Agile Product Manager

Elevance Health•Atlanta, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Agile Product Manager is responsible for representing the needs and desires of the stakeholder community to the team of Agile teams and will be the experts on the market and the customer. Accountable for one or more Agile teams and drives the solution concept across these multiple teams. Focused on the business case product strategy/definition/positioning road map development portfolio management full competitive analysis win/loss analysis forecasting and value delivery through the ecosystem. Communicate the customer needs and participates in validation of proposed solutions. Collaborate with the Product Owners to continuously develop and communicate the vision for the scrum teams and are key to efficient and effective development. Responsible for the Program Epic/Initiative backlog at the Agile Lean Program Level. Partner with the stakeholders to develop the business case for Epics/features that affect the Agile Release Train (ART) or Team of Agile Teams and makes decisions regarding what epics/features the product or program will have based on the understanding of the customer needs. Utilize the right key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the product performance. Supports portfolio work including budget parameters and strategic themes. Advocates for current and future funding and drives requests for funding and secures budget for the continuous flow of value to customers. Collaborates with the system and solution architects to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the key technical aspects to support the new business functionality. Builds an effective product manager/product owner team for multiple trains in support of their value stream but may not necessarily report to the same organization. Mentors Product Managers to confidently drive solutions across teams. Key driver of business value delivery at the program level.

Requirements

BA/BS and minimum of 8 years experience with writing business/functional requirements
Experience implementing Agile methodologies
SAFe (SA) certification required

Nice To Haves

Leading SAFe (SA), CSPO or equivalent (Certified Scrum Product Owner) and/or SPO/PM (SAFE Product Owner/Product Manager) strongly preferred
Payment Integrity experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

Representing the needs and desires of the stakeholder community to the team of Agile teams
Being the experts on the market and the customer
Driving the solution concept across multiple Agile teams
Developing product strategy, definition, and positioning
Road map development
Portfolio management
Conducting competitive analysis and win/loss analysis
Forecasting and value delivery through the ecosystem
Communicating customer needs and participating in validation of proposed solutions
Collaborating with Product Owners to develop and communicate the vision for scrum teams
Managing the Program Epic/Initiative backlog at the Agile Lean Program Level
Developing business cases for Epics/features affecting the Agile Release Train (ART) or Team of Agile Teams
Making decisions regarding epics/features based on customer needs
Utilizing key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product performance
Supporting portfolio work including budget parameters and strategic themes
Advocating for and securing budget for continuous flow of value to customers
Collaborating with system and solution architects on decision-making and sequencing of technical aspects
Building an effective product manager/product owner team for multiple trains
Mentoring Product Managers to drive solutions across teams