Lead Product Owner

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Position Overview:

Boeing Digital Services org is currently looking for Lead Product Owner to join their team in Bengaluru, KA. As a Product Owner, you will be part of the Boeing Global Services, which develops software applications and products for that create direct value to its customers. We provide re-vamped work environments focused on delivering data-driven solutions at a rapidly increased pace over traditional development. Be a part of our

passionate and motivated team who are excited to use the latest in software technologies for modern web and mobile application development. Through our products we deliver innovative solutions to our global customer base at an accelerated pace.

Position Responsibilities: (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Define, own, and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for aviation / MRO software products, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business objectives.

• Own, create, and continuously prioritize the product backlog, ensuring it reflects business value, customer priorities, technical dependencies, and risk.

• Write clear and concise epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria, ensuring requirements achieve the right level of Definition of Ready (DOR).

• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, customers, and the development team, representing the voice of the customer throughout delivery.

• Leverage MRO domain expertise to clarify requirements, resolve functional questions, and make informed day-to-day product decisions and trade-offs.

• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and demos; accept or reject completed work based on the agreed acceptance criteria.

• Work with the development team to confirm that the delivered software and acceptance tests reflect the desired functionality.

• Define, measure, and report on product success metrics and KPIs, and use insights to drive continuous improvement.

• Manage stakeholder expectations, communicate release plans and progress, and ensure change requests are assessed for impact and appropriately prioritized.

• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and impediments, escalating and driving them to resolution in a timely manner.

• Contribute to Program Increment (PI) planning, commit to Team PI Objectives, and ensure iteration plans deliver incremental customer value.

• Ensure compliance with relevant aviation regulatory and airworthiness requirements is reflected in the product requirements where applicable.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree is required as basic qualification.
• 11+years relevant experience, with a significant portion in a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Business Analyst role.

• Strong working knowledge of the Aviation / Aerospace domain is a minimum requirement, with hands-on understanding of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operations, processes, and terminology.

• Familiarity with MRO business processes such as line and base maintenance, component repair, inventory and parts management, airworthiness and regulatory compliance (FAA/EASA/DGCA), work orders, and turnaround time (TAT) optimization.

• Proven experience owning and managing a product backlog - writing clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria, and prioritizing based on business value, risk, and dependencies.

• Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum environments; knowledge and/or experience of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and the Product Owner/Product Manager role within it.

• Ability to translate business and customer needs into a clear product vision, roadmap, and well-defined, prioritized requirements.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage customers, business sponsors, engineering teams, and leadership, and to balance competing priorities.

• Experience defining and tracking product success metrics and KPIs, and using data to drive prioritization and decision-making.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and documentation skills, including the ability to clearly articulate requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Proficiency with product and Agile management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or equivalent.

• Experience with cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure and an appreciation of modern software delivery practices (CI/CD, APIs, integrations) is desirable.

• Working understanding of the Java programming language and the Java/Spring technology stack - sufficient to reason about system behavior, review technical designs, and write clear, measurable performance and non-functional requirements (even though hands-on coding is not expected).

• Knowledgeable in AI tools and able to leverage them (e.g. generative AI assistants for requirement drafting, backlog refinement, user-story generation, documentation, and data analysis) to improve product-management productivity and decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with DevOps Practices such as Continuous integration and continuous deployment (using Microsoft DevOps), configuration management, metrics and monitoring schemes, virtualization and cloud computing using Microsoft Azure

• Proficiency in Angular or React Native for cross-platform mobile development

• Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX best practices and platform-specific design guidelines

• Knowledge and/or experience of the Aviation Industry desirable

• Familiarity with Java software development in order to effectively perform analysis of issues and identify potential code defects

• Scripting experience with JavaScript, Python.

Typical Education & Experience:

• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 12+ years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master 11+ years') related in computer science, aerospace or other closely related field.

Relocation:

• This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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