Product Owner - Software Development

Description The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking a Product Owner to work closely with software development teams, customers, and other product stakeholders to define and deliver high-quality software capabilities. This role is responsible for translating customer needs into clear, actionable product requirements, including user stories, rules, and acceptance criteria that enable efficient development and predictable software behavior. The ideal candidate combines strong communication skills, structured logical thinking, and experience working in Agile software development environments.

This position requires someone who can operate effectively between technical teams and external stakeholders-balancing priorities, managing expectations, and ensuring that product requirements are clearly defined and understood. This role often requires navigating competing priorities and making difficult trade-off decisions to ensure the most valuable capabilities are delivered efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate customer needs and operational concepts into well-defined user stories, rules, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop clear requirement logic using structured rules and defined system behavior, ensuring minimal ambiguity.
• Identify and document expected behavior for edge cases and boundary conditions to prevent gaps in system behavior.
• Maintain and prioritize product backlogs across multiple epics and feature areas.
• Work with development teams to refine stories and ensure they are ready for sprint planning.
• Serve as the primary interface between customers, product leadership, and development teams.
• Communicate requirements clearly in both written and verbal form.
• Facilitate conversations between stakeholders when priorities or expectations conflict.