Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner: Drive Policy to Backlog

Henderson Group Recruiting; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Group Recruiting seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to turn complex eligibility rules into a prioritized backlog and clear user stories. You will partner with state policy leaders and technology teams to ensure accurate, timely decisions for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment.

You will lead backlog prioritization, acceptance, and UAT coordination with state staff. You will work with Scrum teams to translate MAGI and non-MAGI rules, renewals, and verifications into epics and

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Product Owner, product manager, or business lead on government or healthcare systems.
• 3+ years hands-on with Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, or integrated eligibility systems.
• Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria and backlog management in Jira/Azure DevOps.
• Experience in Agile or Scrum environments and clear communication with technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment systems.
• Translate policy (MAGI and non-MAGI) into epics, stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead impact analysis for new federal/state requirements and convert into backlog items.
• Partner with policy and program staff to clarify rules and document decisions.
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, developers, testers, and BAs through planning and refinement.
• Accept work against criteria and support user acceptance testing with state staff.
• Coordinate dependencies with SNAP, MMIS, and managed care organizations.
• Track outcomes like processing timeliness and auto-renewal rates to guide priorities.
• Communicate progress, trade-offs, and risks to agency leadership.

Skills

Product Owner

Medicaid expertise

Agile / Scrum

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Plain-language communication

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Henderson Group Recruiting seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to turn complex eligibility rules into a prioritized backlog and clear user stories. You will partner with state policy leaders and technology teams to ensure accurate, timely decisions for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment.

You will lead backlog prioritization, acceptance, and UAT coordination with state staff. You will work with Scrum teams to translate MAGI and non-MAGI rules, renewals, and verifications into epics and