Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner — Drive State Outcomes

Key People; Jackson (MS); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Key People is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to lead the state’s eligibility backlog and partner with state agencies to translate complex rules into actionable user stories. You’ll work with policy, technology teams, and vendors to ensure timely, accurate decisions for members and compliance with federal and state requirements.

You will translate MAGI and non-MAGI rules into epics and acceptance criteria, manage the backlog in Agile teams, and coordinate with related programs like

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, product manager, or business lead on government or healthcare systems.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, or integrated eligibility systems.
• Working knowledge of Medicaid eligibility rules, including MAGI and non-MAGI categories, verifications, and renewals.
• Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria and managing a backlog in Jira, Azure DevOps, or a similar tool.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum teams.
• Clear, plain-spoken communication with technical teams and agency executives alike.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Product Owner experience

Product management

Backlog management

Agile / Scrum

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Jira

Azure DevOps

Description du poste

Key People is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to lead the state’s eligibility backlog and partner with state agencies to translate complex rules into actionable user stories. You’ll work with policy, technology teams, and vendors to ensure timely, accurate decisions for members and compliance with federal and state requirements.

You will translate MAGI and non-MAGI rules into epics and acceptance criteria, manage the backlog in Agile teams, and coordinate with related programs like