Senior Product Owner / Business Analyst (Remote)

Senior Product Owner / Business Analyst (Remote) Position Description: Digital Strategy is seeking a Senior Product Owner / Business Analyst to support a high-visibility federal program within a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment. This is a critical role bridging business needs and technical delivery, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, prioritized, and delivered across multiple development teams. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, and an excellent communicator – able to manage dependencies, stakeholder expectations, and Agile team processes effectively. Due to federal project guidelines, US citizenship is a requirement. Specific duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Product Ownership: Manage and prioritize the product backlog, write clear user stories with acceptance criteria, and ensure backlog items are refined for development.
• Scaled Agile Collaboration: Work within a SAFe framework, coordinating with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Release Train Engineers to align dependencies across 5+ development teams.
• Business Process Modeling: Partner with stakeholders to document as-is and to-be processes, identifying inefficiencies and proposing optimized workflows.
• Requirements Gathering & Analysis: Facilitate workshops, interviews, and discussions to capture business needs and translate them into functional requirements.
• Customer Engagement: Serve as the primary interface with client stakeholders, ensuring alignment between business priorities and technical delivery.
• Team Leadership & HR Responsibilities: Manage and provide HR oversight for Business Analysts across delivery teams, including coaching, performance support, and professional development.
• Team Enablement: Ensure Agile ceremonies are effective, teams have clarity on requirements, and blockers are addressed quickly.
• Change & Risk Management: Proactively manage scope, risks, and dependencies while ensuring timely delivery.
• Quality & Delivery Oversight: Support testing and validation of delivered features to confirm they meet defined acceptance criteria.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or related field.
• 10+ years of total professional experience, with 6+ years in a Product Owner / Business Analyst role.
• Proven success managing backlogs and requirements across multiple Agile teams.
• Strong experience with Scaled Agile (SAFe) or other enterprise-level Agile frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage dependencies across multiple teams.
• Due to federal project guidelines, US citizenship is a requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Business process modeling experience (e.g., BPMN, process flows, SmartArt in MS Word/Visio).
• Familiarity with UI/UX principles for translating requirements into intuitive designs.
• Experience in data analytics or systems integration projects.
• Certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), or Agile Business Analyst.

Digital Strategy offers technology and management consulting services to public and private sectors. We are a fully woman-owned and operated small business. We pride ourselves in combining the customer service of a small business with the depth of knowledge of a veteran firm and strive to deliver cutting edge solutions with an understanding of our customer's environment. Due to the nature of our contracts and federal guidelines, US Citizenship is required. In addition to the flexibility of working remotely, we offer a generous benefits package that includes Health and Life insurance, 401K plan, and Paid-Time-Off, plus 11 Federal holidays! Find out what makes us unique by visiting our website at: www.ds-llc.com. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• • Due to federal restrictions by the client, all employees must be able to pass a federal background check & be current US citizens. If an offer is extended, are you able to comply with these requests?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• total work: 10 years (Required)
• product owner/business analyst: 6 years (Required)
• backlog & requirements: 5 years (Required)

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