Digital Product Owner needed in Washington, DC - Onsite - Contract - W2

Job Title: Digital Product Owner

Position Type: Contract - 12 Months

Client Location: Washington, DC - Onsite

Job Description

Client is seeking a highly tactical, detail-oriented Product Owner to head a massive, net-new custom application build focused on Labor Management of the Future. This platform will drive real-time logistics, complex scheduling workflows, and critical "day-of" operational changes for train platforms.

Working under the guidance of the Director of Product, you will be the tactical powerhouse responsible for taking raw, sketched-out concepts from leadership and autonomously refining them into detailed user stories and managed backlogs.

This is a role for a digital product purist who thrives in the details of custom UI/UX and complex transaction processing, rather than high-level strategy or infrastructure project management.

Tactical Responsibilities

• Detailed Requirements Engineering: Take raw, loose, or sketched-out concepts from leadership and "roll up your sleeves" to write exhaustive user stories, complex user workflows, and precise acceptance criteria.
• Design-to-Engineering Translation: Partner closely with design teams to own the translation of proprietary web/mobile UI/UX mockups into functional engineering backlogs.
• Backlog "Heavy Lifting": Autonomously manage the day-to-day grooming and prioritization of the Jira backlog. Ensure every story is "Ready" for development with zero ambiguity.
• Workflow & Transaction Optimization: Dive deep into the technicalities of real-time scheduling logic, labor rules, and large-scale transaction processing to map out seamless user journeys.
• Technical Liaison: Serve as the primary, day-to-day point of contact for the engineering team to clarify edge cases in requirements and validate that the built features meet the "Definition of Done."
• Agile/SAFe Participation: Support Sprint ceremonies and PI Planning by providing the detailed data and documentation needed to estimate effort, track velocity, and maintain a clear engineering runway.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3 5+ years of experience as a digital Product Owner in an Agile environment. We are looking for a product purist who excels at the execution side of product ownership.
• Proven Custom Build Portfolio: A track record of successfully shipping scaled, proprietary web or mobile application builds where you owned the translation of design mockups into development-ready requirements.
• UI/UX Obsession: Deep experience optimizing highly complex user workflows, front-end usability, and large-scale transaction processing.
• Domain Flexibility (Cross-Industry Talent Welcome): While transportation experience is a plus, it is not mandatory. We highly encourage talent with backgrounds in Logistics, Supply Chain, Complex E-Commerce, or High-Volume Transaction Processing platforms to apply.
• Tools: Expert proficiency in Jira and Confluence for writing "bulletproof" user stories and maintaining organized documentation.

Skills

Agile Programming Methodologies, Atlassian JIRA, Backlog Prioritization, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Establish Priorities, Heavy Lifting, Internet Application, Leadership, Logistics, Mobile Applications, Mock Up, Organizational Skills, Project/Program Management, Requirements Validation/Verification, Scrum Product Owner, Supply Chain, Transaction Processing/Management, Usability Engineering, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Writing Skills, eCommerce

About the Company

Marvel Infotech