Product Owner/Product Analyst - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

3d•$72,800 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

This individual contributor role is responsible for executing against the digital product strategy and vision outlined by the Product Management team for our Medicare online shopping experiences. You will work with key business and technical stakeholders to define, document, and prioritize new digital products and existing digital product enhancements. Manage priorities and obstacles. Escalate issues. Share responsibility with scrum team on delivering high quality product launches and enhancements. Work closely with technical team. Ensure legal and regulatory compliance. Position background: This position is for a Digital Product owner / analyst that will be bridging the gap between business and development teams, ensuring that the digital product(s) or service(s) being built align with business goals and deliver value. The Digital Product Owner will work with UHC scrum team(s) & quality assurance and technical experts as well as many business stakeholders, business owners, other digital product managers, Marketing team members, Telesales, and Call Center team members.

Requirements

2+ years of experience using Agile methodology
2+ years of experience in ecommerce and/or digital roles
Experience with Agile software development processes. Formal experience with one or more recognized Agile methodologies (Lean, SaFE, etc)

Nice To Haves

Health care experience or experience in other interactive and digital industries such as retail and financial services or digital agencies
Experience implementing machine learning / AI driven applications
Experience as a product owner or analyst that has documented requirements
Experience working successfully in a large, matrixed organization
Experience coordinating priorities and contributions of a network of stakeholders from across a large, diverse organization
Experience delivering web experiences, both consumer and non-consumer facing, that meet user needs based on usability research, UX design and information architecture principles, and product management methodologies
Experience working collaboratively at all levels and across business lines using influencing skills
Proven organization skills with ability to be flexible and work with ambiguity
Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize deliverables
Ability to develop and maintain relationships to establish trust and credibility across a matrixed, cross-functional team
Solid communication skills, including written, spoken, and presentation communications

Responsibilities

Complete pre-sprint planning activities, working with the Digital Product Manager and Digital Product Analyst
Collaborate with Scrum Master for sprint & release planning, create and maintain a robust backlog, set daily stand-up meetings, weekly grooming sessions, and retrospective
Feature creation, including providing supportive information, articulating definitions (acceptance criteria) and requirements to assist the team(s) with feature sizing and overall development
User Story creation to provide detailed information to define acceptance criteria and ensure seamless handoff to scrum team
Attend daily scrum calls to monitor each phase of the product development cycle, prioritize defects, rely important information to scrum team, assist to any questions/unknowns that appear, review test scripts, participate in testing efforts with QA&E and provide final sign off that team user stories meet the given acceptance criteria
Ensures that the development team is always working on the most important tasks, maximizing value delivery to the business
Keeping stakeholders informed and involved in the process ensures that the product aligns with business objectives and consumer needs
Close collaboration ensures the development team has clear direction and can work efficiently, while also fostering a continuous feedback loop
Set, invite, and lead digital product demos to key stakeholders
Communicate any business process changes, escalations, blockers, delays to stakeholders
Participate in post release testing (PAT) & Post Health Checks
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ability to translate business needs into data-driven solutions
Experience in designing and interpreting A/B tests and experiments
Familiarity with product metrics and KPIs (e.g., engagement, retention, conversion)
A strong product vision provides clear direction, unifies the team and ensures that the product is development with a focus on long-term nosiness success
Data driven decision making helps ensure that product adjustments and based on fact