Product Owner

UST HealthProof, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

UST HealthProof, Inc. in Bengaluru seeks a detail-oriented Product Owner to translate business needs into clear, actionable user stories for our healthcare claims administration platform.

You will own the backlog, define epics and acceptance criteria, run grooming sessions with the Scrum team, collaborate with stakeholders, and leverage AI-enabled tools to support requirements and backlog management.

Qualifications

• Experience in product ownership for healthcare/claims platforms.
• Proven ability to write epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Strong backlog management and Agile/scrum practices.
• Ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to support requirements and backlog management.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the product backlog ensuring stories are defined, prioritized, and aligned with sprint goals.
• Write epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria that are clear, testable, and customer-focused.
• Conduct backlog grooming and sprint planning with the Scrum team; participate in daily standups and reviews.
• Ensure stories meet definition of ready and done before development and release; clarify criteria for QA.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and SMEs to refine requirements; use AI tools to support story creation and validation.
• Coordinate with UX/UI designers to ensure alignment with design and usability goals; manage interdependencies with other Product Owners.
• Communicate backlog priorities and delivery timelines to stakeholders; ensure features meet customer needs.

Skills

Backlog ownership

Agile / Scrum

User stories

Acceptance criteria

Stakeholder collaboration

Healthcare domain knowledge

AI tools usage

Job description

BASIC SUMMARY:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and execution-focused Product Owner to support the delivery of features and enhancements within our healthcare claims administration platform. This role is responsible for translating business and stakeholder needs into clear, actionable user stories and working closely with engineering teams to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. The ideal candidate brings healthcare domain knowledge, understands Agile processes, and is comfortable using AI-enabled tools to support requirements definition and backlog management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Backlog Ownership & Agile Execution
• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring stories are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with sprint goals
• Write epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria that are clear, testable, and customer- centric
• Conduct regular backlog grooming and sprint planning in collaboration with the Scrum team
• Participate in daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives as an active team member
• Ensure user stories meet the definition of ready and done before development and release
• Requirements Gathering & User Story Development
• Collaborate with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and internal teams to gather and refine product requirements
• Use AI tools (where applicable) to support the creation of epics, themes, and user stories
• Conduct gap analysis and validation of requirements to ensure completeness and feasibility
• Support refinement of use cases, workflows, and functional documentation
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Serve as the primary point of contact for development teams during sprint execution
• Partner with UX/UI designers to ensure user stories are aligned with design principles and usability goals
• Support QA teams by clarifying acceptance criteria and reviewing test cases as needed- Coordinate with other Product Owners to manage interdependencies between features
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
• Participate in stakeholder meetings to capture feature requests, enhancement ideas, and feedback
• Communicate updates to internal stakeholders on backlog priorities, delivery timelines, and sprint progress
• Help ensure features delivered meet customer needs and stakeholder expectations

Healthcare Domain Support