Product Owner

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ209915

Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
Other

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Agile User Experience, Product Ownership, SAFe
Certifications:
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) | Scaled Agile - Scaled Agile
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

The Product Owner (PO) supports the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) by defining and managing the product vision, roadmap, and feature backlog for enterprise modernization. Working closely with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), Agile teams, and federal stakeholders, the PO ensures that business priorities are translated into actionable requirements that deliver measurable value. This role bridges strategy and execution-balancing modernization goals, compliance requirements, and user experience outcomes in an Agile and SAFe-aligned environment leveraging React, NodeJS, and AWS technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, refine, and communicate the product vision and roadmap to align with the CMM modernization objectives and stakeholder priorities.
• Own and manage the program and team backlogs, defining epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and the RTE to plan Program Increments (PIs) and align feature delivery to business outcomes.
• Serve as the voice of the customer, representing end-user needs and federal business requirements in backlog prioritization.
• Work closely with Scrum Masters, UI/UX teams, and developers to ensure feature intent is clearly understood and implemented.
• Define Minimum Viable Product (MVP) scopes and manage incremental delivery to ensure rapid value realization.
• Participate in system demos and inspect deliverables to validate alignment with program objectives and quality standards.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, design, development, and testing, in compliance with federal documentation mandates.
• Use metrics-driven insights (velocity, feature cycle time, story completion rate) to inform backlog adjustments and performance improvements.
• Support Agile governance and ensure all artifacts meet program documentation and audit standards.

Deliverable Alignment & Performance Outcomes:

• Program Backlogs & PI Objectives: Well-defined features, acceptance criteria, and prioritization aligned to business outcomes.
• Agile Artifacts: User stories, epics, and sprint goals reflecting modernization and compliance objectives.
• Product Roadmaps: Visualized delivery plans updated per PI cycle, aligned with strategic modernization milestones.
• Stakeholder Reports & Demos: Progress summaries, value delivery metrics, and feature validation results.
• Performance Outcomes:
• 95% of features aligned with stakeholder-approved priorities per PI.
• 10% variance between planned and delivered story points across sprints.
• Measurable improvement in customer satisfaction or usability metrics per release.
• 100% traceability of product requirements through testing and delivery.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of professional experience in IT program delivery, including 5+ years in Product Management or Product Ownership.
• Strong understanding of SAFe, Agile, and Lean product delivery frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale backlogs and multiple Agile teams in a federal or enterprise environment.
• Ability to define business requirements, create user stories, and prioritize work for multi-disciplinary development teams.
• Proficient in Agile lifecycle tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Jira Align) for backlog management and reporting.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, cloud-native development, and modern application architectures (React, NodeJS, AWS).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging executive sponsors and end users.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field (Master's preferred).
• Experience managing federal digital modernization projects or case management systems.
• Familiarity with Human-Centered Design (HCD) and Agile UX collaboration methods.
• Understanding of FedRAMP, NIST, and Section 508 compliance requirements.
• Experience balancing product ownership and delivery responsibilities within a SAFe Agile Release Train.

Certifications:

• SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) - preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - preferred.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - beneficial.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification - a plus.

Tools & Technologies:

• Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Confluence, Miro.
• Collaboration tools: MS Teams, SharePoint, Lucidchart.
• Reporting: Power BI, Tableau, or Jira dashboards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of general experience in information systems
• 8+ years of specialized experience
• Minimum Education: MA/MS
• Experience may be considered in lieu of degree as follows: HS (16+ years), AA/AS (14+ years), BA/BS (12+ years), Doctorate Degree/Ph.D. (9+ years)

COMMUNICATION & ORGANIZATIONAL

• Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship.
• Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
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The Product Owner (PO) supports the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) by defining and managing the product vision, roadmap, and feature backlog for enterprise modernization. Working closely with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), Agile teams, and federal stakeholders, the PO ensures that business priorities are translated into actionable requirements that deliver measurable value. This role bridges strategy and execution-balancing modernization goals, compliance requirements, and user experience outcomes in an Agile and SAFe-aligned environment leveraging React, NodeJS, and AWS technologies.



Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, refine, and communicate the product vision and roadmap to align with the CMM modernization objectives and stakeholder priorities.
• Own and manage the program and team backlogs, defining epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and the RTE to plan Program Increments (PIs) and align feature delivery to business outcomes.
• Serve as the voice of the customer, representing end-user needs and federal business requirements in backlog prioritization.
• Work closely with Scrum Masters, UI/UX teams, and developers to ensure feature intent is clearly understood and implemented.
• Define Minimum Viable Product (MVP) scopes and manage incremental delivery to ensure rapid value realization.
• Participate in system demos and inspect deliverables to validate alignment with program objectives and quality standards.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, design, development, and testing, in compliance with federal documentation mandates.
• Use metrics-driven insights (velocity, feature cycle time, story completion rate) to inform backlog adjustments and performance improvements.
• Support Agile governance and ensure all artifacts meet program documentation and audit standards.

Deliverable Alignment & Performance Outcomes:

• Program Backlogs & PI Objectives: Well-defined features, acceptance criteria, and prioritization aligned to business outcomes.
• Agile Artifacts: User stories, epics, and sprint goals reflecting modernization and compliance objectives.
• Product Roadmaps: Visualized delivery plans updated per PI cycle, aligned with strategic modernization milestones.
• Stakeholder Reports & Demos: Progress summaries, value delivery metrics, and feature validation results.
• Performance Outcomes:
• 95% of features aligned with stakeholder-approved priorities per PI.
• 10% variance between planned and delivered story points across sprints.
• Measurable improvement in customer satisfaction or usability metrics per release.
• 100% traceability of product requirements through testing and delivery.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of professional experience in IT program delivery, including 5+ years in Product Management or Product Ownership.
• Strong understanding of SAFe, Agile, and Lean product delivery frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale backlogs and multiple Agile teams in a federal or enterprise environment.
• Ability to define business requirements, create user stories, and prioritize work for multi-disciplinary development teams.
• Proficient in Agile lifecycle tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Jira Align) for backlog management and reporting.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, cloud-native development, and modern application architectures (React, NodeJS, AWS).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging executive sponsors and end users.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field (Master's preferred).
• Experience managing federal digital modernization projects or case management systems.
• Familiarity with Human-Centered Design (HCD) and Agile UX collaboration methods.
• Understanding of FedRAMP, NIST, and Section 508 compliance requirements.
• Experience balancing product ownership and delivery responsibilities within a SAFe Agile Release Train.

Certifications:

• SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) - preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - preferred.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - beneficial.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification - a plus.

Tools & Technologies:

• Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Confluence, Miro.
• Collaboration tools: MS Teams, SharePoint, Lucidchart.
• Reporting: Power BI, Tableau, or Jira dashboards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of general experience in information systems
• 8+ years of specialized experience
• Minimum Education: MA/MS
• Experience may be considered in lieu of degree as follows: HS (16+ years), AA/AS (14+ years), BA/BS (12+ years), Doctorate Degree/Ph.D. (9+ years)

COMMUNICATION & ORGANIZATIONAL

• Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship.
• Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.



Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40



Travel Required:
None



Telecommuting Options:
Remote



Work Location:
Any Location / Remote



Additional Work Locations:



Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.


We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.


Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc.


Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

PI281715991