Agile Product Owner – Wellpoint Federal
About The Position
The Agile Product Owner serves on the Agile leadership team as the functional and/or client or business representative for a project or set of projects within a market focus. This role translates stakeholder and business needs into prioritized backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, release plans, and solutions that deliver business value while meeting contractual requirements and established quality, performance, service-level, and process-compliance expectations. The Product Owner represents stakeholders in project decisions, collaborates with teams and the Product Manager to identify solutions, and reviews work during sprints and sprint reviews. The position is part of Wellpoint Federal, a subsidiary of Elevance Health that supports federal programs through claims administration, data, and care delivery. The work arrangement is hybrid, requiring associates to be in-office one to two days per week. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the posting location unless an accommodation is granted. Applicants to Wellpoint Federal must have lived in the United States for at least three of the past five years. For Government Business Division roles, additional screening, clearance, training, monitoring, and sensitive-data requirements may apply.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 3 years of experience writing business or functional requirements and implementing Agile methodologies, or an equivalent background.
- For Wellpoint Federal applicants, residency in the United States for at least three of the past five years.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using ServiceNow.
- Prior experience implementing new system features.
- A track record of leading continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization and standardization.
- SAFe (SA) certification.
- CSPO or equivalent Certified Scrum Product Owner certification.
Responsibilities
- Translate features into user stories in the team backlog and manage backlog ranking and prioritization to reflect stakeholder requirements and priorities.
- Communicate stakeholder needs to the team so delivery meets contractual requirements and established acceptance criteria, including expected quality and performance, service-level commitments, and process-compliance guidelines.
- Collaborate with teams to discover and deliver solutions to market problems presented by the Product Manager.
- Work with the business to understand, rank, and prioritize business needs and plan solutions so each release provides value to end users, sales, and marketing.
- Create and regularly maintain the solution vision, roadmap, and backlog throughout the project lifecycle.
- Write user stories and acceptance criteria, and translate the product backlog into user stories.
- Serve as the Product Management business proxy and decision point representing project stakeholders.
- Review and accept or reject results during sprints and at sprint reviews.
- Attend sprint meetings and remain available to the team during sprints to clarify and accept user stories.
- Create or contribute to a project's release plan.
- Present work from the Team Backlog during Sprint Planning for team acceptance, negotiate sprint work, and establish sprint goals.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase and 401(k) contribution.
- Merit increases.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Incentive bonus programs, unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- 401(k) with match.
- Stock purchase plan.
- Life insurance.
- Wellness programs.
- Financial education resources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
