Sr Product Owner, Product Management and Digital Experience

About the Role

The Senior Product Owner, IT Enterprise Applications plays a crucial role in defining and driving the product roadmap, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality products that meet customer needs and business objectives. This role requires a combination of strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, in-depth understanding of the product development lifecycle, and expertise in Agile product delivery. The Senior Product Owner drives cross-functional alignment, mentors junior Product Owners, and takes ownership of complex products or portfolios, working closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion a long-term product vision and strategy aligned with organizational goals and customer needs.
• Lead discovery efforts, engaging with stakeholders, customers, and market data to understand business needs and incorporate feedback into the product roadmap.
• Own and manage large, complex product backlogs with clarity, prioritization, and alignment to business value.
• Drive strategic alignment across multiple teams and business units, ensuring successful implementation of features and enhancements.
• Facilitate roadmap planning, quarterly planning, and sprint reviews across teams; communicate the product roadmap to internal teams and stakeholders.
• Partner with development teams during sprint planning to ensure a shared understanding of requirements, translating them into detailed Epics, Features, and user stories.
• Plan, sequence, coordinate, and deliver high-impact product releases, considering dependencies and potential impacts on other teams and systems.
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and monitor product metrics for assessment, using data-driven insights to inform decisions and improve the product.
• Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable requirements.
• Communicate product updates, milestones, and changes to stakeholders, ensuring timely delivery of product releases.
• Provide thought leadership and influence across product domains, gathering and incorporating feedback from various sources.
• Lead and mentor Product Owners and other team members, supporting their growth and product mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field (or 5+ years of equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years as a Technical Product Owner in Agile Development.
• 5+ years of experience leading and managing large projects with budgets of $1M or more and stakeholder management at all levels.
• Certified Product Owner, Scale Agile Framework (SAFe), or 5+ years of related experience in an Agile environment.
• Experience with prioritization techniques such as MoSCoW, Value vs. Effort, and Kano Model.
• Demonstrated expertise in product management with a solid grasp of system documentation, including APIs, Pub/Sub architectures, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience in the dental, healthcare, or retail industry.
• Experience working with multi-state healthcare services.

Skills

• Ability to influence and drive outcomes across teams.
• Strong collaboration skills between support department teams for holistic product development.
• Knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and the competitive landscape.
• Commitment to professional development and continuous learning.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Analytical mindset for data-driven decision-making.
• Familiarity with product management tools and software.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Advanced IT background with understanding of development principles and concepts.
• Skill in transforming complex technical information into clear, concise epics, features, and user stories.
• Ability to prioritize, manage risk, and track progress effectively within a large organization.
• Contribution to go-to-market strategies and adoption planning in partnership with marketing, sales, and operations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K
• Paid time to volunteer in your local community

Pay

$117,000.00-$153,000.00 / Annually

PDS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are united in our mission to create healthier and happier team members.