Tech Product Owner – Research Collaboration Platforms

VIVA USA Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc in Washington, DC seeks a Senior Product Owner (Technical Product Owner) to define the product vision and priorities for a research-collaboration tooling initiative, translating business and research needs into clear technical requirements and a practical roadmap. You will partner with DevSecOps and platform leads to keep this initiative's roadmap aligned with broader platform priorities.

The ideal candidate blends product ownership fluency with strong technical literacy, capable of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and priorities for research-collaboration tooling and translate needs into technical specifications and user stories.
• Maintain working knowledge of relevant platforms (source-control, authoring and file-collaboration tools) to assess integration options and constraints.
• Evaluate architectural decisions and tradeoffs with engineering and platform architects to guide delivery.
• Serve as a translator between business stakeholders and DevSecOps engineering and platform leads, communicating constraints and timelines clearly.
• Apply fundamentals of project management and process mapping to keep requirements work on track and document decisions.

Skills

Product ownership

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Technical literacy

Platform knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

VIVA USA Inc in Washington, DC seeks a Senior Product Owner (Technical Product Owner) to define the product vision and priorities for a research-collaboration tooling initiative, translating business and research needs into clear technical requirements and a practical roadmap. You will partner with DevSecOps and platform leads to keep this initiative's roadmap aligned with broader platform priorities.

The ideal candidate blends product ownership fluency with strong technical literacy, capable of