Agile Product Owner

KCG Engineering Group Inc•Suffolk, VA

About The Position

KCG Engineering Group Inc (KCG) is a government contracting firm specializing in program support across multiple support areas for both military and civilian agencies. KCG has been in business for 20+ years in the government industry and has been voted one of the “Best Places to Work” for the past 5 years. KCG is seeking an Agile Product Owner to join our team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
4+ years related experience
Experience using project management software such as Jira
Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile, Scrum, or SAFe
Ability to abstract, synthesize, and communicate complex requirements and adapt communication approach and style depending on the audience
Active Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

An Agile Product Owner (PO) maximizes product value by defining the vision, managing the product backlog, and acting as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the development team.
Key duties include prioritizing user stories, accepting completed work, and ensuring the product meets customer needs and business goals.
Authoring requirements such as epics and user stories, while adhering to best practices
Communicating business needs to technical teams, facilitating requirements sessions, and implementing mediation and conflict resolution techniques to drive stakeholders to common understanding and agreement
Identifying and escalating potential requirements gaps to senior project and customer leadership
Conducting product demonstrations to project stakeholders
Working as an integrated part of a cross-functional team such as working directly with developers and SMEs
Conducting testing and maintain quality assurance of products
Translating business requirements into a functional development backlog and effectively acting as the liaison between business stakeholders and technical development teams, ensuring alignment of work delivery to the overall product strategy and customer value