Product Owner

What Impact Youll Have

GRVTY is seeking an experienced self-starter and driven Product Owner to join our high-performing and dynamic team. The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the software translating operational needs into clear actionable work for the development team. This role owns the product backlog prioritizes work based on operational impact and collaborates closely with cross-functional teams like government Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) personnel the Operator community UX Designer and software developers to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with mission strategy.

Additionally work with development teams to lead backlog grooming sessions increment and sprint planning and capacity allocation to increment releases that will ensure compliance with system requirements. The person will be exposed and must have the aptitude to build a solid understanding of the hardware integration components.

This role demands a highly motivated individual who can take vaguely defined tasks and independently deliver high-quality artifacts.

What Youll be Owning

• Daily collaboration and communication with the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Software Lead Architect Development Scrum Team Systems Engineering Team Integration and Test Team Scrum Masters and other Product Owners in facilitating proactive creation of increment/sprint work
• Ability to evaluate business needs and translate them into practical technology solutions that improve efficiency capability or user experience
• Demonstrated success delivering and managing scalable reliable and sustainable solutions in complex technical environments
• Ability to assess existing solutions identify limitations or opportunities for improvement and implement changes that provide sustainable value over time
• Track lessons learned that can be leveraged across future Increment/Sprint Planning and Retrospectives rituals
• Monitor and evaluate progress by tracking sprint metrics (ie. Capacity vs. Load velocity burndown etc.) for software development and provide timely input into the monthly Program Management Review (PMR) package
• Analyze development performance and Operator feedback to inform backlog refinement and roadmap decisions
• Manage and maintain prioritization of bugs and requests from the operational community in the backlog
• Must understand the needs of the Operators and how to translate them into workable sprint items for the Software Development Team
• Ensure each feature has a well-defined acceptance criterion while meeting operational mission objectives and yields working software at the end of each sprint
• Active presenter and key contributor at the Engineering Review Board (ERB) and Increment Planning Sessions and provide updates as needed at the Change Control Board (CCB)
• Work with various team members to create end of increment and release planning artifacts

What You Must Have

• Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Excellent communication interpersonal and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Technical Proficiency and familiarity with software development processes and tools (e.g. Agile methodologies GitLab Command Prompt)
  • Ability to excel in a fast-paced Agile environment
• Experience maintaining sprints with software development tools (e.g. Jira Confluence)

What Would be Nice to Have

• Applicable experience across Cloud development and production environments (ie. Department of Air Force (DAF) CloudWorks/Platform One (P1))
• Previous Electronic Warfare (EW) experience
• Certified Scrum Product Owner or similar Agile certification
• Technical background or ability to work closely with engineering on architectural discussions
• Experience using data and analytics to drive sprint/increment decisions
• Familiarity with UX/UI principles and user-centered design

Pay Range: At GRVTY we understand that compensation is influenced by many factorssuch as geographic location federal contract labor categories wage rates prior experience skillsets education and certifications.
Were proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay comprehensive benefits and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare financial wellness retirement planning family assistance continued education and paid time off.

• The pay range for this position is: $200000 - $250000

Pay Range: At GRVTY we understand that compensation is influenced by many factorssuch as geographic location federal contract labor categories wage rates prior experience skillsets education and certifications.
Were proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay comprehensive benefits and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare financial wellness retirement planning family assistance continued education and paid time off.

Virginia Pay Range

$200000 - $250000 USD

Why Choose GRVTY

The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. Were purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched systemic national security issues around the world.

We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defenseincluding the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented every day of our lives.

At GRVTY we believe that when our employees thrive our company thrives. Thats why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being growth and work-life balance.

Robust health plan including medical dental and vision

Health Savings Account with company contribution

Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

401k with generous company match

Training and Development Opportunities

Award Programs

Variety of Company Sponsored Events

EEO Statement

GRVTY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email or call with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.

Please review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. If you are not an immediate fit we will also keep your resume in our database for future opportunities.