Agile Product Owner

Elevance Health; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking an Agile Product Owner in Norfolk, VA. The role acts as a liaison between business and IT, guiding product definition, backlog items, and stakeholder alignment.

The position requires in-office presence 3-4 days a week with flexible remote options and is supported by Elevance Health's comprehensive benefits package. Key responsibilities include backlog ownership, requirement refinement, and ensuring compliance with HITRUST & HIPAA, while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Minimum three years IT/related experience.
• Experience translating business needs into IT requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing processes and identify efficiency improvements.
• Write documentation and create process flow diagrams.
• Refine business problems with end-to-end architecture and engineering.
• Collaborate with UI/UX to demonstrate proposed resolutions.
• Define/manage tech/UI/UX debts in the backlog.
• Lead Product Customer Journey workshops and design feature workflows.
• Ensure Data Platform features meet HITRUST & HIPAA compliance.
• Guide user stories through scrum; review cases and manage defects.
• Define, measure and analyze product success metrics for leadership.
• Articulate business value via product demonstrations.

Skills

Operational analysis

Data analysis

Requirements translation

Cloud data platforms

Data transformation

Business analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Database structures

Cloud data platforms

Job description

Anticipated End Date:

2026-09-28

Position Title:

Agile Product Owner

Job Description:

Agile Product Owner

Location: Ideal candidates will be able to report to our Pulse Point location at 5800 Northampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502.

This role requires associates to be in-office 3-4 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

The Agile Product Owner is responsible for acting as liaison between business and IT departments.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Analyze existing processes and determines ways to improve efficiency.
• Write documentation and creates process flow diagrams.
• Understand/refine business problems with E2E architecture and engineering to understand the requirements for new shared platform capabilities.
• Partner with UI/UX researcher to orchestrate meaningful demos of the proposed resolution [a new exercise before road-mapping a capability].
• Take ownership of defining/managing technical/UI/UX debts within the backlog.
• Chair Product Customer Journey workshop and create workflows for the features to define scenarios and intersection points for the data analytics solutions.
• Ensure Data Platform features are compliant to HITRUST & HIPAA compliance.
• Shepherd user stories and requirements through scrum teams for implementation; accept user stories, review test cases, manage defects as needed for the team backlog.
• Define, measure, and analyze metrics that inform the success of products to Product Managers/Leadership.
• Understand and articulate the business value of new capabilities and features via formal product demonstration.
• Prepare solid product definition and all required artifacts for the scrum teams to develop a product.
• Act as a key bridge between the broader product team and the delivery team and articulate user persona, customer and market context to internal teams.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field of study.
• Three (3) years of experience in any occupation with Information Technology (IT) experience, or related.

Experience Requirements:

• Three (3) years of required Information Technology (IT), or related experience must include:
  • Two (2) years of experience in each of the following:
    • operational or data analysis;
    • database structures;
    • writing and translating requirements from business to IT;
    • managing data acquisition for cloud-based data platforms;
    • and managing data transformation for cloud-based data platforms.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $106,551 - $107,551.

Locations: Norfolk, VA

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt

Workshift:

Job Family:

BSP > Business Support

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state, and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE: Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.