Key skills
AgileScrumRisk ManagementProduct Management
About this role
Role Overview
- Act as the primary point of contact for product-related decisions
- Collaborates with engineering, design, Quality Assurance (QA), and business stakeholders to define and communicate the product vision and roadmap
- Maintains, prioritizes, and refines the Agile Release Train (ART) and system backlog (features, enablers, systemic improvements)
- Defines ART objectives, acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes
- Validates acceptance/readiness for system integrations and releases
- Balances capacity between Keeping the Lights On (KTLO) and new work and be able to defend value tradeoffs
- Anticipates and identifies cross‑team dependencies and systemic risks
- Provides quantitative inputs for metrics such as predictability, velocity trend, carryover, defect leakage, etc. and makes prioritization decisions based on value, risk, and effort
- Advocates for investments that improve quality, flow, and agile maturity
- Participates in sprint planning, reviews, and backlog grooming
- Tracks product performance and recommends improvements
- Translates business demand for portfolios (Acquire to Retire, Source to Pay) into actionable backlog items
- Makes critical decisions on feature prioritization based on business demand, Return on Investment (ROI), and customer feedback
- Defines product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities to align with organizational goals
- Ensures the team delivers usable data products (datasets, dashboards, insights)
- Defines requirements and accept user stories during Scrum meetings, including planning, reviews, and retrospectives
- Makes critical decisions on feature prioritization based on market demand, ROI, and customer feedback
- Reviews deliverables and ensure they meet acceptance criteria
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 5+ years of experience in project and/or program management as related to product development
- 5+ years of experience with Project and Product Management
- 3+ years of experience launching new software and/or aerospace technologies and products
- 3+ years of experience in Agile Methodologies
- Able and willing to travel up to 20% of the time domestically
- 10+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in portfolio oversight of foundational DMO statement of work, including capacity management, portfolio-level risk management, and gated process adherence (preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in lean focal activities including but not limited to tracking lean accomplishments & KPIs (preferred)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plans
- Life and disability insurance programs
- Paid time off
- Unpaid time away from work