Strategic IT Product Lead: Architecture & Delivery

Humana Inc; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 126,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Technical Product Lead to drive strategy, development, and delivery of technology solutions that support business objectives.

This role connects business needs with solution architecture and development teams, owning product vision and roadmap while ensuring security, scalability, and compliance. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with product leadership, translating complex requirements into actionable user stories and acceptance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field OR equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Product Management, IT Leadership, Lead Development, Solution/Application architecture or related roles.
• Strong understanding of enterprise applications, systems integration, APIs, cloud platforms, databases, ELT and software development lifecycles.
• Experience working with Agile, Scrum, or SAFe methodologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong understanding of at least two of the following technologies: Snowflake, Databricks, RDBMS, SQL, Python

Responsibilities

• Participate in lightweight, architecture, design, and code review.
• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for assigned IT products and platforms.
• Collaborate with business leaders, users, architects, developers, and infrastructure teams to gather and prioritize requirements.
• Lead product lifecycle activities from ideation and planning through implementation and ongoing optimization.
• Translate business needs into detailed technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure solutions meet security, scalability, performance, and compliance requirements.
• Manage product backlogs and prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk, and technical dependencies.
• Drive implementation and rollout of new applications
• Serve as the escalation point for product-related issues and incidents, coordinating with business and development.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and release coordination where applicable.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders and provide regular updates on product progress and outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process improvements, and technology modernization.
• Support vendor evaluations, technology assessments, and implementation projects.

Skills

Product management

Technical leadership

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Snowflake

Databricks

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

SQL

Python

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Technical Product Lead to drive strategy, development, and delivery of technology solutions that support business objectives.

This role connects business needs with solution architecture and development teams, owning product vision and roadmap while ensuring security, scalability, and compliance. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with product leadership, translating complex requirements into actionable user stories and acceptance