Product Owner

Guidehouse is looking for a Product Owner to join an Agile scrum team in McLean, VA. In this onsite role, you will help translate business process understanding into documented requirements, collaborate on UI/UX mockups, and guide the product through demonstrations and User Acceptance Testing.

Reporting into a development lifecycle that includes active Agile collaboration, you will participate in analysis activities such as fit/gap and needs assessments, and serve as the Product Owner throughout delivery, including management and end user demos at key points.

What you’ll do

• Participate in fit/gap analysis sessions to understand clients’ business processes.
• Conduct analysis to determine client operational objectives by studying business functions, gathering information, and evaluating output requirements and formats.
• Perform needs assessments as appropriate by collecting information on work procedures, workflow, reports, and other customer business needs.
• Determine system utilization requirements through research and testing of systems.
• Document requirements, and create workflow and process diagrams to support customer business needs.
• Collaborate with the UI/UX team to support mockups based on your requirements.
• Act as the Product Owner member of the scrum team across the Agile development lifecycle.
• Organize demonstrations of functionality for management, end users, and internal staff throughout the Agile development lifecycle.
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing with end users or on their behalf.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience, or eight (8) years of experience in lieu of Degree.
• Experience using Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in creating workflows and mockups.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain policies, procedures, and technical information clearly and accurately.
• Strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience gathering and engaging in business process analysis.
• Experience in Agile development processes.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, including prioritizing multiple priorities in a timely manner.
• Comfort working with and interfacing with clients across different parts of the business.
• Comfort with technology, including web-based systems.
• Self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a rapid, changing environment.
• Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Location, schedule, and logistics

• Location: McLean, VA (onsite)
• Travel required: up to 10%

Compensation

• USD 98,000 - 163,000 per year

Technology

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Nice to have

• Grants Management experience is preferred.

Clearance requirement

• Ability to obtain Public Trust