Product Owner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Lead the vision, development, and execution of a scalable data curation pipeline aimed at supporting computer vision model training.

• Articulate and share the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.

• Ensure alignment of the product strategy with the organization's objectives, market opportunities, and go-to-market initiatives.

• Keep abreast of trends in data curation, computer vision, and machine learning.

• Serve as the primary point of contact between customers, internal teams, and stakeholders.

• Collect requirements and convert them into actionable product features.

• Collaborate with business development and sales teams to address customer challenges and assess competitive landscapes.

• Work together with DoD research labs, program offices, and federal organizations.

• Establish and nurture relationships with DoD stakeholders and contractors.

• Manage and prioritize the product backlog effectively.

• Partner with engineering and data science teams to create scalable, efficient, and user-friendly data curation pipelines.

• Define and monitor product metrics.

• Solicit user feedback to foster continuous product enhancements.

• Create go-to-market strategies, product messaging, positioning, and collateral.

• Assist in pre-sales and post-sales initiatives with product expertise.

• Utilize knowledge of DoD contracting mechanisms and procurement processes.

• Ensure adherence to DoD contract and funding requirements.

• Collaborate with legal, procurement, and compliance teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline; or equivalent experience.

• Over 8 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a similar capacity, ideally within AI, machine learning, or data-focused products.

• Profound understanding of computer vision principles, machine learning workflows, and data curation methods.

• Proven track record in developing and launching go-to-market products.

• Practical experience with data pipelines, metadata management, and data labeling processes.

• Knowledge of tools and platforms utilized in computer vision model training and labeling.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.

• Background working with Department of Defense research labs, program offices, or comparable organizations.

• Familiarity with federal and DoD-specific contract mechanisms such as OTAs, CSOs, SBIR/STTR programs, and IDIQ contracts.

• Technical expertise in software development, data engineering, or data science.

• Understanding of security clearance processes and classified environments.

• An active Secret security clearance or higher is mandatory.

• Must possess US work authorization without any current or future visa sponsorship requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• A collaborative and supportive community.

• Practical, hands-on experience.

• Opportunities for certifications.

• Industry training provided.

• Comprehensive benefits information available via Accenture's benefits page.

• Reasonable accommodations for disabilities or religious observances.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer principles.