[Hiring] Manager, Product Ownership @Humana

Role Description

The Manager, Product Ownership is responsible for conveying product vision and roadmap to an Agile delivery team by defining user stories and prioritizing product backlog. This role maximizes the value delivered by Agile teams by leading a group of Product Owners responsible for:

• Defining user stories
• Prioritizing backlogs
• Ensuring business needs are met

The Manager will lead up to eight Product Owners, focusing on:

• Coaching, development, performance, and team health
• Consistent product ownership standards
• Backlog quality
• Agile ways of working

This role reports to the Associate Director, Product Management, and is part of a product team modernizing associate- and provider-facing capabilities and platforms through a prioritized portfolio of strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must be willing and able to support Eastern Standard Time (EST) business hours
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in product ownership, product management, or a related role in an Agile environment
• Minimum 2 years of people leadership experience, including direct management of individual contributors
• Proven ability to coach others on Agile and product ownership practices
• Experience in healthcare, managed care, or similar enterprise environment
• Experience managing priorities across several teams or initiatives with competing demands
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through ambiguity and find paths forward
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels

Requirements

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 mbps and an upload speed of 10 mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership
• Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading Product Owners or product teams in a scaled Agile (SAFe) environment
• SAFe certification (for example, SAFe POPM, SAFe Agilist, or similar)
• Experience with platform modernization or digital transformation initiatives
• Familiarity with Agile tooling such as Azure DevOps and/or JIRA Align

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Many other opportunities

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$115,200 - $158,400 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

Additional Information

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we may contact you via text message and email to gather more information using a software platform called HireVue. HireVue Text, Scheduling and Video technologies allow you to interact with us at the time and location most convenient for you.

If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you may receive correspondence inviting you to participate in a pre-recorded Voice, Text Messaging and/or Video interview. Your recorded interview will be reviewed, and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to the next round of interviews.

While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.