Associate Consulting Manager

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner with deep product management expertise and strong domain knowledge across financial operations, payments, payroll, or accounting systems, ideally within healthcare or insurance. The role will support DDCA's Provider Strategy and Provider Experience (P360) portfolios, translating business priorities into product features, user stories, and executable delivery plans. The candidate will work closely with business executives, Product, Technology, and Engineering teams to improve provider-facing workflows, operational efficiency, and customer experience. Key Responsibilities Translate business strategy and operational needs into product roadmaps, prioritized backlogs, epics, features, and development-ready user stories. Lead product discovery, requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, and cross-functional prioritization. Drive product initiatives across payments, financial workflows, provider experience, process improvement, and automation. Partner with Engineering, UX, QA, and business stakeholders to manage delivery, acceptance testing, and release readiness. Participate in SAFe / Agile ceremonies, PI Planning, dependency resolution, and delivery coordination. Independently validate and demonstrate functionality, gather end-user feedback, and measure product performance against business outcomes. Identify opportunities for AI-enabled automation, reduced manual processing, and improved operational effectiveness. Required Qualifications 6+ years of Product Management / Product Ownership experience with strong end-to-end product lifecycle ownership. Domain experience in financial operations, payroll, accounting, payments, or related enterprise business processes. Healthcare payer, dental insurance, provider payment, claims processing, or payment integrity experience strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business objectives into clear, actionable requirements and user stories. Strong executive communication, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Experience working across complex, matrixed organizations with competing priorities and multiple dependencies. Working knowledge of SAFe / Agile, backlog management tools, acceptance criteria, and product success metrics.