Lead Product Owner

Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

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. Applications for this position will be accepted until

Jun. 28, 2026 Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

Relocation This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift Not a Shift Worker (India)

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law. We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.