Principal Digital Product Owner

Company Description

Lumen Solutions Group Inc. is a technology consulting Services company based in Florida. We provide a wide array of experienced business and IT professionals supporting clients from solution design to implementation and support. We specialize in professional IT consulting services, IT Staffing, Business/IT Strategy, Business Process Blueprints, Enterprise Architecture, and Enterprise Transformation.

Job Role: Principal Digital Product Owner

Job Location: Washington, DC (Remote with Quarterly travel required for PI Planning (Northeast corridor, typically between Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA)

Job Type: Long Term Contract

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced Principal Digital Product Owner to join a cross-functional Agile Release Train (ART) focused on delivering enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions. This role will be instrumental in driving the successful delivery of self-service data products and analytics capabilities that empower business users with trusted, accessible, and high-quality data.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile Product Ownership, Data & Analytics, SAFe methodologies, and stakeholder management, with experience translating business needs into scalable data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership

• Serve as the primary voice of the customer and manage the product backlog.
• Ensure backlog priorities align with business objectives and maximize value delivery.
• Define, refine, and prioritize features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
  
  

Product Vision & Strategy

• Develop and communicate a clear product vision aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Architecture, and business stakeholders to define strategic priorities.
  
  

Requirements & Feature Development

• Translate business requirements into actionable product features and user stories.
• Drive delivery of high-quality data and analytics products.
• Support self-service data management and reporting capabilities.
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with business leaders, customers, architects, and development teams.
• Build consensus and ensure alignment across multiple stakeholder groups.
  
  

Agile & SAFe Leadership

• Champion Agile and SAFe best practices.
• Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning and ART ceremonies.
• Coordinate with other Product Owners to ensure alignment across teams.
  
  

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Define success metrics and KPIs.
• Leverage data-driven insights to guide prioritization and product decisions.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience as a Product Owner in Agile environments.
• Experience working with enterprise Data & Analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and SAFe principles.
• Proven experience managing product backlogs and stakeholder expectations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  
  

Required Technical Experience

• Databricks
• Power BI
• Enterprise Data & Analytics Platforms
• Jira Software
• Confluence
• Jira Align
• FigJam
• AgilityInsights (or similar tools)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification.
• 3 years of Scaled Agile product ownership or product management experience in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience with customer analytics.
• Travel, hospitality, transportation, or reservations system experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale data modernization initiatives.
  
  

Lumen Solutions Group Inc is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any legally protected status.