• Serve as product ambassador internally and externally, sharing knowledge and answering questions.

• Define & communicate the overall vision, objectives, and goals of the business. Articulate the minimum viable product needs. Create, refine, socialize, and prioritize the Product backlog.

• Enable delivery of Product Backlog by presenting backlog to team; create, own, and refine well-formed user stories and artifacts that describe and detail new products, features and services based on feedback from team, create acceptance criteria with the team, and accept stories as they’re completed.

• Contribute to the maturity, performance, and growth of the Agile team.

• Work daily with scrum teams to refine, groom, and accept stories and bugs for implementation.

• Represents the team, when needed, to external stakeholders, leaders, and other teams to ensure alignment and understanding progress of the team.

• Support the Agile Program and ensure the team follows enterprise Agile standards. Provide feedback to program on enhancements for the Agile process.

• Champion change and effectively manage the implementation of new ideas.

• Identify opportunities for process optimization and redesign that will allow us to accomplish objectives more quickly and effectively.

• Work one on one with each team member to ensure their growth and accountability to the team is achieved.

• Effectively communicates relevant information to all levels of the organization.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and strategies; partner with cross-functional teams to build, prioritize and define workflows and requirements.

• Support and solicit input from team members at all levels within the organization.

• Align and motivate a team to achieve objectives; create a dynamic working environment, fostering teamwork and collaboration.

• Continually defines ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen business relationships.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience working in an Agile environment as a Product Owner.

• Experience and track record of success directing the efforts of developers as a project manager or product owner in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment.

• Ability to juggle multiple projects and tasks.

• Demonstrated knowledge of project management concepts (preferably Agile/SCRUM).

• Hands on experience in leading process improvement initiatives.

• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited institution with a preferred area of study in technology, business, project management or another associated field.

• Healthcare experience preferred.

• Experience in writing user stories that clearly describe and illustrate business requirements. Ability to translate it into technical requirements a plus.

• Experience working on Qlik Reporting tool.

• Advanced Excel skills, for example, the ability to create pivot tables, lookups, etc.

• Ability to review and create data mappings across systems.

• Understanding of application integration, a plus.

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Hiring Range*:

• Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $108,300 - $156,485

• All Other Locations (within approved locations): $95,300 - $141,780

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.