Galaxia Technologies Inc. is seeking a Lead Product Owner to drive the strategic direction and delivery of mission-critical software solutions. As the Lead Product Owner, you will be responsible for managing multiple product backlogs, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful execution of product strategies. This role requires a proven leader with a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to deliver high-impact results in complex and dynamic environments.
Key Responsibilities:- Define and communicate the product vision, goals, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
- Manage multiple product backlogs, prioritizing features and tasks based on business value, customer needs, and technical feasibility.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define user stories, and establish clear acceptance criteria.
- Lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives, to drive efficient development workflows.
- Act as the primary point of contact between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
- Monitor product performance, collect user feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to product owners, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Ensure products meet quality standards and deliver exceptional user experiences.
- Prepare and deliver updates, reports, and presentations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field and 10+ years experience in product management, product ownership, or a related role; or Master’s Degree and 8+ years of experience.
- Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and product lifecycle management.
- Proven track record of managing multiple product backlogs and delivering enterprise-level software solutions.
- Excellent leadership and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
- Highly proficient in tools such as Jira, Confluence, and other product management platforms.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive product decisions.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a CI polygraph.
- Certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or similar.
- Experience leading product teams in DevSecOps environments and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with user experience (UX) design principles and practices.
- Previous experience in government or defense-related product development environments.
- Expertise in aligning product strategy with organizational and mission objectives.
Our mission is clear: to harness deep technical expertise to lead with purpose and deliver outcomes that empower our clients to create globally impactful solutions. We are committed to building robust, scalable, user-friendly, and secure systems tailored to meet the distinct needs of each client.
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What We Do
ABOUT US
Welcome to Galaxia Technologies, where we combine deep technical expertise and innovation to advise on and develop scalable solutions for our clients. Our experts offer leading-edge know-how, niche expertise, and forward-thinking coaching that empowers government leadership to drive innovative change at an enterprise scale for the most critical national security challenges.
OUR MISSION
At Galaxia Technologies, our mission is clear: leverage deep technical expertise that enables the United States government to acquire and deliver mission driven solutions. Through methods anchored in leadership, coaching, and innovative research and development efforts, we are dedicated to creating robust, scalable, usable, and secure solutions that meet the unique needs of our government clients.
WHAT WE DO
Our team has a proven track record of providing advisement, research, and development related to a wide range of engineering capabilities in the software domain, specifically tailored for government organizations. Our expertise spans across:
1. Software Architecture
From concept to deployment, we design and develop enterprise software for critical national security missions, at scale, across IC/DoD communities.
2. Cybersecurity
We provide cybersecurity expertise on measures to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance with stringent government regulations.
3. Human-Centered Engineering
We employ industry best practices and techniques to ensure the end-user and their needs are considered throughout the software development lifecycle.
4. Agile Practices
We are leaders across the government in leveraging agile methodologies to deliver on mission capability needs at massive scale. We understand how to organize and position teams for success using these methods in a way that is tailored to government constraints and requirements.
