Lead Product Owner

Job Title: Lead Product Owner
Client: Health Insurance Company
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Reston VA 20191

General Information
Job Description:

Purpose:
Serves as an authority over Product Owners and product teams to ensure clarity in strategic direction. Brings an expertise to lead and manage project requirements and introduces new beneficial tools and practices. Focuses on managing the development of products to meet the needs of internal and external clients and helps to establish the business value for their development and implementation. Provides business point of view and guidance on opportunities and risks to support clients.

Essential Functions:
20% Leads the development of the product portfolio and provides workable solutions to satisfy customer and market expectations in close collaboration with stakeholders Product Owners and scrum teams.

15% Collaborates with management to identify and plan product releases by reviewing milestones with stakeholders; manages the continual development of existing products.

15% Validates proposed solutions by performing market research to gain insights and inform; assists with pricing packages and structures.

10% Communicates internally and externally develops and maintains Product Roadmap(s).

10% Manages Product Backlog(s) for the development teams by using product road mapping and backlog management tools.

10% Works closely with testing managers to ensure product functionality is properly tested against business requirements; leads change control processes to reflect project priorities.

5% Aides in the development process by attending product refinement sprint planning and sprint reviews.

5% Coordinates and organizes workshops with product users using the discover and define approach; validates hypotheses and implements best solutions.

5% Contributes to wider initiatives and activities that support and increase customer satisfaction.

5% Conducts product training to partners staff and identifies the need for individual/team training opportunities.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Level:
Bachelors Degree

Education Details:
Product Management Engineering Information Technology or related field

Experience:
8 years experience in business analysis business development solutions development system analysis technical design/development implementation or equivalent experience OR
6 years previous product owner experience with an indepth knowledge of agile processes and principles.

In Lieu of Education:
In lieu of a Bachelors degree an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous healthcare experience
• Advanced degree

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Proficient in Agile methodologies principles and procedures Expert
• Ability to use Product KPIs and business metrics to optimize the product Expert
• Ability to recognize analyze and solve a variety of problems Expert
• Ability to analyze organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines Expert

The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment exclusion or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fastpaced environment with frequently changing priorities deadlines and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.

Licenses/Certifications:
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification Upon Hire Required

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