Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner — Shape Policy into Backlog

SteveRecruiter, LLC; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client is a boutique consulting firm delivering strategy, process, technology, and training services to public-sector and commercial clients across the Gulf South. The Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner will turn eligibility policy into a clear backlog and work with state agencies to ensure accurate, timely decisions.

You will partner with state leaders, policy experts, and technology teams to simplify complex rules, translate them into epics and user stories, and guide an agile delivery

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.

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 Ownership experience

Medicaid eligibility knowledge

Backlog management

Agile / Scrum

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Our client is a boutique consulting firm delivering strategy, process, technology, and training services to public-sector and commercial clients across the Gulf South. The Medicaid Eligibility Product Owner will turn eligibility policy into a clear backlog and work with state agencies to ensure accurate, timely decisions.

You will partner with state leaders, policy experts, and technology teams to simplify complex rules, translate them into epics and user stories, and guide an agile delivery