Lead Product Owner

Lead Product Owner Company: Boeing India Private Limited Overview As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries.

As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work.

We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace. At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire.

From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us. Boeing IDT&S team is currently looking for a Lead Product Owner to join their team in Bengaluru, KA. Position Responsibilities : The Product Owner / Test Lead is responsible for defining product requirements, prioritizing the backlog, and ensuring software quality through structured manual testing.

This role bridges business needs, development execution, and quality assurance by translating customer and stakeholder expectations into actionable user stories and validating delivered functionality against acceptance criteria. Gather, analyze, and document business and user requirements.

Define and maintain the product backlog, ensuring items are clearly written, prioritized, and aligned with business goals. Write user stories, acceptance criteria, and release scope definitions. Collaborate with stakeholders, business users, developers, and QA teams to clarify requirements and expectations.

Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives. Make scope decisions and provide timely clarification on product functionality. Support release planning and ensure business readiness for deployment. Develop and maintain manual test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on requirements and user stories.

Lead manual functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing efforts. Execute and coordinate test cycles, track defects, and verify fixes. Ensure test coverage aligns with requirements and business risk. Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, and releases.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): 12+ years of IT experience Proven experience as a Product owner or a test lead Proven experience in product development lifecycle Experience with SAFe agile development methodologies and tools (e.g.

ADO). Ability to learn and adopt new tools and processes. Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): A Bachelor’s degree or higher is preferred Typical Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility within India.

Language Requirements: Not Applicable Education: Not Applicable Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Security Clearance: This position does not require a Security Clearance. Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award Shift: Not a Shift Worker (India)