Product Owner (Manager, Business and Program Management)

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Product Owner responsible for defining product vision and strategy for complex systems. The role involves leading cross-functional Agile teams, managing product backlogs, and overseeing the product lifecycle to ensure high-value, user-centered solutions are delivered.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Product Owner (Manager, Business and Program Management) responsible for defining product vision, strategy, and multi release roadmaps for complex systems or mission critical business capabilities
• Lead the translation of high level business objectives into Features, and detailed User Stories that guide cross functional Agile teams toward delivering high value, user centered solutions
• Partner closely with business leaders, architecture, engineering, UX, and program management to ensure alignment on priorities, technical feasibility, and long term product direction
• Manage and refine the product backlog at scale, balancing competing priorities across multiple workstreams while providing clear priorities, acceptance criteria, and definition of done expectations
• Oversee end to end product lifecycle activities, including business case development, requirements analysis, iterative design reviews, release planning, validation, training readiness, and transition to sustainment
• Guide teams through PI Planning, System Demos, Iteration Planning, and cross program synchronization sessions; drive key decisions and remove blockers to maintain delivery
• Evaluate and optimize business processes impacted by the product, using data driven analysis to identify improvement opportunities and ensure solutions deliver measurable business outcomes
• Lead stakeholder engagement at the senior and executive levels, ensuring visibility into product progress, risks, and prioritization decisions
• Author, review, and approve critical product and product documentation including business cases, charters, requirements specifications, and training materials
• Mentor and coach Product Owners, Business Analysts, or team members, helping elevate Agile maturity and product management best practices across the organization

Requirements:

• Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree plus 5 or more years of experience
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience as a Product Owner leading complex products or platforms in an Agile environment, ideally using Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
• Experience ability defining product vision, articulate strategy, and translate ambiguous business needs into well formed Features, Stories, and Acceptance Criteria
• Experience facilitating PI Planning, backlog refinement, iteration planning, system demos, and other Agile ceremonies
• Experience collaborating with technical and non technical stakeholders at senior levels to drive alignment and timely decision making
• Experience in Property and/or Logistics business domains
• Hands on experience with ERP systems or enterprise tools such as SAP PRISM, JIRA, and FIORI
• Experience using SQL, Snowflake, or other data tools to support analytics and prioritization decisions
• Certifications such as PMP, PMI PBA, CPIM, or SAFe POPM
• Experience collaborating on UX wireframes, product designs, or prototypes in tools like Figma
• Strong Troubleshooting skills and problem solving capability with an ability to resolve complex, multi system, or cross functional issues efficiently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project), Jira, Confluence, and demonstrated ability to create executive ready materials