Product Owner

The role

You will drive data-informed decisions, establish product priorities, and ensure the delivery of cybersecurity and technology capabilities. You will manage product backlogs, roadmaps, and requirements within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.

What you will do

• Drive data-informed decisions and establish product priorities
• Ensure successful delivery of cybersecurity and technology capabilities
• Align product development with organizational objectives and mission requirements
• Build and maintain the product backlog for Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Collaborate with Product Management and technical leadership
• Shape the product roadmap as priorities evolve
• Gather and validate requirements
• Manage product roadmaps and oversee delivery execution
• Provide strategic direction while adapting to shifting priorities

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in program, project, or product management with a focus on SAFe and/or Scrum Agile frameworks
• Ability to align with Product and Delivery leadership to prioritize the product backlog
• Experience defining product functionality and writing detailed user stories and epics
• Skill managing sprints, including planning, review, and acceptance of completed work
• Ability to apply SAFe Agile methods to support disciplined software development and frequent inspection
• Clear, effective communication of product vision and user stories to technical teams and clients
• Track record of delivering product acceptance criteria and ensuring quality outcomes
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience engaging with senior DoD stakeholders
• Ability to balance day-to-day execution with long-term strategic thinking
• Active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI

Nice to have

• Experience working with DoD customers
• Track record of managing program financials, including P&L ownership
• Familiarity with data security practices
• SAFe POPM or APM certification

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) and company match
• Take as you need PTO
• 11 paid holidays
• Education & training benefits
• Generous Referral Bonuses

Before you apply

• All programs require U.S. citizenship
• All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
• Requires active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI

About the company

Raft is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with AI/ML and data solutions. The company is a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI.