Product Owner I or II

Blue Cross of Idaho•Meridian, ID

22d

About The Position

Our Product Owners work with the organization in a SAFe framework model to drive the execution of a product line or business unit capability that synthesizes the needs of our business owners and technical partners. The Product Owner (PO) plays a crucial role in ensuring their team and the other teams in their release train (ART) are aligned on priorities that optimize business value and drive technical enablers. Day to Day may look like: Develop a delivery roadmap aligned to organizational strategy, operational imperatives, and business stakeholders. Ensure your team has a clear, executable backlog that supports immediate business needs and long-term sustainability. Own and manage team backlog of work, actively participate and lead multi-sprint goal setting and support effective planning and execution of the work. Participate in team and system-level demos and validate that the work meets the business needs, acceptance criteria, and definition of done.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or other relevant subject area or equivalent combination of education and work experience (Two years’ relevant work experience equals one year of college to meet this requirement. If no completed degree, must have 8/+ years' experience in addition to the listed required experience)
minimum 3-5/+ years’ product owner or product management. Business analyst, system analyst, project manager, agile, or relevant experience may also be considered.
Widely used software development and project frameworks including SAFe, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Lean and other planning and iterative processes
Thorough understanding of Software Development Lifecycle and DevOps
Excellent facilitation and collaboration skills, ensuring clear communication and alignment between Business Owners and technical stakeholders.
Backlog management and prioritization techniques
Enterprise thinking mindset, ensuring solutions align with broader business and technology strategies.
Product road mapping, planning, lifecycle management, and product backlog development
Lead high-level requirements and vision through final delivery of working product
Lead high-level vision and roadmaps and clearly articulate that vision to partner audiences across the enterprise
Familiar and capable working within Agile tools, ideally Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) or similar
Excellent verbal and written communication to facilitate group discussions to desirable outcomes
Analytical, strong critical thinking skills

Nice To Haves

Our Ideal candidate will have worked inside of a Healthcare, Insurance, or Finance industries, in a formal product role within a Scaled Agile delivery approach and will have SAFE Product Owner/ Product Manager (POPM) Certification and other Agile-related certifications (eg., CSPO, CSP, SAFe SPC, SAFe APM).
Familiarity with leading PI Planning, Lean Portfolio Management, OKR framework, and demonstrable experience with KPI’s.

Responsibilities

Develop a delivery roadmap aligned to organizational strategy, operational imperatives, and business stakeholders.
Ensure your team has a clear, executable backlog that supports immediate business needs and long-term sustainability.
Own and manage team backlog of work, actively participate and lead multi-sprint goal setting and support effective planning and execution of the work.
Participate in team and system-level demos and validate that the work meets the business needs, acceptance criteria, and definition of done.