Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner — Backlog & Policy Leader

ExcelliSearch, Inc.; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to translate policy into a prioritized backlog for the state's eligibility and enrollment system.

You will partner with state leaders and technology teams to ensure accurate, timely decisions for members. You will lead backlog refinement, write epics and user stories, and collaborate with Scrum Masters, developers, and testers throughout planning, reviews, and acceptance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Product Owner or product manager on government or healthcare systems.
• 3+ years with Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, or integrated eligibility systems.
• Knowledge of MAGI and non-MAGI rules, verifications, renewals.
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog in Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Experience in Agile or Scrum teams.
• Clear communication with technical teams and executives.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog for the state's Medicaid eligibility and enrollment system, balancing federal mandates, state policy, and member impact.
• Translate eligibility policy (MAGI and non-MAGI rules, renewals, verifications, and notices) into clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead impact analysis for new federal and state requirements, including H.R. 1 provisions such as community engagement requirements and more frequent renewals.
• Partner with state policy and program staff to clarify rules, resolve ambiguity, and document decisions.
• Work side by side with Scrum Masters, developers, testers, and business analysts through planning, refinement, reviews, and acceptance.
• Accept completed work against acceptance criteria and policy intent, and support user acceptance testing with state staff.
• Coordinate dependencies with adjacent systems and programs, such as SNAP, MMIS, and managed care organizations.
• Track product outcomes, such as processing timeliness, auto-renewal rates, and error rates, and use them to guide priorities.
• Communicate progress, trade-offs, and risks clearly to agency leadership and project stakeholders.

Skills

Product Owner

Jira

Azure DevOps

Backlog management

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Healthcare systems

Government systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to translate policy into a prioritized backlog for the state's eligibility and enrollment system.

You will partner with state leaders and technology teams to ensure accurate, timely decisions for members. You will lead backlog refinement, write epics and user stories, and collaborate with Scrum Masters, developers, and testers throughout planning, reviews, and acceptance.