Senior Cyber Product Owner | SAFe & TS/SCI Clearance

Nightwing; George; On-site; ZAR 2,009,000 - 4,167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision and dental insurance

401k plan

Paid time off (PTO) & holidays

Additional insurances

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a seasoned Product Owner to define the vision and strategy, manage lifecycle from concept to launch, and maximize value from the development team. You will align stakeholders and translate needs into actionable requirements.

Responsibilities include defining stories, prioritizing backlogs, and ensuring delivered features meet the Definition of Done while coordinating SAFe ceremonies and cross-team dependencies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 14 years of experience with 5+ years as Product Owner or similar role.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent substitution).
• Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) or willingness to obtain within 90 days.
• Deep understanding of Agile and SAFe methodologies.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, or similar Agile management tools.
• Strong understanding of offensive cyber operations mission requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Technical background sufficient to understand system architecture and constraints.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize user stories in the team backlog.
• Decompose features into implementable stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Participate in backlog refinement sessions (minimum bi-weekly).
• Collaborate with Government/SETA Product Manager on feature definition.
• Accept or reject completed work based on Definition of Done.
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies (PI Planning, Iteration Planning, Reviews, etc.).
• Translate Operational Needs from FARWG into Epics and Features.
• Maintain product roadmap aligned with program objectives.
• Ensure stories deliver value and meet stakeholder expectations.
• Support dependency management across teams.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Agile SAFe knowledge

Product ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree

SAFe POPM certification or willingness

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Nightwing seeks a seasoned Product Owner to define the vision and strategy, manage lifecycle from concept to launch, and maximize value from the development team. You will align stakeholders and translate needs into actionable requirements.

Responsibilities include defining stories, prioritizing backlogs, and ensuring delivered features meet the Definition of Done while coordinating SAFe ceremonies and cross-team dependencies.