Product Owner (Portland, OR or Orange, CA)

Job Number: 1125

Workplace Type:

Position Title: Product Owner

External Description:

Alignment Healthcare is a data and technology driven healthcare company that partners with health systems, health plans and providers to offer a differentiated care delivery system that puts Medicare beneficiaries and care teams in control of the healthcare journey, via on-demand, personalized, convenient and proactive services and benefits.  

We are seeking to add a Product Owner to our fast growing team to oversee the design, development, implementation and launch of various products in our digital member experience portfolio.

We are experiencing rapid growth (backed by top private equity firms), and are looking to scale through a modern approach to development and product delivery. 

Our philosophy:

• Data and design thinking drives the way we make decisions and prioritize.
• Healthcare is personal. We love our customers and truly believe that deep empathy and understanding is what will set us apart a deliver the best care experience possible.
• There is a sense of urgency in all that we do.

Our vision for a great candidate:

• They lead by influence and demonstrate a strong work ethic.
• They are excellent communicators to both technical and business stakeholders.
• They understand the team dynamic and are seen as the leader in their business or product domain.
• They interpret and shape value into their product, rather than just take direction from stakeholders.
• Progress is hard, but rather than wait for the change, they persevere and create the change.

Agile Product Owner Duties:

• Serve as a voice to project the expectations of customers on new or already existing products.
• Highlight product features in a manner clearly understandable to the engineering team.
• Manage and develop product backlog, as well as user stories backlog for implementation.
• Conduct backlog grooming meetings.
• Attend sprint planning and demo meetings to give feedback on sprint achievement, as well as to scrum team.
• Accept work based on agreed upon criteria for each sprint or release.
• Monitor the progress of product development as well as plan for product release.
• Contact customers and end users to obtain information on expected product features
• Provide reports to update management and stakeholders on product development operations.
• Analyze customer opinions and feedback to determine features or components that will add good value to a product.
• Participate in industry conferences and study relevant material to update job knowledge/skill.
• Constantly exchange ideas with product owners within an organization.
• Assess product value stream to identify areas that require improvements.
• Measure product performance as well as value delivered to clients in order to make adjustments where necessary.
• Develop and implement action plans for building and sustaining demand for a product.
• Ensure implemented product features add value to end users and increase company returns.

Key Qualifications  – Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

Good candidates will be strong in the following areas:

• Education and Training: To become an agile product owner, you require a Bachelor’s degree in Software engineering, business management or related disciplines.
• Leadership: Product owners are able to direct, motivate, and influence the product development team of an organization
• Analysis: They are able to conduct surveys to determine most appropriate feature to add to a new or existing product
• Interpersonal Relationships: They are adept to working with user groups and scrum team to obtain and analyze user stories.

Additionally, candidates are expected to have qualifications that demonstrate a proficiency in the role.  

For example:

• Has had past success in an agile/SCRUM setting.
• Can demonstrate past product wins and growth.
• Can demonstrate an ability to negotiate, set direction and prioritize work.
• Can demonstrate accountability and ownership of their product.
• Has strong backlog management skills and attention to detail.
• Has the ability to translate between business and technology.
• Can demonstrate the ability to manage sprint and release themes and targets, and help ensure the team can manage to their commitments.
• Can demonstrate the ability to work with their team to break down large efforts into sizeable increments.
• Can demonstrate the ability showcase and demo their product and speak to its value in the market.
• Can communicate with other product owners and exchange ideas and standards.
• Can create and manage feedback channels to factor into future development efforts.
• Has clear leadership, analytical and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has healthcare domain and consumer (B2C) experience.
• Training and certification as a professional product owner is preferred, but not required.

 

 

City: Portland

State: Oregon

Location City: Portland

Location State: Oregon

Community / Marketing Title: Product Owner (Portland, OR or Orange, CA)

Company Profile:

By leveraging our world-class technology platform, innovative care delivery models, deep physician partnerships and our serving heart culture, Alignment Health is revolutionizing health care for seniors! From member experience professionals and clinicians, to data scientists and operations leaders, we have built a talented and passionate team that is deeply committed to our mission of transforming health care for the seniors we serve. Ready to join us?

At Alignment, delivering exceptional care to seniors starts with ensuring an exceptional experience for our over 1,300 employees. At the center of our employee experience is a culture where employees at all levels and across all teams are encouraged to share their unique ideas and perspectives. After all, when you can bring your authentic self to work, whether that’s in a clinical setting, our corporate office or a home office, creativity and innovation flourish! Another important part of the Alignment culture is a belief in continuous learning and growth. As a result, in this fast-growing company, you will find ample support to grow your skills and your career – with us.

EEO Employer Verbiage:

 

Please note: All clinical positions are contingent upon successful engagement with Alignment Health’s COVID-19 Vaccination program (fully vaccinated with documented proof or approved exception/deferral).

Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

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