Scrum Product Owner, Health Plan/MCO Experience

Job Description

• Develop the strategic vision for an IT product
• Work closely with the Scrum team to maintain focus on goals, alignment with business needs and urgent matters, and adherence to strategic vision
• Motivate the Scrum team by leading with purpose and providing clear goals and direction
• Own prioritization of the product backlog, including definition of user stories and acceptance criteria
• Prioritize IT work in accordance with strategic vision, company goals and industry trends
• Ensure acceptance criteria for UAT is set
• Keep customers or users apprised of status and obtain their feedback
• Communicate effectively to ensure internal stakeholder expectations are set correctly
• Participate in Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, and Sprint Demos
• Understand, use, and champion agile best practices
• Partner with stakeholders to understand needs across the enterprise
• Work closely with other Product Owners to ensure product roadmap priorities are met
• Work closely with other Product Owners to identify dependencies, overlap, and integration opportunities
• Perform other job-related instructions as requested

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science/Arts degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience is required
• Master’s Degree in Business or Health Administration is preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of business management or health care operations experience in insurance, managed care, or related industry is required
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in leading business initiatives to drive systemic change is required
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience acting in a functional Agile Product Owner or Scrum Master role is required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Advanced computer skills
• Formal Product Owner training is preferred
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management within the organization and across multiple organizational layers
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and relationship building skills
• Ability to identify and propose creative, innovative solutions to complex, time-critical challenges
• Excellent analysis and collaboration skills
• Ability to develop, prioritize and accomplish goals
• Critical listening and thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Decision making/problem solving skills
• Ability to multitask and juggle competing priorities
• Time management skills
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Certification is preferred

Benefits

• Bonus tied to company and individual performance may be available
• Substantial and comprehensive total rewards package
• Employee total well-being support