Product Owner, Healthcare

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the squad backlog by prioritizing and translating stakeholder requests into clear, actionable tickets.

• Ensure the health of the backlog through continuous refinement, sequencing, and tracking of dependencies.

• Evaluate the technical integrity and quality of backlog items to guarantee production-ready delivery.

• Organize and facilitate stand-ups, refinements, retrospectives, and planning sessions.

• Act as the squad's representative in the cross-squad Scrum of Scrums, identifying dependencies and coordination needs.

• Monitor progress and relay status, risks, and blockers to stakeholders and the tech lead of the squad.

• Measure and report on agile delivery metrics, such as velocity, throughput, and trends in backlog health.

• Ensure follow-through on action items identified during retrospectives.

• Collect and document requirements from both internal and external/client stakeholders.

• Collaborate with the designated squad tech lead to align on backlog priorities.

• Relay delivery timelines and trade-offs to internal stakeholders.

• Assist other Product & Technology squads during peak activity or staffing shortages.

• Oversee user acceptance testing and confirm completed work aligns with acceptance criteria before release.

• Supervise delivery quality and escalate risks related to scope, timelines, or changing squad priorities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.

• Certification as a Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or an equivalent Agile/Scrum certification.

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Business Analyst role within an Agile/Scrum framework.

• Proven experience in managing a backlog for technical or data-driven projects.

• Skilled in converting stakeholder or technical requirements into structured, prioritized backlog items.

• Experience in the healthcare sector, Medicaid, or another regulated industry is preferred.

• Background in supporting multiple concurrent squads or product teams is advantageous.

• Proficiency in agile project management tools.

• Familiarity with documentation and collaboration tools, such as Microsoft 365.

• Understanding of data pipeline and ETL concepts sufficient to structure technical backlog items.

• Working knowledge of relational database schemas.

• Capability to write and interpret SQL queries for data validation, issue investigation, and backlog decision-making.

• Must have authorization to work in the United States.

• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual Corporate Incentive Plan (CIP) offering up to 9% of annual salary.

• Comprehensive group medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance, along with basic life insurance plans.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Flexible Time Off policy.

• 16 paid holidays each year.

• Paid time off for qualifying medical leave.

• Up to 12 weeks of combined paid parental and bonding leave.