Product Owner

• Serve as Product Owner for a Databricks-focused development team within the Insurance Products & Benefits ART
• Define, prioritize, and manage the product backlog aligned to business objectives and roadmap
• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable user stories with acceptance criteria
• Partner closely with architects and engineers to shape data lake design, ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers
• Lead Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives)
• Drive end-user engagement, including feedback sessions and validation of delivered capabilities
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure data solutions
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, data engineering, and platform teams
• Monitor and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies across the ART
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve data usability, accessibility, and product capabilities

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in Agile environments
• Experience working within Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar enterprise Agile models
• Strong understanding of data platforms, data lakes, and modern data architecture concepts
• Hands-on experience working with or supporting teams using Databricks or similar technologies
• Experience in healthcare/insurance domain, preferably with insurance products, benefits, or plan build processes
• Proven ability to write user stories, define acceptance criteria, and manage backlogs effectively
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience facilitating collaboration between technical and non-technical teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and data engineering ecosystems
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, and data governance practices
• Experience supporting data-driven product development or analytics use cases
• Background in Medicare/Medicaid or payer systems
• Experience with user-centered design, conducting user interviews, or usability sessions
• Experience with Jira Align and Azure DevOps
• SAFe PO/PM certification or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Key Skills & Competencies
• Data Product Mindset ability to treat data as a product with clear consumers and value
• Technical Acumen comfortable engaging in discussions about data pipelines and architecture
• Customer Focus strong emphasis on incorporating end-user feedback
• Prioritization & Decision-Making balancing business value, technical constraints, and timelines
• Collaboration & Influence able to work across teams and drive alignment
• Initiative & Ownership proactive in identifying improvements and driving outcomes

Success Measures

• Delivery of high-value data capabilities aligned with roadmap
• Improved data accessibility and usability for downstream consumers
• Strong team velocity and predictable delivery
• Positive stakeholder and end-user feedback
• Clear, well-maintained, and prioritized backlog