Product Owner

Index Analytics LLC; Milford Mill (MD); À distance; USD 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote work option

Résumé du poste

Index Analytics, LLC, a Baltimore-based health consulting firm serving the federal government, seeks a Product Owner to support government clients in the Baltimore and DC Metro Area. You will collaborate with customers to define requirements, create a product understanding, and communicate to business and technical audiences to deliver solutions.

Using Lean- Agile principles and SAFe, the Product Owner will manage product development and focus on delivering value through minimal viable products.

Qualifications

• US citizen or authorized to work in the US; must pass a government Public Trust.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline required.
• 8+ years’ experience managing requirements and backlog with agile teams.
• Knowledge of Agile software development methodology.
• Ability to diagnose business problems and create roadmaps and timelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to work with engineering and analytics teams.
• Experience with Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services or federal agencies is a plus.
• Remote position with occasional travel 5–10%.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to build a product roadmap aligned with vision.
• Prioritize epics, features, stories, and bugs to drive value.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements and user stories.
• Develop team roadmap and support delivery commitments.
• Foster a customer‑focused mindset and understand user needs.
• Work with development teams to implement and accept user stories.
• Coordinate with other product owners, scrum masters, program leadership, and customers.
• Demonstrate product functionality to stakeholders and refine through SAFe ceremonies.

Connaissances

Product ownership

Agile SAFe

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Roadmap planning

JIRA

Confluence

Scrum ceremonies

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

JIRA

Confluence

Slack

Description du poste

Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing Baltimore-based small business providing health related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff’s experience through career development and educational opportunities.

Index Analytics is seeking a Product Owner to support Government clients in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. Metro Area. The Product Owner will collaborate with our customers to define product requirements, develop a product understanding, and communicate effectively to both business and technical audiences to deliver solutions. Using Lean-Agile principles and a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), the Product Owner will manage product development and focus on delivering value through minimal viable products.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders and the Product Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and maintain a well-defined product roadmap that aligns with the product vision.
• Plan and prioritize epics, features, stories, and bugs.
• Translate business needs and strategic goals into clear requirements and user stories.
• Develop the team roadmap and support the team as needed to deliver on commitments.
• Sponsor of a customer-focused mindset with a deep understanding of user needs.
• Work with development team to implement, accept, and accept user stories as defined.
• Liaison working with other product owners and scrum masters, program leadership, customers, and development teams.
• Demonstrate product functionality to stakeholders.
• Support SAFe scrum ceremony meetings such as Planning Intervals, Iteration Planning & Review, Product Refinement Sessions, Team Sync and Innovation & Planning events.

Qualifications

• US citizen or Authorized to Work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government Public Trust.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline required.
• 8+ years of experience, at least 5 years professional experience managing requirements and backlog with agile development teams.
• Knowledge and experience of Agile software development methodology.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose business problems and come up with product roadmaps and timelines for convincing parties for recommended product implementation.
• Must be able to communicate to management, peers and customers effectively and professionally as well as demonstrate sound judgment/reasoning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with engineering and analytics teams to discuss technical concepts, make tradeoffs to remove roadblocks, and evaluate new ideas.
• Be detail oriented, flexible, proactive, and multi-task to quickly adapt to changing client priorities and respond to ad hoc requests.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication required.
• Expertise with Agile tools like JIRA, Confluence, Slack etc.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Certified SAFe POPM) is a plus.
• Prior experience with Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services or other Govt agencies is a plus.
• Remote position, Occasional Travel up to 5% to 10%

Index Analytics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.