Product Owner

KBR, Inc; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Product Owner to bridge business stakeholders and technology teams. You will guide delivery across multiple units, translate needs into actionable user stories, and manage backlogs and acceptance criteria in an Agile environment.

The role emphasizes data capabilities, digital solutions, and cross-functional collaboration with government and commercial missions worldwide. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum delivery environments.
• Experience translating business needs into functional requirements.
• US Citizenship and ability to work in government contracting environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams for new systems and enhancements.
• Act as Product Owner within Agile teams, aligning work with priorities.
• Gather, document, validate, and prioritize requirements into user stories.
• Manage productBacklogs, acceptance criteria, and sprint planning activities.
• Evaluate new applications and data capabilities to improve performance.

Skills

Agile ownership

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Prioritization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Title: Product Owner

The Product Owner serves as a critical link between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and deliver measurable value. This role is responsible for analyzing business needs, defining requirements, prioritizing work efforts, and guiding the delivery of technology solutions that support operational and strategic goals across multiple business units. The successful candidate combines strong analytical capabilities, Agile product ownership expertise, and stakeholder management skills to drive successful outcomes in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Trinzic is being established as an independent public company through the planned separation of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, which is expected to be completed on January 4, 2027. This role offers a rare opportunity to join the organization during a pivotal period of growth and transformation, helping build and support technology products, data capabilities, and digital solutions that will position the company for long-term success while serving critical government and commercial missions and around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and IT development teams for the implementation of new systems, product enhancements, and technology solutions across multiple business units.
• Act as Product Owner within Agile development teams, ensuring solutions align with customer needs, business priorities, and strategic objectives.
• Gather, analyze, document, validate, and prioritize business requirements and translate them into actionable user stories and functional specifications.
• Manage and prioritize product backlogs, define acceptance criteria, and support sprint planning, reviews, testing, and release activities.
• Evaluate new applications, technologies, and system capabilities and recommend solutions that improve business performance and operational efficiency.
• Lead analysis activities to identify business data requirements, data quality needs, business rules, and process dependencies.
• Partner with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and end users to design effective business processes and technology solutions.
• Support the development and execution of product roadmaps, continuous improvement initiatives, and portfolios of change aligned with business strategy.
• Develop process documentation, workflow diagrams, and business models to support solution design, implementation, and adoption.
• Deliver reporting, analysis, and recommendations that support business decision-making and organizational performance improvements.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and provide guidance to less experienced team members as needed.

Basic Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Project Manager, or related role.
• Experience working within Agile and Scrum delivery environments.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional business and technical stakeholders to define and deliver technology solutions.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and managing business and functional requirements throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Technical & Leadership Skills

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, product ownership principles, and requirements management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into clear functional requirements and technology solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with business process analysis, workflow design, and process improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of data analysis concepts, data quality principles, and reporting solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly understand and evaluate new technologies and emerging digital capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Product Owner certification.
• Experience supporting enterprise-wide technology initiatives across multiple business functions.
• Experience developing or contributing to product roadmaps and strategic change initiatives.
• Experience with data modeling, business intelligence, reporting, or data governance activities.
• Experience working in government contracting, engineering, technology, or other highly regulated industries.

Additional Compensation:

• KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation.
• Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits:

• KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values

We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.