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L3Harris Technologies

Senior Specialist Product Owner

L3Harris Technologies, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247

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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Job Title: Senior Specialist Product Owner Job Location:

Nashville, TN

Schedule:

9/80

Job Description We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Owner to join our team. The successful candidate will support the Product Manager, product development team, and both internal and external customers. The Product Owner will be responsible for defining, scoping and planning product backlog items to reach roadmap and strategic objective targets. The Product Owner will work closely with stakeholders and the product team to break product objective into work items, as part of the Agile software development lifecycle. The Product Owner will work closely with the Product Manager, Scrum Master and product team to plan product releases/increments to reach product goals. The Product Owner will prioritize and plan work items into sprints, accept the sprint work when completed, and track the velocity and value delivered across the release or increment of the product roadmap. The Product Owner will produce and maintain a product release/increment plan, capturing completion toward product goals. The Product Owner will be responsible for effectively communicating release progress and status to stakeholders, both internal and external.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supports the development of the product roadmap; owns the development of the release plan

Breaks down feature requests, product goals, requirements and strategic objectives into prioritizable work items. Works directly with customers and stakeholders to understand the intent of requirements and feature requests

Prioritizes features for development to ensure product delivery schedules are met or exceeded

Tracks project deliveries, analyzes business metrics, and reports status of feature/product completion

Uses strong communication skills to bridge knowledge gaps between team members, technical and non-technical. Communicates product status to customers and stakeholders, and ensures the development team understands customer requirements and features

Primary contributor to user story writing and backlog development

Develops, maintains and prioritizes a healthy backlog using Agile Scrum practices. Ensures the development team has appropriate amount of work prioritized for sprint backlogs and sets clear vision and goals for the sprint

Participates in team activities and events: backlog refinement, team stand-up, sprint demonstrations, sprint planning. Focus on collaboration to build a complete understanding of the product objective and a clear vision for the team

Assists in writing and reviewing technical documentation delivered as part of a product delivery

Communicates with stakeholders at varying technical and leadership levels. Coordinates directly with customers and contract officials, and presents product status, including existing and new/future product features

Supports maintenance of the SIL (Software Integration Lab) and demonstrates the product to stakeholders at all levels

Accepts the work of the development team each sprint, ensuring delivered product operates in accordance with product goals/objectives

Exhibits strong leadership skills and the ability to lead through adversity and conflict

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Proactive, self-starter with excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders

Strong presentation skills

Strong understanding of engineering requirements for solicitation of information and derivation of requirements

Good critical thinking and analytical skills

Good customer relations skills and the ability to build relationships

Effective time management

Sound judgment and strong reasoning, with good analytical and problem-solving abilities

Ability to quickly learn and adapt to a changing environment

Ability to utilize multiple desktop publishing and still-image editing programs

Excellent grammatical skills

Ability to prioritize and organize tasks and assignments

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in a technology or business related field with 6 years minimum prior work experience

Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience

Or 10 years of prior experience as a Business Analyst, Engineer or related work with DoD customers, hardware and software integration, or avionics system installation/maintenance

Work Environment and Physical Demands

Work performed in an office environment; customer facility; System Integration Laboratory (SIL); in ground vehicles or in secure facilities

Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside of normal hours

Ability to independently lift 25 lbs

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigations and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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