Senior Product Owner

Humana; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Humana, Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Owner to prioritize and oversee the development team’s work, ensuring maximum value from product outcomes. You will define user stories, clarify requirements, and manage the backlog to align with the strategic vision and releases.

The role requires strong communication, risk management, and the ability to work across multiple Agile teams. Occasional travel to Humana offices may be required; remote work is supported with 40-hour weeks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years representing business or technology in technology implementations and/or product/project management.
• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, meeting facilitation, negotiation, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Critical thinker who can anticipate team needs and take initiative to present ideas, ask the right questions and deliver the highest quality work.
• Problem solver who can find viable solutions that meets business needs, absent from all ideal tools and resources.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks with concurrent deadlines.
• Self-starter who can work independently.
• Preferred knowledge in quoting, rating, and underwriting
• Certified SAFe Product Owner/ Product Manager or equivalent
• Agile /Scrum certification (Agile Practitioner, Scrum Alliance, etc.)
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Prior experience with Agile development process in story writing
• Ability to work with project stakeholders and remote teams at all levels in the organization in a collaborative, team environment
• Knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle, Waterfall, and/or Agile Development Methodologies

Responsibilities

• Interact day-to-day with the development team and Scrum Master.
• Partner with Product Manager to define and prioritize backlog based on vision/roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand end-user needs and shape requirements.
• Translate business priorities to technical team via user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Manage risks that could impact delivery success.
• Confirm product quality meets customer needs via acceptance criteria.
• Demonstrate value of product functionality and sprint outcomes.
• Support multiple Agile Delivery Teams.
• Foster relationships between business and IT to deliver high value.

Skills

Backlog management

Agile / Scrum

User story writing

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent working

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

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The Senior Product Owner is responsible for prioritizing and overseeing the development team’s work and making sure Humana derives as much value as possible from product outcomes. Focuses on the quality of product features, responsible for defining user stories, prioritizing work in the backlog, clarifying requirements, and maximizing the value delivered by their team.

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct day-to-day interaction with the development team and the scrum master.
• Partners with the Product Manager to define and prioritize product backlog based on the strategic product vision/roadmap and releases based on the evolving business needs
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand our end-user needs and pain-points to appropriately shape requirements Understand customer needs and validate solutions developed by the delivery team.
• Effectively translate business priorities to technical team members by documenting user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Proactive risk management which includes identifying, assessing and mitigating risks that could impact product delivery success
• Confirm product quality and validate it meets the customer needs based on defined acceptance criteria
• Demonstrate and communicate value of product functionality/sprint outcomes, either on an adhoc basis or during PI planning.
• Ability to support multiple Agile Delivery Teams.
• Cultivates relationships between business and IT partners to facilitate product development that provides high customer value

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Role Essentials

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 5 years or more of experience representing business or technology in technology implementations and/or product/project management experience
• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, meeting facilitation, negotiation, follow-up, and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and project management skills
• Critical thinker who can anticipate team needs and take initiative to present ideas, ask the right questions and deliver the highest quality work
• Problem solver who can find viable solutions that meets business needs, absent from all ideal tools and resources.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks with concurrent deadlines
• Self-starter who can work independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred knowledge in quoting, rating, and underwriting
• Certified SAFe® Product Owner/ Product Manager or equivalent
• Agile /Scrum certification (Agile Practitioner, Scrum Alliance, etc.)
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Prior experience with Agile development process in story writing
• Ability to work with project stakeholders and remote teams at all levels in the organization in a collaborative, team environment
• Knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle, Waterfall, and/or Agile Development Methodologies

Work at 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.

Application Deadline: 11-06-2026

About us

About Humana: 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.

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