Agile Product Owner

Spectrum Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-demand pay

Discounts directory

Identity protection

Retirement options

Job summary

Corewell Health seeks a Product Owner to maximize value delivered by agile teams and ensure stories meet user needs and the Definition of Done. The PO owns PI planning, iteration execution, program execution, and content authority for backlogs, collaborating with Product Management, Customers, and stakeholders.

This role interacts with business leaders and IT teams to align objectives across programs and ensure scalable, cross-domain technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent with 2 years product management or multi-team ownership experience.
• Experience using lean and/or agile approaches to develop solutions.
• Ability to lead strategy and build relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with agile team(s) to create objectives for each 10-week program increment.
• Convey the vision and goals for each feature prioritized.
• Attend all regular agile ceremonies: iteration planning, demos, retrospectives, PI planning.
• Write detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, diagrams, and documentation.
• Groom backlog and prioritize work; communicate progress to leadership.
• Mentor less experienced Product Owners.

Skills

Lean/Agile methods

Strategy leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

KPI tracking

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Rally

Pivotal Tracker

Job description

Job Summary

Under minimal supervision, an effective Product Owner (PO) has a significant role in maximizing the value produced by the agile team and ensuring stories meet the user's needs and comply with the Definition of Done. The product owner is responsible for Program Increment planning, Iteration execution, program execution, participation in inspect and adapt event as well as content authority for the teams backlog. This role has significant relationships and responsibilities outside the agile team, including working with Product Management, Customers, Business Owners, and other stakeholders.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with their agile team(s) to create objectives for each 10 week program increment and be responsible for meeting those objectives with the team.
• Convey the vision and goals to their team for each new feature prioritized.
• Attend all regularly scheduled ceremonies as part of the teams Agile ceremonies, including but not limited to Iteration planning, Iteration demos, system demos, retrospectives, and program increment planning events.
• Write detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, diagrams, and other documentation to facilitate technical development.
• Responsible for the end-state product/property experiences.
• Rally cross-functional teams around business objectives and goals.
• Grooming the team backlog and prioritizing work efforts.
• Communicate status and progress externally to business and operation leadership.
• Regularly provides guidance and training to less experienced Product Owners.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or equivalent 2 years of relevant experience years of experience typically gained through; Product management or multi-team product ownership experience.
• Using lean and/or agile approaches to develop solutions.
• Leading strategy.
• Building relationships with diverse stakeholders both inside and outside of the company.
• Working with IT team(s) to deliver large, cross domain technology solutions.
• Identifying and tracking key performance indicators (KPI’s) for large projects.
• Working with software development ticketing software like JIRA, Rally, Pivotal Tracker, etc...

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent 5 years of relevant experience.
• Product Ownership 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experienced using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 5 years of relevant experience.
• Formal or informal Leadership 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in a Large organization in similar size and complexity to Spectrum Health.

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
• Primary Location SITE - Priority Health - 1239 E Beltline Ave NE - Grand Rapids
• Department Name Medical Operations Chief Medical Officer - PH Managed Benefits
• Employment Type Full time
• Shift Day (United States of America)
• Weekly Scheduled Hours 40 Hours of Work Monday to Friday Days Worked 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Weekend Frequency N/A

Equal Employment Opportunity

We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category.

We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a healthy system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency.