Support Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings

• On a bi-weekly iteration, review health for all projects (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule) to identify and resolve problem areas

• As needed: conduct a final project review at project closeout to ensure service delivery has been completed, ownership has been transferred, records have been archived, cost accounts have been closed, and knowledge base articles/known errors have been documented

• Competency in productivity tools (Jira, Confluence, MS Project, SharePoint, MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)

What you'll experience:

• Technologies that aren't just top-notch, they're often top-secret

• A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what's next

• Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it's discovered

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related specialized area or field is required (or equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

• Experience as a Product Owner role (3-5 years, ideally using SAFe). Product Owner certification is required.

• Experience as a Systems Engineer analyzing requirements, identifying dependencies, and recommending solutions for prioritization

• Excellent interaction skills to gain cooperation of others, triaging commitment impacts from changes to iteration priorities

What sets you apart:

• Proven ability to translate customer needs into actionable requirements.

• Expertise in agile methodologies and participating in agile ceremonies.

• Ability to set team priorities, adhere to deadline commitments, break down blockers, adapt to priority changes, and revel in team success

• You enjoy being collaborative and pursuing team success as strongly as our own

• You are constantly challenging yourself to bring positive impact to those around you

Target salary range: USD $148,953.60/Yr. - USD $165,245.40/Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

At General Dynamics Mission Systems, we rise to the challenge each day to ensure the safety of those that lead, serve, and protect the world we live in. We do this by making the world's most advanced defense platforms even smarter. Our engineers redefine what's possible and our manufacturing team brings it to life, building the brains behind the brawn on submarines, ships, combat vehicles, aircraft, satellites, and other advanced systems.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with this shared sense of purpose, committed to a diverse and exciting employee experience that drives innovation and creates a community where all feel welcome and a part of something amazing.

We offer highly competitive benefits and a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. To see more about our benefits, visit https://gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

General Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/Disability/Veteran