XMT Product Owner (IFMC)

MDR is seeking a highly skilled Experience Modernization Team (XMT) Product Owner (PO). The XMT is responsible for defining and delivering the NexGen Air and Missile Defense Product Solutions - operating at the intersection of user research design and mission context to ensure the right solutions are built by grounding every product decision in a deep holistic understanding of real warfighter needs. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between technical execution and program strategy driving the suitability of experimental capabilities for implementation into the IBCS program.

The PO will be responsible for the prioritization and validation of efforts executed within a PI. The candidate must have a good understanding of engineering practices within Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) user research and UX/UI design. Communicate with leadership when products are ready to push into the development process.

Highly desirable if you have experience leading user centered design practices to include design of experiments collection methods and post analysis.

Key responsibilities:

• Prioritize user research studies and suitability evaluations in coordination with Program Management for PIs and sprints
• Deliver technical briefings and demonstrations to leadership offering COAs and impact analysis
• Assist with technical roadmap for implementation and integration of efforts based on maturity and suitability of design
• Serve as a bridge between PAE Fires stakeholders Users and the experience modernization team

Required qualifications:

• Be fluent in the Microsoft Office toolset
• Be a US citizen
• Have a bachelors degree (or advanced degree) from an accredited college (ABET preferred) in engineering the sciences or mathematics
• Have a minimum of 7 years combined Government/DoD experience in performing the essential duties listed above
• Proficiency with the Atlassian toolset (Jira/Confluence) for backlog management and the Microsoft Office toolset for professional deliverables.

Other Qualifications:

An additional plus is knowledge in IBCS PATRIOT MEADS THAAD C2BMC or AEGIS. Prior Product Owner of a SW development SCRUM team is a plus.

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