Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner - Policy to Delivery

Personnel Consulting Group; Jackson (MS); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Personnel Consulting Group is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to serve as the voice of the state and its members within the delivery team. You will convert eligibility policy into a prioritized backlog, working with state agencies, policy experts, and technology teams to build clear, usable rules and processes.

You will own the backlog for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, translate MAGI and non-MAGI rules into epics and user stories, and lead impact analyses for new

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.

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 ownership

Medicaid eligibility knowledge

Backlog management

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Outils

Jira

Azure DevOps

Description du poste

Personnel Consulting Group is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner to serve as the voice of the state and its members within the delivery team. You will convert eligibility policy into a prioritized backlog, working with state agencies, policy experts, and technology teams to build clear, usable rules and processes.

You will own the backlog for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, translate MAGI and non-MAGI rules into epics and user stories, and lead impact analyses for new