Remote Agile Product Owner — Lead Backlog & Delivery

Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont (IL); Remote; USD 106,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking an Agile Product Owner to join our Business and Information Services (BIS) team. You will collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize requirements for software projects and maintain well-defined product backlogs, guiding development with a clear vision and roadmap.

The role demands strong leadership, relationship management, and excellent analytical and prioritization skills, with experience in Agile methodologies and effective remote collaboration.

Qualifications

• Understand business needs and make near-term prioritization decisions that maximize value delivered.
• Support the Product Manager and Business Application Owner in representing the vision, strategy, and roadmap during the execution of application development projects and enhancements.
• Lead planning activities in a way that encourages team autonomy and predictability.
• Create and manage the Scrum teams’ backlogs, ensuring high-quality user stories are defined, prioritized, and aligned with organizational goals.
• Accept all user stories, regardless of effort category, ensuring acceptance criteria has been fully met.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and gathering feedback to iterate on product features.
• Ensuring timely delivery of features that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Work with other teams to help manage and deliver projects on time that adhere to quality standards.
• Define and align stakeholders and scrum teams on near-term development roadmaps, milestones, and release plans.
• Actively participate in all scrum events and team meetings, always serving as a role model of core values.
• Build good working relationships, utilizing contacts to the advantage of the work.
• Consistently recommend and implement process improvements that advance the maturity and efficiency of the organization and increase customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Understand business needs and make near-term prioritization decisions that maximize value delivered.
• Lead planning activities to encourage team autonomy and predictability.
• Create and manage the Scrum teams’ backlogs and ensure high-quality user stories are defined and prioritized.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and gather feedback to iterate on features.
• Ensure timely delivery of features meeting customer expectations.
• Define and align stakeholders and scrum teams on roadmaps, milestones, and release plans.
• Actively participate in all scrum events and team meetings, modeling core values.
• Build relationships to advance work and drive improvements in efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Agile Product Ownership

Leadership

Relationship management

Analytical skills

Prioritization skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking an Agile Product Owner to join our Business and Information Services (BIS) team. You will collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize requirements for software projects and maintain well-defined product backlogs, guiding development with a clear vision and roadmap.

The role demands strong leadership, relationship management, and excellent analytical and prioritization skills, with experience in Agile methodologies and effective remote collaboration.