Product Owner (Manager, Business and Program Management)

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Product Owner (Manager, Business and Program Management) to define product vision and strategy for complex systems. The role involves leading Agile teams, managing product backlogs, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure alignment and deliver high-value solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Product Owner (Manager, Business and Program Management) responsible for defining product vision, strategy, and multi release roadmaps for complex systems or mission critical business capabilities
• Lead the translation of high level business objectives into Features, and detailed User Stories that guide cross functional Agile teams toward delivering high value, user centered solutions
• Partner closely with business leaders, architecture, engineering, UX, and program management to ensure alignment on priorities, technical feasibility, and long term product direction
• Manage and refine the product backlog at scale, balancing competing priorities across multiple workstreams while providing clear priorities, acceptance criteria, and definition of done expectations
• Oversee end to end product lifecycle activities, including business case development, requirements analysis, iterative design reviews, release planning, validation, training readiness, and transition to sustainment
• Guide teams through PI Planning, System Demos, Iteration Planning, and cross program synchronization sessions; drive key decisions and remove blockers to maintain delivery
• Evaluate and optimize business processes impacted by the product, using data driven analysis to identify improvement opportunities and ensure solutions deliver measurable business outcomes
• Lead stakeholder engagement at the senior and executive levels, ensuring visibility into product progress, risks, and prioritization decisions
• Author, review, and approve critical product and product documentation including business cases, charters, requirements specifications, and training materials
• Mentor and coach Product Owners, Business Analysts, or team members, helping elevate Agile maturity and product management best practices across the organization

Requirements:

• Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree plus 5 or more years of experience
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience as a Product Owner leading complex products or platforms in an Agile environment, ideally using Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
• Experience ability defining product vision, articulate strategy, and translate ambiguous business needs into well formed Features, Stories, and Acceptance Criteria
• Experience facilitating PI Planning, backlog refinement, iteration planning, system demos, and other Agile ceremonies
• Experience collaborating with technical and non technical stakeholders at senior levels to drive alignment and timely decision making
• Experience in Property and/or Logistics business domains
• Hands on experience with ERP systems or enterprise tools such as SAP PRISM, JIRA, and FIORI
• Experience using SQL, Snowflake, or other data tools to support analytics and prioritization decisions
• Certifications such as PMP, PMI PBA, CPIM, or SAFe POPM
• Experience collaborating on UX wireframes, product designs, or prototypes in tools like Figma
• Strong Troubleshooting skills and problem solving capability with an ability to resolve complex, multi system, or cross functional issues efficiently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project), Jira, Confluence, and demonstrated ability to create executive ready materials