Senior Product Owner

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 Facilitates backlog refinement, sprint planning, and PI planning with Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, and development teams. Writes and owns product requirements through delivery. This is not a Project Manager or technical role. The position centers on product strategy, stakeholder collaboration, and Agile delivery within a Medicaid environment.

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.

Key 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

Important Note:
This role does not involve project management duties such as scheduling, budgeting, or resource allocation. It also does not require technical development skills. The focus is on product ownership, business value, and Agile collaboration.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years facilitating backlog refinement, sprint planning, and PI planning with Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, and development teams
• 2+ years of experience with prioritizing and managing product backlog for one or more agile teams
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, and testing platforms to support Agile delivery
• Proven experience with Agile frameworks, including Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, and backlog management
• Experience writing user stories including intent, prioritization, acceptance criteria, and story approval
• Communicates development and testing blockers, provides resolution updates, and shares expected timelines for issue resolution
• Experience with developing project roadmaps
• Experience supporting the user acceptance testing (UAT) team, removing barriers

Preferred Qualifications

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

Additional Information

WAH Internet Statement

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$94,900 - $130,500 per year

 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and 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 and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 09-17-2025
About us
 Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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