Product Owner

Steampunk is seeking a Product Owner to drive the development of well-architected solutions in a government consulting environment. In this role, you will collaborate with Technical and Solutions Architects, Developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable solutions, ensuring successful delivery and client satisfaction.

• Serve as the Product Owner, ensuring the successful completion of team deliverables, maintaining quality oversight, and securing client acceptance.
• Navigate challenging client situations, providing technical and business guidance to client executives.
• Lead product and training rollouts for new users, enhancing application adoption and knowledge.
• Develop and deploy tools to streamline processes, improve efficiencies, and enhance key metrics.
• Facilitate discovery workshops to understand business needs, prioritize work, and guide solution development.
• Conduct trade-off analysis to anticipate client needs and recommend optimal solutions.
• Act as the primary liaison between government sponsors, business owners, and delivery teams.
• Monitor progress against the product roadmap to ensure project and program success.

• Eligible to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience collaborating with business and product owners to translate needs into actionable plans.
• Strong ability to document requirements in the form of roadmaps, release plans, epics, features, and user stories.
• Proficiency in Agile Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools; Jira preferred.
• Proven ability to build strong customer relationships and lead enterprise software deployments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and organizational abilities.

• Experience with software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Understanding of DevSecOps concepts and practical implementation experience.
• Experience working with design systems and automated testing tools.
• Passion for building and fostering high-performing teams and driving the government mission forward.