Senior Product Owner

Humana

7d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Product Owner maximizes the value of products delivered by Agile teams. This role is business-focused, serving as the bridge between stakeholders and development teams to ensure the right product is built, in the right order, and aligned with business goals. You will report to an Associate Director and be a part of the Migration Project team. This role will be part of an Agile Scrum team responsible for migrating existing trading partners from a vendor-managed system to a Humana-owned rules engine platform.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience facilitating backlog refinement, sprint planning, and PI planning in partnership with Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, and SIT/UAT testing teams
• 5+ years of experience working within Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban), with deep expertise in backlog prioritization for one or more Agile teams
• 5+ years of experience leveraging tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, and testing platforms to support Agile delivery and execution
• 5+ years of experience translating complex business requirements into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring alignment

Nice To Haves

• Lean Certified / Six Sigma
• Experience in Encounter Data Submissions
• Experience in Medicare/Medicaid products
• CAS X12
• SQL

Responsibilities

• Acts as the Agile team’s primary contact for work prioritization, decision-making, and product direction
• Collaborates with stakeholders to define and refine product requirements and priorities
• Facilitates Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and PI planning
• Monitors product performance and addresses production environment issues
• Communicates timely updates and insights to functional leaders
• Identifies product gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Begins to influence departmental strategy through product insights
• Makes decisions on product direction—not technical implementation

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed