Associate Product Owner

Overview

BigBear.AI has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Product Owner- GFM to join our talented and agile team of forward-thinking data scientists, data engineers, analysts, mission technologists, and domain experts.

BigBear.AI is one of the fastest-growing AI/ML companies in the industry and operates at the nexus of technology-driven decision support and enterprise data modernization in support of the Department of War (DoW). Our team relies on deep subject matter expertise (SME), active user community engagement, operational awareness, and disciplined data science practices to deliver secure, scalable, and mission-aligned analytical solutions.

Due to the requirement for active, on-site customer engagement and the sensitive nature of our data and applications, the primary work location for this role is in Norfolk, Virginia.

What you will do

The Associate Product Owner - Global Force Management (GFM) will support the Operations Lead and/or Deputy Program Manager in translating customer needs and operational requirements into actionable software capabilities for ORION. This role bridges GFM mission operations, government stakeholders, and the software development team.

The successful candidate will help capture and refine requirements, coordinate with developers, support customer engagements, and track capability delivery against operational priorities and the ORION roadmap. This position offers a growth path toward increased responsibility for requirements management, product ownership, customer engagement, and capability delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Management: Support the collection, documentation, refinement, prioritization, and validation of government requirements, including functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting artifacts.
• Development Coordination: Work with the development team to clarify requirements, resolve questions, track progress, and help ensure delivered capabilities meet their intended functional requirements.
• Roadmap Alignment: Coordinate with the Operations Lead and Deputy Program Manager to align customer needs, development priorities, dependencies, and delivery schedules with the ORION roadmap.
• Customer Engagement: Participate in and progressively take responsibility for customer working groups, requirements sessions, demonstrations, training, planning support, and operational analysis.
• Capability Improvement: Help identify operational gaps, emerging requirements, and opportunities to improve ORION functionality, workflows, data integration, and decision support.
• GFM Mission Support: Apply knowledge of Global Force Management processes and Service, Combatant Command (CCMD), and Force Provider operations to inform requirements and support customer needs.
• Agile Delivery: Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, demonstrations, reviews, and other software development lifecycle activities.
• Stakeholder Communication: Help communicate requirements, capability status, and operational considerations across government customers, program leadership, and technical teams.

What you should have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another relevant technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5 + years of related experience.
• Working knowledge of Global Force Management processes, terminology, and operational workflows.
• Familiarity with Service, Combatant Command, and Force Provider operations.
• Experience supporting government requirements, project delivery, or customer-facing technical programs.
• Experience working collaboratively in an Agile or iterative software development environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• SECRET security clearance.

What we'd like you to have

• Direct experience supporting Department of War programs or government customers.
• Experience with GFM processes, systems, or programs.
• Experience gathering requirements, developing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, or supporting software testing and validation.
• Exposure to software development, data-driven applications, or decision-support systems.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, product ownership, or software development lifecycle practices.
• Project management, Product Owner, Lean, or Six Sigma certification.

About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.

BigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.