Senior Product Owner — Federal Digital Programs

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 139,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Senior Product Owner to own a product area from concept through delivery with minimal oversight. You will define clear requirements, maintain documentation, and ensure traceability across development lifecycles.

You’ll manage and prioritise the backlog, establish acceptance criteria, and collaborate with engineering, design, and compliance teams to deliver safe, incremental releases. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Backlog management and documenting requirements in an Agile delivery context.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence or similar tools for tracking work.
• Ability to use data and user research to inform roadmaps and post-release results.
• Experience in client relationship management and people leadership to drive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a cross-functional team to deliver high‑quality software products using agile methodologies.
• Define and own product requirements to measurably improve user experience or operations.
• Create and maintain documentation and clear product backlogs.
• Establish acceptance criteria and maintain traceability across requirements and delivery.
• Use data and user research to inform roadmap decisions and evaluate post‑release results.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and compliance for safe, incremental releases.
• Build strong client relationships and be the key contact for product issues.
• Drive problem solving and execution with minimal oversight.
• Provide people leadership and foster accountability and growth.

Skills

Backlog management

Documentation ownership

Agile software delivery

Client relationship management

People leadership

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Senior Product Owner to own a product area from concept through delivery with minimal oversight. You will define clear requirements, maintain documentation, and ensure traceability across development lifecycles.

You’ll manage and prioritise the backlog, establish acceptance criteria, and collaborate with engineering, design, and compliance teams to deliver safe, incremental releases. Strong leadership and communication are essential.