SENIOR PRODUCT OWNER 4 TASC

Technical Services

LLC - 4.3

Newport News, VA Job Details Full-time | Contract $55 - $69 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) 401(k) matching Qualifications Customer communication SAFe Teamwork Team leadership Direct client contact Change management Collaboration with product development teams Requirements analysis Product backlog management Customer engagement Requirements management Leading team collaboration initiatives Project stakeholder communication Stakeholder management Full Job Description

SENIOR PRODUCT OWNER 4

Newport News, VA 12-month contract.

Pay:

$55.00-$69.00/HR BOE. US citizenship required Sorry, no C2C or third party resumes.

Position Summary:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and engaged Senior Product Owner to lead backlog strategy, customer discovery, and delivery execution for a software development team operating within an Agile delivery model. This role is ideal for a strong practitioner who models best in class Product Ownership and acts as a change agent to uplift delivery discipline, customer focus, and Agile maturity across the portfolio. The Senior Product Owner owns the team backlog, ensures clarity and readiness of work, represents the customer, and drives consistent delivery of high value outcomes aligned with business and portfolio priorities. This role is hybrid and requires regular onsite time with customers, business partners, and delivery teams. Key Responsibilities Backlog Ownership & Delivery Own, maintain, and continuously refine the delivery team's backlog to align with established priorities and highest value outcomes. Translate business and portfolio priorities into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria. Ensure backlog items are sufficiently detailed, well understood, and ready before sprint work begins. Lead backlog refinement and actively participate in sprint planning, reviews/demos, and other Agile ceremonies. Act as the content authority for the team, providing timely answers, direction, and decisions. Identify and manage upstream/downstream dependencies and drive alignment with adjacent product teams. Collaborate with architects to ensure backlog items adhere to enterprise architecture requirements. Customer Discovery & Validation Engage directly and regularly with customers and end users to understand real workflows, pain points, and operational needs. Spend meaningful onsite time at customer/worksites to observe how work is performed and identify improvement opportunities. Serve as the voice of the customer within the delivery team, ensuring all work aligns with true business value. Validate completed work with customers and gather feedback to confirm the solution meets the intended need. Use feedback and delivery results to refine future backlog items and continuously improve product outcomes. Conduct continuous discovery activities (interviews, surveys, workflow observation) to uncover evolving customer needs. Agile Leadership & Collaboration Build strong, collaborative relationships with developers, testers, architects, business stakeholders, and customers. Model strong SAFe/Agile Product Owner behaviors and help uplift PO capability across the portfolio. Promote backlog discipline, transparency, effective customer engagement, and continuous improvement. Maintain an Agile team culture aligned with organizational values and modern delivery practices. Comfortably lead and empower team members without formal management authority. Identify risks, unclear requirements, or delivery issues early and work proactively to resolve them. Strategic Thinking & Decision Making Bring a data driven approach to prioritization, trade offs, and decision making. Influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including senior leaders. Deliver on specific and measurable OKRs and KPIs. Work effectively with ambiguous requirements and multi disciplinary teams. Learn, adapt, and thrive in a fast paced, collaborative, and change heavy environment. Preferred Qualifications Proven experience as a Product Owner in a software development environment, ideally at a senior level. SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) or Certified Product Owner certification. Demonstrated success owning and refining Agile delivery team backlogs. Experience collaborating directly with customers and end users. Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Being comfortable leading, directing, and empowering team members without formal management authority. Experience working with developers, testers, and architects. Large enterprise experience preferred. SAP experience desired but not required. Azure DevOps experience preferred. What We're Looking For A Senior Product Owner who understands Product Ownership as a strategic, customer centered discipline—not simply backlog maintenance or requirements intake.

The ideal candidate continually asks:

Who is the customer? What problem are we trying to solve? Do we understand the customer's real workflow? Is the work clear enough for the delivery team? What does success look like? Did the delivered solution truly solve the customer's problem?

Required PPE:

Steel toes, hard hat, and safety glasses. The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range. Join the TASC Technical Services team, with 30 years of excellence in the staffing industry! We offer competitive benefits including health care plans, a 401k plan with company match, and a weekly paycheck with direct deposit. Additionally, we follow all state and federal guidelines for compensated time off. TASC Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay:

$55.00 - $69.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Application Question(s): Are you a US Citizen? Required! Do you have proven experience as a Product Owner in a software development environment, ideally at a senior level?

Experience:

collaborating directly with customers and end users: 5 years (Required) facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management : 5 years (Required) leading, directing, and empowering team members : 5 years (Required) working with developers, testers, and architects: 5 years (Required) Large enterprise projects: 5 years (Preferred)

Azure DevOps :

5 years (Preferred)

SAP:

5 years (Preferred) Influence stakeholders at all levels : 5 years (Required)

Backlog Ownership & Delivery:

5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

Certified Product Owner (Preferred) SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person