Agile Product Management Advisor

Role purpose

Product strategy and discovery

• Own and articulate product vision and roadmap aligned with business strategy, customer needs, and market context.
• Align roadmap priorities and capacity allocation with portfolio leaders.
• Collaborate with Customer Experience, Data Analytics, and Architecture to shape and evolve the roadmap.
• Lead Design Thinking discovery to identify feasible, desirable, and viable solutions.
• Shape product evolution as Epics and facilitate decomposition into Features with Product Owners.
• Use data, insights, and customer feedback to validate hypotheses and continuously improve products.
• Align metrics with business objectives, prioritize features for value, and report measurable outcomes with Outcome Owners.

Delivery and team leadership

• Work with Portfolio Managers and Epic Delivery Leads to agree priorities and track progress.
• Communicate product vision and roadmap with the Agile Release Train and share priorities during PI Planning.
• Manage and prioritize the ART feature backlog to maximize value delivery.
• Collaborate with the Release Train Engineer to foster predictable, accountable delivery and assess train performance.
• Be accountable for transitioning Features and Epics to Done.
• Build and lead high-performing Product Owner teams; provide training and coaching and audit backlogs for quality.
• Foster a growth mindset and psychologically safe culture that encourages learning and experimentation.
• Partner with Customer Experience and UX/UI teams and establish feedback loops with members, providers, and operations users.

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong English language skills required.
• Knowledge of agile methodology required.
• JIRA or an equivalent tool experience is preferred.
• Healthcare experience is preferred.
• Technically deep and business savvy enough to work with cross-functional partners.
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships and credibility across functions and business lines.
• High attention to detail; able to manage competing priorities, make decisions, and solve problems.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Some flexibility to work with international health stakeholders across regions and time zones.
• SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager certification is required before or after hire.

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