Product Owner

Eccalon LLC; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eccalon is seeking a skilled Product Owner/Business Analyst to join our Software Development team in Maryland. You will translate business requirements into clear product specifications, coordinate with stakeholders, and drive the product roadmap in an Agile environment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical mindset, exceptional communication skills, and proven experience with Scrum and Agile practices, delivering products that meet customer needs in fast-paced settings.

Qualifications

• Lead projects with minimal oversight.
• Tackle complex problems and drive clarity.
• Share best practices and feedback with teammates.
• Develop empathy for customers and advocate for their needs.
• Think in systems to connect parts of a process.
• Communicate effectively to varied audiences.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills daily.
• Take extreme ownership over your work.

Responsibilities

• Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit and document product requirements and user stories.
• Product Roadmap: Define and maintain the product roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Agile Development: Facilitate backlog grooming, sprint planning, and prioritization.
• User Experience: Advocate for a user-centered approach and contribute to UI design and optimization.
• Product Documentation: Create functional specs, user guides, and release notes.
• Stakeholder Management: Align priorities across cross-functional teams.
• Quality Assurance: Define acceptance criteria and support UAT.
• Sales and Marketing: Support commercialization efforts to present the product clearly to public and private sectors.

Skills

Lead projects

Complex problems

Best practices

Customer empathy

Systems thinking

Advanced communication

Analytical thinking

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

JIRA

Trello

Job description

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Category Product Owner

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and versatile Product Owner/Business Analyst to join our Software Development team. In this role, you will be responsible for translating business requirements into clear product specifications, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring successful product delivery. As the bridge between business and technology, you will play a critical role in driving the product roadmap, managing priorities, and delivering exceptional products that meet our customers' needs. The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical mindset, exceptional communication skills, and a solid understanding of Agile – Scrum methodologies.

Minimum Responsibilities

• Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders, including business users, customers, and development teams, to elicit and document product requirements and user stories.
• Product Roadmap: Work closely with the product management team to define and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Agile Development: Facilitate Agile development processes, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and prioritization, to ensure efficient delivery of high-quality products.
• User Experience (UX): Advocate for a user-centered approach, conducting user research, analyzing user feedback, and contributing to the design and optimization of user interfaces.
• Product Documentation: Create comprehensive product documentation, including functional specifications, user guides, and release notes, to support development, QA, and customer success teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with cross-functional teams, including development, QA, design, and marketing, to align priorities, manage expectations, and drive successful product outcomes.
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with the QA team to define acceptance criteria, conduct user acceptance testing, and ensure the delivery of high-quality products that meet customer expectations.
• Sales and Marketing: Lead and support by working hand and glove with business development, sales, marketing, and all commercialization efforts to ensure the product is presented pristine to the public and private sectors in rapid development and deployment environments.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for process improvement, propose and implement solutions, and contribute to enhancing the overall product development lifecycle.

Necessary Key Skills

• Take the lead on projects with minimal oversight.
• Leans into complex problem spaces and proactively engages with teammates to drive towards shared understanding and clarity.
• Brings expertise and experience to the team and makes others around them better by sharing best practices, ideas, and feedback.
• Naturally curious and proactively asks questions to increase understanding of customer needs and business strategy.
• Works to develop empathy for customers and is a strong advocate for their needs.
• A systems thinker – loves exploring how different parts of a complex system fit together and can be made to work seamlessly.
• Advanced communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences (e.g. written, verbal, and presentation).
• Demonstrated versatility and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work.
• Collaborative and open-minded
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Must actively demonstrate quantitative and qualitative skills daily.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in an Agile environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and translate them into actionable requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders and build consensus.
• Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience with Agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello).
• Familiarity with UX principles, wireframing tools, and usability testing is a plus.
• Knowledge of software development processes, SDLC, and experience working closely with development teams.
• Detail-oriented mindset, with a focus on delivering high-quality products within time and budget constraints.
• Must have expert level experience with content design and layout, graphics, and engineering concepts.

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

About the Organization

Eccalon provides global solutions to the most challenging technological issues of the 21st-century, and our evolving portfolio spans five major markets: Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Aerospace & Defense, Material Sciences, Advance Manufacturing, Sports Science, Biotechnology, and Health & Life Sciences.

Why Join Us?

Eccalon's Executives foster a supportive work environment allowing our teams to thrive, and have a fierce dedication to innovation, security, and people. Our culture is built on inclusion, teamwork, trust, and we are committed to offering career advancement opportunities to all employees. Encouraging a healthy and balanced life, we offer an extensive benefits package to support the wellness of our employees and their families. You will be joining a team of innovators, working with cutting edge technologies, supporting mission critical projects, and making an impact.