Senior Product Owner

Humana Inc; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Owner to articulate the product vision and roadmap to an Agile delivery team, define user stories, and prioritize the backlog.

You will liaison with stakeholders to ensure the right product is built on time and within budget, reporting to the Director, Network Operations in a remote role. The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 3+ years in product ownership or project management, and strong Agile experience (Scrum, SAFe).

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical experience, product ownership, or project management experience.
• Experience working in Agile environments, including Scrum, SAFe, Agile Release Trains, backlog management, and iterative delivery.
• Experience supporting digital tools, customer service platforms, operational workflows, or associate-facing technology solutions preferred.
• Ability to balance strategic roadmap priorities with tactical delivery needs, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Convey product vision and roadmap to an Agile delivery team.
• Define user stories and prioritize the product backlog.
• Liaise with stakeholders and development team to ensure correct prioritization, within budget and deadline.
• Serve as primary contact for information, work prioritization, and decision-making.

Skills

Agile Experience

Backlog Management

Stakeholder Liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Become a part of our caring community The Senior Product Owner is responsible for conveying product vision and roadmap to an Agile delivery team by defining user stories and prioritizing product backlog. The Senior Product Owner work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. The Senior Product Owner maximizes value of product created by Agile team. Liaises with stakeholders and the development team ensuring the right product is being built, in the right order, within budget and by the deadline. Serves as the Agile team's primary contact for information, work prioritization, and decision-making. This is a remote position and you will report to the Director, Network Operations. This position is created specifically to assist with Humana's efforts to secure and, if awarded, transition into a new business opportunity. Please note that continued employment in this role is expressly contingent upon Humana's receipt of the business opportunity and a satisfactory transition into the work. In the event Humana does not pursue the opportunity or determines that a timely and satisfactory transition cannot be achieved, employment may be subject to termination.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent
• 3+ years of technical experience, product ownership, or project management experience
• Experience working in Agile environments, including Scrum, SAFe, Agile Release Trains, backlog management, and iterative delivery.
• Experience supporting digital tools, customer service platforms, operational workflows, or associate-facing technology solutions preferred.
• Ability to balance strategic roadmap priorities with tactical delivery needs, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs.

Our Department of Defense Contract requires U.S. citizenship for this positionSuccessfully receive approval for government security clearance (Via National Background Investigation Services NBIS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/ Product Manager (if you do not already have certification, it may be required once you start)

Work from Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel

While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. $94,900 - $130,500 per year This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.