Product Owner, Offensive Cyber Operations

Shadow Strategies LLC supports the delivery of mission-critical cyber capabilities, and this role sits at the center of building a new declarative workflow capability for offensive cyber operations. Based in Columbia, MD with hybrid flexibility, you will partner with mission stakeholders and engineering teams in a SAFe environment to shape outcomes, drive prioritization, and validate delivered capabilities.

Compensation for this position is $185,000 to $205,000 per year. An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize user stories in the team backlog based on operational value and program objectives
• Decompose features into implementable stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Refine the backlog at least bi-weekly with the development team and mission stakeholders
• Coordinate with the Government/SETA Product Manager to define features and guide product direction
• Translate operational needs from mission stakeholders into epics, features, and actionable user stories
• Maintain a product roadmap aligned with mission priorities and program objectives
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, iteration planning, and reviews
• Accept or reject completed work against the Definition of Done and agreed acceptance criteria
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and validate delivered capabilities with mission users

Requirements

• Understanding of offensive cyber operations and mission requirements
• Proven product ownership including backlog prioritization and roadmap development
• Experience with Agile development and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification or willingness to obtain within 90 days
• Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, or comparable Agile management tools
• Technical understanding of system architecture and software development constraints
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with mission and engineering stakeholders

Helpful experience areas

• Direct experience supporting USCYBERCOM or Service Cyber Components
• Offensive cyber operational planning and mission execution workflows
• Development of mission-critical cyber capabilities
• DevSecOps and multidisciplinary systems engineering environments
• Declarative workflow systems and operational decision-support tools

Experience and education

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 14 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 5 years as a Product Owner or comparable role

Hybrid work and environment

This role is based in Columbia, Maryland with hybrid telework availability determined by customer needs and mission requirements. Travel to meet with mission stakeholders and operational users is anticipated. You will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside cyber operators, software engineers, systems engineers, and designers.

Benefits

• Fully covered health insurance for medical, dental, and vision
• Paid parental leave: 16 weeks if you give birth, 4 weeks if your partner does
• Flexible leave: 36 days total each year, including 25 days of PTO and 11 paid holidays
• 401(k)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Annual health stipend if you opt out of the insurance