Sr Technical Product Owner

About the role

The Senior Technical Product Owner manages and communicates the vision and roadmap for products to an Agile delivery team, aligned with Technology standards and strategy. This position involves moderately complex to complex issues requiring in-depth analysis of variable factors. An in-office presence of 2-3 days per week is required, based in Nashville, TN; Dallas/Frisco, TX; or Louisville, KY.

The Senior Technical Product Owner represents the voice of the customer, owns backlog prioritization, and drives value by maintaining a product backlog in collaboration with stakeholders and delivery teams. Responsibilities include shaping product direction, creating features, writing user stories, and contributing to innovation. This role influences department strategy and makes decisions on technical approaches for project components with considerable autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and prioritize the product backlog in small, valuable increments deliverable in short iterations.
• Drive business value by building and maintaining a product backlog in collaboration with stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Shape product direction, create features, write user stories, and foster innovation.
• Translate complex operational requirements into detailed specifications, user stories, and prototypes for engineering teams.
• Partner directly with engineering teams using strong technical fluency.
• Communicate with stakeholders and executives, present roadmaps, and influence cross-functional and vendor partners.
• Apply AI/LLM tools to accelerate product workflows, including story writing, backlog grooming, sprint reporting, and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of Product Management/Technical Product Owner experience, including progressive growth through Technical/QA lead roles into product ownership.
• 5+ years in the healthcare industry or similar patient-facing operational systems.
• Agile product ownership experience with a track record of sustaining high-velocity release cadences across cross-functional engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience applying AI/LLM tools to product workflows.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into actionable specifications and user stories.
• Strong technical fluency to collaborate effectively with engineering teams.
• Excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) strongly preferred.
• Experience with QA/testing methodologies (UAT, regression, automation frameworks) to guide quality standards and acceptance criteria.
• Experience working with onshore/offshore team structures.

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week).

Pay

The starting base pay range is $104,000 – $143,000 per year, based on geographic location and individual qualifications. This role is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off, including company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance.
• Additional opportunities to support whole-person well-being.

About Us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for millions of people to achieve their best health by delivering care and services when they need it.