Senior Product Owner #5476

Other Duties/ Responsibilities

• Contributing to policies.
• Consulting with other Senate teams (e.g., outside of TID, Secretary’s office) and contractors on design, development, testing standards.

Required Work Experience

• GED with at least 10 years of relevant work experience; Bachelor's at least 5 years of relevant work experience; Master's with 2-4 years of relevant work experience.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• Ability to apply and explain software engineering principles and technology solutions and their opportunities and limitations.
• Ability to select and apply various business analysis techniques to understand customer problems and ways they can be modified.
• Ability and experience in agile development facilitation, negotiation, or similar.
• Ability and experience in agile development or Product Owner coaching, mentoring, or similar.
• Proven, highly skilled facilitator of small groups to reach agreement, e.g., negotiating, key performance indicators (KPI) establishment, coaching, mentoring.
• Knowledge of technical trends and emerging technologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to work as part of multiple project teams at the same time

As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role. 

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of Agile principles (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and experience with Agile projects.
• Experience in Senate and/or Legislative environment.
• Experience writing technical documentation for developers.
• Experience leading complex projects with various high-level stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to make strategic decisions and document best practices recommendations.
• PMI-ACP certification and/or other Agile Product Owner certification.

Security Clearance

• This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government security clearance.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens in order for the SAA to submit your application for a security clearance.

The Sergeant at Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules, regulations, and applicable Federal Laws. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email [email protected] with “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. No moving, relocation or pre-employment travel expenses will be paid for this position, or while in application for this position.