Forward-Deployed Public Sector AI Product Owner

Mixpeek; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401K with company match

Equity in seed-stage company

Mental health reimbursement program

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Adelphi is seeking a Product Owner to lead delivery planning for a large public sector AI R&D program. You will own PRDs, roadmaps, backlog and timelines, and work closely with engineers under the Sr. Director of Product Operations.

This is a first-in-seat role with significant autonomy to shape planning and execution. You will be based in the McLean, VA area, working on-site three days a week with limited travel and a hard requirement for an active US Secret level clearance.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years as a product owner, scrum master, or technical program manager, with at least three years delivering in the public sector.
• Ability to define undefined scope and translate into concrete plans.
• Experience running delivery in Jira/Linear and keeping a board honest.
• Highly organized with attention to documentation.
• Comfortable presenting to customers and coordinating with engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery planning across every project we support for this customer. Scope, sequence, timeline, and getting the work finished.
• Write and maintain the PRDs and roadmaps, the reference documents for schedule changes.
• Run the agile function: structure the backlog, build tickets with engineers, maintain cadence.
• Own requirements intake from weekly mission owner touchpoints and translate into executable work.
• Define done criteria on each project and guard scope with supporting documentation.
• Build delivery reporting and metrics used by program leadership.
• Establish intake, build, and delivery processes in this customer space.

Skills

Delivery planning

Agile execution

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Public sector experience

Tools

Jira

Linear

Job description

Adelphi is seeking a Product Owner to lead delivery planning for a large public sector AI R&D program. You will own PRDs, roadmaps, backlog and timelines, and work closely with engineers under the Sr. Director of Product Operations.

This is a first-in-seat role with significant autonomy to shape planning and execution. You will be based in the McLean, VA area, working on-site three days a week with limited travel and a hard requirement for an active US Secret level clearance.