Product Owner Lead

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview: Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Team

Peraton is seeking an experienced Product Owner Lead to join our Defense Mission and Health Solutions Sector, specifically within the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) team. This role is crucial for defining product vision and managing the product backlog to ensure maximum business value.

Role Responsibilities for the Product Owner Lead

As a Product Owner Lead, you will serve as the primary advocate for the customer and the "voice of the project" within the Scrum team. Your responsibilities include a deep understanding of Medicare claims processing and translating complex CMS requirements into actionable development tasks.

• Backlog Management: Create, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog for high-value items.
• Requirement Definition: Translate business needs and CMS mandates into detailed user stories.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison between the development team and stakeholders, including CMS.
• Vision & Strategy: Define the product roadmap and long-term vision, aligning with maintenance and modernization.
• Acceptance Criteria: Define clear acceptance criteria for stories and ensure "Definition of Done" is met.
• Value Optimization: Make critical trade-off decisions on scope, schedule, and quality per Sprint.

Required Qualifications

• 9 years with BS/BA; 5 years with MS/MA.
• Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of the FISS system, claims processing, MSN logic, and financial/HIGLAS interfaces.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong ability to research and perform deep dives into system logic.
• Communication: Exceptional ability to demonstrate system changes to CMS and facilitate discussions.
• Strategic Planning: Experience providing high-level effort estimates for project planning.
• Customer Focus: Anticipate end-user needs in a non-customer-facing environment.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience transitioning from a senior developer or analyst into Agile leadership.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps tooling (e.g., GitHub, Jira).
• History of successful collaboration on high-visibility projects (e.g., MSN redesigns, PI planning).

Location & Compensation

This role is based out of Windsor Mill, MD, with flexibility for fully remote, hybrid, or onsite work depending on the candidate's location. The target salary range is $86,000 - $138,000, determined by experience, education, and other factors. Peraton offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, HSA, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), PTO, and company-paid holidays.

Key skills/competency

• Product Management
• Scrum/Agile
• Backlog Prioritization
• CMS Requirements
• Medicare Claims Processing
• FISS System
• Stakeholder Management
• User Stories
• Analytical Skills
• DevOps Tooling (GitHub, Jira)