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.

Remote

Skills

Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Atlassian JIRA, Best Practices, Blueprints, Business Processes, Business Strategy, Communication Skills, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Quality, Delivery Driving, Enterprise Architecture, Establish Priorities, Improvement Metrics, Information Technology Consulting, Leadership, Metrics, Performance Metrics, Power BI, Problem Solving Skills, Product Backlog, Product Documentation, Product Management, Product Strategy, Professional Services, Reporting Skills, Requirements Management, Scrum Product Owner, Service Delivery, Technical Recruiting, Technical Support, Willing to Travel

About the Company

Lumen Solutions Group, Inc.