PRODUCT DELIVERY MANAGER - AI/ML INNOVATION

Product Delivery Manager - AI/ML Innovation

Location: Newport News, Virginia, United States

Team: T56 AI and Digital Innovation Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time Shift: 1st

Relocation: No relocation assistance available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes - Occasional or hybrid telework available

Travel Requirement: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding

With more than 25,000 employees including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

The Role

Responsible for the success of the product by maximizing the output of the development team within a scrum framework. Responsible for ordering backlog, clearly expressing the product backlog items, ordering the items to best achieve goals and optimize the value of the work the team performs. Lead collaboration, facilitate sprint activities, and create and communicate requirements artifacts that translate business needs into executable requirements. Work closely with business stakeholders, product/project managers, and technical teams to understand, analyze, refine, prioritize, and communicate needs to ensure full understanding of project scope, objectives, and requirements. Develop and adapt the product vision, writing new user stories, and specify acceptance of each user story. Bring members of the User Community together to share knowledge, identify enhancements, manage toolset or training improvements, discuss issues, and drive toward process standardization. Ensure the health and quality of specific processes and resulting products across the value stream.

We are seeking a Product Owner to join our Data Science team in the role of a Product Deliver Manager to drive the development and delivery of machine learning solutions that create business value. In this role, you will serve as the bridge between stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that ML Ops workflows align with strategic objectives. You will define product vision, manage the backlog, and prioritize features to enable efficient deployment and lifecycle management of machine learning models. You will present out product progress to various levels of leadership. Key responsibilities include:

• Defining and communicating product vision and roadmap for ML-driven solutions.
• Translating business requirements into actionable user stories and technical specifications.
• Managing and prioritizing the product backlog to maximize value delivery.
• Collaborating with data scientists, ML engineers, and DevOps teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Monitoring product performance and driving continuous improvement based on feedback and metrics.

Experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role.

Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in Scrum teams.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business requirements.

Familiarity with software development lifecycle, DevOps and ML Ops principles.

Must Have Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience; Masters Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree: NNS Apprentice School graduate Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with minimum 5 years of professional experience, or Master's degree and 3 years of relevant experience. PhD and 0 years of experience.

Nice to Have Experience supporting Data Science or ML Ops teams.

Knowledge of machine learning concepts and model lifecycle management.

Familiarity with ML Ops tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to inform decisions.

Experience with backlog management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps).

Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Why HII

We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII's diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals. Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career. Working at HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location. Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.