PRODUCT OWNER

www.govt.prolim.com  Is hiring for federal client Huntington ingalls

Interested candidate can share resume at alec.dsouza@prolim.com or call Senior Recruiter Alec at 214-764-6882

Request ID: 854-1
Company: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) / Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)
Location: Newport News, VA
Position: IT Product Owner 3

Work Arrangement: Potential Hybrid
Experience: 3–5 years depending on education

The IT Product Owner 3 is responsible for product success by maximizing development-team output within a Scrum framework. This role owns and prioritizes the product backlog, translates business needs into executable requirements, facilitates sprint activities, and collaborates with business stakeholders, product/project managers, and technical teams.

The Product Owner will develop the product vision, create user stories and acceptance criteria, facilitate collaboration across user communities, identify process and toolset improvements, and drive process standardization and product quality.

• Own and prioritize the product backlog based on business goals and product value.
• Clearly define and communicate product backlog items.
• Develop and adapt the product vision.
• Write user stories and establish acceptance criteria.
• Translate business requirements into executable technical requirements.
• Lead collaboration between business stakeholders, product/project managers, technical teams, and user communities.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and sprint activities.
• Analyze, refine, prioritize, and communicate project requirements.
• Organize user communities to share knowledge and identify enhancements.
• Identify opportunities for toolset, training, and process improvements.
• Help drive process standardization across the value stream.
• Monitor the health and quality of processes and resulting products.
• Manage multiple priorities while influencing stakeholders and technical teams.

• Bachelor of Science in a related field 5 years of relevant professional experience, OR
• Master's Degree 3 years of relevant professional experience, OR
• PhD 0 years of relevant professional experience.

• Understanding of IT infrastructure, including:
  • Fiber
  • Networking
  • Wireless Access Points (WAPs)
  • Switches
  • IT endpoints
  • Printers
  • PCs
• Experience running IT projects and understanding basic Project Management principles.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Strong self-motivation and ability to influence others to obtain required information.
• Strong multitasking and organizational skills.
• Facility, Plant Operations, and Naval Vessel experience is a plus.

1. Project Management Skills
2. Collaboration Skills
3. Leadership & Ability to Influence Diverse Teams

• IT Product Ownership
• Product Backlog Management
• Product Vision
• Scrum / Agile
• User Stories
• Acceptance Criteria
• Requirements Gathering & Analysis
• Business Requirements
• Technical Requirements
• Project Management
• Sprint Planning & Facilitation
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Team Leadership
• Influencing & Communication
• IT Infrastructure
• Networking
• Fiber
• WAPs / Switches
• IT Endpoints
• Process Improvement
• Process Standardization
• User Community Management
• Toolset & Training Improvements
• Facility / Plant Operations
• Naval Vessel IT Experience
• PMP — Preferred

The strongest candidates will combine IT Product Owner/Product Management experience with project management, Agile/Scrum, requirements development, and IT infrastructure knowledge. Experience supporting shipbuilding, naval vessels, facilities, plant operations, or other industrial environments would be highly desirable.