Technology Product Owner

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

We are seeking a Technology Product Owner to lead the discovery, definition, and management of customer (internal user) requirements for an internal enterprise system. In this role, you will partner with business units (e.g., News Operations, Marketing, etc.) and technology teams to translate internal needs into clear, actionable requirements that improve efficiency, controls, and user experience. You will own the requirements backlog, ensure alignment to enterprise standards, and support delivery teams with well-defined priorities and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities:
- Oversee end-to-end intake, gathering, and management of internal customer requirements for enterprise applications and platforms.
- Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders to understand workflows, pain points, controls, and desired outcomes.
- Facilitate discovery sessions (workshops, process mapping, interviews) to capture current-state and future-state requirements.
- Document and validate functional and non-functional requirements (security, access controls, auditability, performance, availability, retention).
- Translate requirements into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria that are clear, testable, and delivery-ready.
- Maintain and prioritize the product backlog; lead refinement/grooming to ensure items remain current and actionable.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, UX, QA, Security, and Data teams to confirm feasibility, dependencies, and technical constraints.
- Partner with Change Management, Training, and Support teams to ensure internal users are prepared for releases and adoption is tracked.
- Manage scope, tradeoffs, and stakeholder expectations—balancing internal customer value with risk, compliance, and technical debt.
- Establish traceability from internal requirements through delivery and release; validate outcomes through demos, UAT support, and acceptance sign-off.
- Monitor post-release feedback and operational metrics; drive continuous improvement to reduce rework and improve user satisfaction.

 
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role supporting enterprise/internal systems.
- Demonstrated success gathering requirements from diverse internal stakeholders and translating them into Agile-ready artifacts.
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum delivery teams and managing backlogs in Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document complex processes clearly.
- Strong analytical and prioritization skills; ability to make decisions in ambiguous, cross-functional environments.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience & proficiency using common project and development tools (e.g. Jira, Visio/Lucid, Microsoft Suite, etc.)
- Familiarity with enterprise integration concepts (APIs, data flows, identity/access management, SSO).
- Experience with governance, risk, and compliance requirements (audit readiness, segregation of duties, data privacy).

Key Competencies
- Stakeholder facilitation and influence without authority
- Process-oriented mindset (current-state analysis, future-state design)
- Strong attention to controls, risk, and operational impacts
- Clarity in writing user stories and acceptance criteria
- Pragmatic prioritization and tradeoff management

Success Measures
- Requirements are consistently captured, validated, and translated into clear epics/stories with measurable outcomes.
- Backlog health improves (well-defined acceptance criteria, fewer clarifications mid-sprint, reduced rework).
- Internal stakeholders report improved alignment, transparency, and predictability of delivery.
- Delivered changes improve operational KPIs (cycle time, error rates, compliance findings, support tickets, adoption).

Pay Range
$140,000—$150,000 USD

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [email protected]

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