Product & Engineering Leader: Strategy to Delivery

CareFirst, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); Remote; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

CareFirst, Inc. is seeking a Product & Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team, align product strategy with engineering execution, and ensure quality, security, and maintainability.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, architecture, and operations to deliver customer-focused capabilities and sustainable technology solutions. The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, delivery excellence, and talent development, with responsibility for portfolio outcomes and deployment

Qualifications

• Strong product thinking and ability to connect customer and business needs to roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Strong engineering judgment to challenge technical approaches, quality practices, architecture decisions, and tech risks.
• Ability to balance near-term value with long-term engineering sustainability.
• Ability to translate complex tech issues into clear business impacts and guide decisions.
• Proven coaching and talent development across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Define product direction, outcomes, and roadmaps; oversee backlog prioritization and alignment of stakeholders.
• Provide accountability for technical direction, engineering quality, architecture alignment, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Connect product priorities to engineering capacity and execution; manage dependencies and delivery risks.
• Lead, coach, develop, and manage Product and Engineering professionals; establish performance expectations and talent plans.
• Support planning, forecasting, resource allocation, vendor performance across the portfolio.

Skills

Product leadership

Engineering leadership

Backlog prioritization

Stakeholder alignment

Talent development

Delivery execution

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

4 years relevant work experience in lieu of degree

Job description

CareFirst, Inc. is seeking a Product & Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team, align product strategy with engineering execution, and ensure quality, security, and maintainability.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, architecture, and operations to deliver customer-focused capabilities and sustainable technology solutions. The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, delivery excellence, and talent development, with responsibility for portfolio outcomes and deployment