Product Owner Manager - Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare • Missoula, MT

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About The Position

Join a team where product leadership, people development, and business impact come together. As a Product Owner Manager, you will lead and develop Agile Product Owners while shaping product strategy that delivers meaningful outcomes for customers, businesses, and technology partners. This role blends hands-on product leadership with people management, helping teams translate strategy into prioritized backlogs and predictable delivery of value. Responsibilities Lead and coach Agile Product Owners to drive strong backlog management, prioritization, and value-focused decision-making. Partner with business and technology leaders to align product roadmaps with strategic initiatives and measurable business outcomes. Ensure teams translate business needs into clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria. Guide roadmap sequencing, delivery forecasting, and trade-off decisions to support predictable delivery. Enable balanced delivery across new features, enhancements, defects, and technical improvements. Promote continuous improvement across product discovery, backlog refinement, and stakeholder feedback. Foster cross-team alignment and manage dependencies across products and platforms. Contribute to organizational agile maturity by participating in and shaping product and agile communities of practice. Act as a people manager for Agile Product Owners, supporting career development, performance management, and growth planning. Identify and develop product talent through coaching, feedback, and mentorship. Remove organizational impediments impacting Product Owners and escalate systemic issues when needed. Qualifications Required Qualifications Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Agile Product Owner or in a comparable agile product role. At least 2 years of people management or team leadership experience. 10 or more years of experience working in technology or technology-enabled business environments. Demonstrated ability to align product execution to strategic business goals. Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across business, technology, and leadership audiences. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. Agile or product certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM). Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. Hands-on experience with Jira or similar agile backlog and roadmap tools. Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries. Since 1981, Allegiance by Cigna Healthcare has specialized in the administration of medical benefits, offering core services such as claims processing, customer service, utilization management, and case management. Backed by a unique high-touch approach to both member and client service, Allegiance supports and administers some of the nation’s most innovative approaches to Health Plan benefits. If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload. For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 102,900 - 171,500 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location. This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan. At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here. About The Cigna Group Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email [email protected] for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes. The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Agile Product Owner or in a comparable agile product role.
• At least 2 years of people management or team leadership experience.
• 10 or more years of experience working in technology or technology-enabled business environments.
• Demonstrated ability to align product execution to strategic business goals.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across business, technology, and leadership audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Agile or product certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM).
• Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
• Hands-on experience with Jira or similar agile backlog and roadmap tools.
• Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach Agile Product Owners to drive strong backlog management, prioritization, and value-focused decision-making.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align product roadmaps with strategic initiatives and measurable business outcomes.
• Ensure teams translate business needs into clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Guide roadmap sequencing, delivery forecasting, and trade-off decisions to support predictable delivery.
• Enable balanced delivery across new features, enhancements, defects, and technical improvements.
• Promote continuous improvement across product discovery, backlog refinement, and stakeholder feedback.
• Foster cross-team alignment and manage dependencies across products and platforms.
• Contribute to organizational agile maturity by participating in and shaping product and agile communities of practice.
• Act as a people manager for Agile Product Owners, supporting career development, performance management, and growth planning.
• Identify and develop product talent through coaching, feedback, and mentorship.
• Remove organizational impediments impacting Product Owners and escalate systemic issues when needed.

Benefits

• health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs
• 401(k)
• company paid life insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
• paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees