Agile Product Owner

Vizient, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 68,500 - 116,300; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a product owner to support ambulatory healthcare products within the Clinical Practice Solutions Center. You will define requirements, prioritize enhancements, and deliver capabilities that improve client outcomes in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You will participate in Agile ceremonies, maintain backlogs, translate business needs into user stories, and coordinate UAT with clients and stakeholders to ensure successful releases.

Qualifications

• Degree preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant experience required.
• 3-5 years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or a related role preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and product management tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer-centric mindset with experience developing user personas, user journeys, and use cases.
• Experience creating, interpreting, and utilizing dashboards, metrics, and performance data.
• Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to lead Agile ceremonies and stakeholder discussions.
• Strong documentation skills, including user stories, release notes, process flows, and functional requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development, enhancement, and lifecycle of ambulatory healthcare products with guidance.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Prioritize and maintain product backlogs based on client feedback, business priorities, and organizational goals.
• Gather, analyze, and document business and user requirements through stakeholder interviews, user personas, user journeys, and use cases.
• Define minimum viable product features and translate business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Perform user acceptance testing (UAT) and coordinate testing activities with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product communication, documentation, release readiness, and issue resolution.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

User personas / journeys

Dashboard / metrics analysis

Agile facilitation

Documentation

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Summary

In this role, you will support the development and management of ambulatory healthcare products for the Clinical Practice Solutions Center (CPSC). You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders to define product requirements, prioritize enhancements, and deliver product capabilities that improve client outcomes. You will participate in Agile development processes, contribute to product strategy, and help ensure product releases align with business objectives and user needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development, enhancement, and lifecycle of assigned ambulatory healthcare products with guidance.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Prioritize and maintain product backlogs based on client feedback, business priorities, and organizational goals.
• Gather, analyze, and document business and user requirements through stakeholder interviews, user personas, user journeys, and use cases.
• Define minimum viable product features and translate business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Perform user acceptance testing (UAT) and coordinate testing activities with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product communication, documentation, release readiness, and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 2 or more years of relevant experience required.
• 3-5 years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or a related role preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and product management tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer-centric mindset with experience developing user personas, user journeys, and use cases.
• Experience creating, interpreting, and utilizing dashboards, metrics, and performance data.
• Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to lead Agile ceremonies and stakeholder discussions.
• Strong documentation skills, including user stories, release notes, process flows, and functional requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Estimated Hiring Range

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $68,500.00 to $116,300.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.