PRODUCT OWNER 2

Product Owner 2 Newport News, VA/Hybrid Contract $40-$50/hr The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range.

Job Expectations

• Demonstrated experience delivering large technical programs. The complexity of initiatives like cloud, IIOT, modular data architectures, AI and predictive planning at enterprise scale require deep technical execution fluency - not just oversight.
• Deep expertise in product ownership across complex or multi team environments
• Ability to define product strategy, roadmap elements, and feature sequencing
• Skill in dependency management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder negotiation
• Experience aligning multiple teams or programs to shared objectives
• Strong analytics and decision making based on metrics like value, predictability, and quality
• Ability to influence leadership and drive cross team consensus
• Ensure solutions have alignment with enterprise strategy

Special Requirements

• Experience with enterprise level initiatives or platform responsibilities
• Value stream mapping, Lean prioritization, or portfolio planning experience
• Ability to define and enforce product workflows, standards, or governance practices
• Advanced SAFe or product management certification
• Experience shaping long range product planning and financial prioritization. Works with Enclave and Machine Connection team on new products coming in.

Top 3 Skill Sets

• The Product Owner provides senior level product leadership for capabilities spanning multiple delivery teams, programs, or product areas within the IT division.
• This role defines roadmap objectives, sequences complex initiatives, manages cross team dependencies, and drives alignment across business and technical partners. Operating within a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment, the Product Owner partners with business leadership, product managers, delivery teams, platform engineers, and architects to ensure solutions meet enterprise goals and architectural direction.
• This role has significant influence on product strategy and ensures consistent value delivery at scale.