Product Owner

Aviture; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO or HDHP, Dental & Vision

Generous PTO

401k matching

Flexible workstation support

Conference & training opportunities

Flexible scheduling (9am–3pm CST)

Free lunch Fridays

Bonus pay

Peer coaching & Lightning Talks

Job summary

Aviture is seeking a Product Owner to define product features and direction for client projects. You’ll collaborate with clients and creative engineering teams to shape vision, prioritize work, and ensure products meet client goals and quality standards.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and communicate progress to clients and the development team, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years experience acting as Product Owner for a software development team.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field (e.g. Computer Science, Management, Business).
• Good understanding of product development methodologies and cross-functional teamwork.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to manage a backlog.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients and Aviture's engineering teams to facilitate innovation and visioning of products.
• Prioritize and schedule work for the development team.
• Communicate product plans and progress to both the development team and the client.
• Ensure delivered products meet client needs and quality standards.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Backlog management

Cross-functional collaboration

Visioning

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

What is Aviture?

Aviture is a full-service technology consulting firm with expertise in software solutions for both commercial and government organizations.

What is Aviture?

Aviture is a full-service technology consulting firm with expertise in software solutions for both commercial and government organizations. We believe software doesn't mean anything unless it solves a problem, so we create technology to enable users, open possibilities, and create meaningful impact. "I wanted to create a company that I would have wanted to work at when I was an engineer." — Mark Griffis, President We are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with remote employees across the nation: Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Austin, Dallas, Portland, Green Bay, Kansas City, Madison, Minneapolis, and Orlando, just to name a few.

What is Aviture's Art of the Possible?

Along with our mission-driven team's deep expertise in a wide range of development languages, we employ a disciplined agile approach to define goals upfront, keep organizational value at the forefront, and set the pace for rapid, iterative innovation that transforms organizations. We call this the Art of the Possible.

The solutions we've created have:

• Saved lives in the California wildfires and southern U.S. flooding
• Provided security for the 2020 Presidential Inauguration, Super Bowl, and post-attack Boston Marathon
• Enabled augmented-reality training environments for surgeons
• Increased transparency and promoted patient wellness in hospitals and senior care facilities
• Combined computer vision and robotics to automate dangerous manual labor tasks
• And much more!

Why You'll Want to Live Aviturian

Aviturians create technology that makes a meaningful difference in someone's life. We're a team made up of designers, engineers, developers, and inventors who believe technology's purpose is to empower users to change the world. Here are the values that guide us:

• Embody integrity
• Seek ownership
• Stay hungry
• Remain grounded
• Create impact
• Challenge with respect

We've built our culture around creativity, continuous learning, and our shared values. If that sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, then join us today!

Product Owner

As the Product Owner at Aviture, you will be responsible for defining the features and direction of the products that Aviture builds for its external clients. This includes working with clients and Aviture's creative engineering teams to help facilitate innovation and visioning of products that meet the needs and goals of the clients. You will work closely with the development team to prioritize and schedule work, and will be responsible for communicating product plans and progress to both the development team and the client. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the products delivered meet the needs of the client and are of high quality.

To be successful in this role, you should have a strong understanding of product development methodologies and have experience working with cross-functional teams. You should also have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, and be able to effectively manage and prioritize a backlog of product features. You should also have a strong ability to facilitate collaboration and visioning between clients and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Working with clients and Aviture's engineering teams to facilitate innovation and visioning of products that meet the needs and goals of the clients
• Prioritizing and scheduling work for the development team
• Communicating product plans and progress to both the development team and the client
• Ensuring that delivered products meet the needs of the client and are of high quality
• Managing and prioritizing the product backlog

Requirements

• 1-3 years experience acting as Product Owner for a software development team
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field (e.g. Computer Science, Management, Business)
• Good understanding of product development methodologies
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize a backlog of product features
• Strong ability to facilitate collaboration and visioning between clients and engineering teams

Benefits

• PPO or a High Deductible Health Plan, HSA eligible plan, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Life.
• Generous paid time off that starts accruing on day one
• Matching 401k with 100% vesting in six months
• Pick your preferred workstation! Mac? PC? We'll support you with the tech you need to do your best work
• Get paid to go to national and international conferences and training, so that you can stay up to date with the latest innovations
• Flexible work schedules: Work the times that fits your schedule, with all meetings required to be scheduled between 9 am and 3 pm CST
• Free lunch every Friday and recurring team events for you and your family to enjoy
• Incentive and bonus pay.
• Opportunities for connection and growth through peer coaching, recurring Lightning Talks to share things we're passionate about, and a bi-weekly company-wide All Hands.