26 Oct
Lead Product Manager
Vacancy expired!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Product Manager with our industry-leading client in Reston, VA.Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Responsibilities:- Maintain product backlog with detailed feature descriptions (1 year) and general feature descriptions (2-3 years)
- Identify dependencies and work with Product Owners, Business Analysts, UX/UI and Solutions Architects, and other extend to coordinate product design and development efforts
- Work cross-organizational with the Enrollment, Claims, EIS/EDP, and other groups as-needed to address dependencies and ensure timely product delivery
- Lead the efforts to define a deep Product Backlog by working closely with the team of business analysts, architects, technical SMEs, and business owners
- Use the Product Vision and Roadmap to develop Epics and Features, and work with Business Analysts to create User Stories that accurately reflect the desired product capabilities
- Build a product backlog, and review with business owners to determine business value and assign priority
- Actively engage Plans to build interest in adopting FEPOC Customer Service tools, and be the primary liaison for communicating Plan requirements
- Determine the acceptance criteria and have authority to accept or reject development team deliverables. This position is accountable for the success of the product or component under their purview
- Define the Minimally Marketable Release (MMR) and the Minimal Viable Products (MVP) associated with the Program Increments
- Work with the Scrum Masters to schedule the grooming sessions with the scrum teams
- Provide guidance and necessary inputs from business perspective to the scrum teams during the grooming sessions
- Lead discussions regarding technical challenges/hurdles to business owners and helps communicate resolutions to the appropriate stakeholders
- Follow and evangelize the FEPOC Agile playbook and process at the FEPOC to support Agile product delivery
- Conduct Program Increment and/or Release planning sessions with business owners to understand the business priorities for the upcoming product iteration
- Plan and conduct release planning sessions with the internal scrums teams to share the Product Roadmap and business priorities for the upcoming release/iteration
- Participate in daily scrum stand-ups as required, and, as time permits, other Agile ceremonies
- Conduct product demonstrations and/or reviews after each Sprint as-needed, and for stakeholders (e.g. Plans) to promote the product
- Provide input and feedback to Product Manager and business owners on the strategic business roadmap based on customer input, empirical data, and industry knowledge
- Work closely with Lead PO and Product Manager to promote product and achieve market success as defined by product adoption
- Guides business analysts on how to break down the MVP into the User Stories and writing effective User Stories
- Provides input to the Scrum Masters on improvement opportunities with grooming sessions
- Engage with business stake holders on as-needed basis to educate, learn and provide input to support/improve Agile delivery
- Provide input and champion Agile process improvement initiatives based on team/external feedback
- Support culture change to improve delivery agility
- Provide coaching to team members who are new to Scrum and Agile practices
- Support Team building and Team development by utilizing the abilities and skills of individuals, and fostering a feedback culture
- Mentors lower level Product Owners to ensure their success
- 8-11 Years Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering or equivalent work experience is required
- Extension IT and business experience in planning, technical design/development, implementation, and maintenance of systems; preferably across multiple hardware and software platforms
- Previous product owner experience in a dynamic high-technology environment
- Ability to understand future product needs and influence their prioritization with all stakeholders, sot that the scrum team can execute them
- Ability to make timely product decisions to ensure smooth flow of work into delivery teams
- Experience working with agile delivery teams
- Comfortable working with and leading multiple Scrum teams
- Experience in Health insurance domain is key
- Process flow centric knowledge around health claims and benefits is a plus
- Information System Product Management experience (which could include consulting) with state-of-the-art hardware and software systems is desirable
- Deep understanding and experience of web technologies, user experience modeling/evolution etc.
- Understanding of mobile technologies is a plus.
- Knowledge of Systems Development Lifecycle and the Project Management Lifecycle.
- Business savviness and ability to discover the potential business and product opportunities
- Experience with Product Roadmap development and influencing key stake holder s for buy in on business priorities
- Experience in working with Product Management and business stakeholders to define, articulate, and execute on product strategies consistent with organizational goals
Vacancy expired!