Product Owner – Manager, Business and Program Management

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Product Owner leading communication and collaboration among Agile teams for complex systems at aerospace and defense company. Defining product vision and overseeing product lifecycle activities.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $107,500 - $204,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
parental leave
paid time off
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product OwnerAgileScrumKanbanSAFeProduct VisionUser StoriesBacklog ManagementRequirements AnalysisBusiness Case Development

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationStrategic ThinkingDecision MakingFacilitationPrioritizationUser-Centered DesignStakeholder ManagementAdaptability