Product Owner

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Product Owner who will primarily focus on Federal client-specific projects, working closely with government stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact, compliant, and mission-critical solutions.

In this role, you will be responsible for organizing, prioritizing, and assessing the work of one Scrum team while ensuring alignment with Federal client requirements, regulatory standards, and contractual commitments. You will serve as the key bridge between Federal stakeholders, subject matter experts, and development teams.

Reports to:  Manager of Product Owners

Location: Fort Wayne, IN 

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside clients, subject matter experts and internal stakeholders to gather and analyze business and system use cases, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participate in design sessions lead by UX team to ensure that the solutions meet business needs.
• Define epics, user stories, flow charts, system requirements and business rules to assist in the development of software.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog in alignment with client goals, compliance standards, and contractual obligations.
• Plan and coordinate releases internally between dependent products or sevices and externally to align with contractual obligations.
• Lead and facilitate training sessions for client end-users to ensure successful product adoption and effective system utilization.
• Lead PI (Program Increment) planning, sprint planning and backlog refinement sessions to transform features into stories.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Understand and be aware of Juvare information security policies and standards.
• Document the final as-built configuration following completion of implementation, as well as demo end-to-end solutions to clients for acceptance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college preferred or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years recent experience as a Business Analyst, Product Owner or similar role.  
• Experience working on client-specific software implementation projects, preferably within Federal or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum frameworks.
• Possess Active Public Trust Security Clearance or be able to pass a PTSC background check

Skills/ Knowledge Requirements:

Required:

• Demonstrated ability to understand complex software workflow platforms and collaborate with technical personnel.  
• Strong ability to translate complex business, policy, or regulatory requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating collaboration and adaptability
• Ability to prioritize, organize, plan and manage team work, releases and all other project activities
• Familiarity with project management and/or software development tools (e.g., JIRA, Rally, MS Project, Confluence)
• A passion for technology, curiosity to learn new skills/technology with a fail-fast approach

Preferred:

• US Federal and/or Military domain knowledge
• Ability and willingness to travel 5% (average over course of a year)

What we offer:

• Health Insurance
• 401K with Corporate Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Unlimited PTO

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This position requires access to information that is controlled by the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).  A candidate must qualify as a “U.S. Person” or be otherwise eligible to access EAR covered materials through an EAR exception or license.  A "U.S. Person" as defined by the EAR includes a U.S. Citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Candidates may be required to undergo an SF-85 background check for certain government-related projects.