Product Owner

About

CORMAC is looking for a skilled Product Owner to provide exceptional Product Team support and oversight that will result in the successful execution of deliverables aimed at achieving program initiatives. In this role, the Product Owner will be responsible for leading specific Product Team(s) that often rely on integrated, cross-functional, multi-stakeholder teams throughout all project lifecycle phases. The incumbent will provide Product Owner leadership on complex multi-stakeholder projects that entail product design, enhancement and implementation, and are intended to support a wide variety of customers, in particular users who rely on timely, secure, reliable and accessible data for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, direction, and governorship of the Product Team’s goals, objectives and timelines.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and hold staff accountable to deliverables and timelines.
• Participate in and lead team-level ceremonies including Backlog Refinement, Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Develop, refine, and prioritize the product backlog including user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical enablers.
• Collaborate with the Agile team to plan and commit to work during Program Increment and Iteration Planning.
• Represent the team in Program Increment Planning and coordinate dependencies with other teams.
• Work with Product Management to align team deliverables to roadmap and business priorities.
• Accept user stories as done based on defined acceptance criteria and quality standards.
• Collaborate with the System Architect and other stakeholders to ensure technical feasibility and architectural alignment.
• Ensure the solution meets user and business needs through continuous feedback and validation.
• Provide oversight and lead Product Teams through all project lifecycle phases.
• Provide oversight of Product Teams that engage in cross-functional teams to deliver final products to customers.
• Develop and maintain product plans, schedules, risks, issue logs and address risks through mitigation plans and interventions.
• Identify and manage product risks, assumptions, and dependencies across teams and releases.
• Report risks and mitigation plans to the Project Director and Product Manager.
• Track the Product Team’s performance on deliverables using Key Performance Indicators.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for product stakeholders by providing demonstrations of team achievements.
• Facilitate meetings, status briefings, and decision-making sessions.
• Support clients in understanding product progress and dependencies.
• Coordinate work across analysts, developers, data scientists, and Subject Matter Experts.
• Foster a collaborative environment that supports innovation and accountability.
• Oversee documentation, deliverable reviews, and Quality Assurance processes.
• Ensure compliance with federal and client data security and accessibility requirements.
• Promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Manage budget and schedule for projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Coordinate with client staff and other Contractors to ensure project success.
• Identify key objectives, tasks, and projects.
• Track, identify and mitigate project risks and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Draft reports on operations and plans for stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison and spokesperson for the program.
• Determine new projects, programs, and initiatives for the project.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, preferably in business and technology.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Ten years of professional experience as a Product Owner or equivalent managing complex systems and workflow.
• Experience leading, overseeing and developing teams.
• Experience tracking, identifying and mitigating project risks and escalating issues.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Agile/Scrum.
• Proven client management experience.
• Detailed understanding of multiple federal and non-federal stakeholders and ability to conduct multiple stakeholder meetings and presentations.
• History of directing projects and Product Teams with cost effectiveness and efficiency.
• Proven experience communicating and presenting information to personnel, customers, and executive management.
• Proficient in MS project management tools and MS Office desktop publishing and document formatting tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution, preferably in business and technology.
• Agile, SAFe certification.
• Experience working on federal projects.
• Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Location

Leesburg, VA

Work Arrangement

100% Remote

About CORMAC

At CORMAC, we leverage the power of data management and analytics to enable our customers to achieve their strategic goals. With over 20 years of experience in health information technology (HIT), human-centered design principles, and Agile development methodologies, CORMAC delivers complex digital solutions to solve some of the most challenging problems facing public healthcare programs today.

As a US Federal Government contractor in the public healthcare sector, our work is impactful and cutting-edge while being performed in a supportive, collaborative, and welcoming environment. We offer flexible work schedules with remote, hybrid, or fully in-person workplace options to empower our employees to decide the workplace most suitable for them. At CORMAC, we have a highly diverse workforce and believe a work environment is a place where creativity, collaboration, enthusiasm, and innovation happen, regardless of location.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CORMAC provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.