Medicaid Lead Spec - Product Owner - Maximus

The Product Owner is an expert in translating strategy and business needs into product features. They have expert skills with development and delivery of technical solutions, along with expert business acumen and communication skills. They lead and drive outcomes for the Medicaid Enterprise solution delivery initiatives, nurture ideas and solutions to existing customer problems, and work closely with the development team throughout the development process. The Product Owner leads and guides solution outcomes for the entire lifecycle of the initiatives (research, design, development, implementation, and validation). They drive continual process improvement activities, guide engineers and analysts, review UI/UX design, conduct solution demos, and work with project clients, internal stakeholders, leadership, and technical development teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Conduct and lead data analysis, change impact analysis, investigate issues and defects, and manage backlogs.

- Lead agile team on sprint deliverables while identifying and implementing process and efficiency improvements.

- Collaborate with other organizations, Operations, and IT.

- Lead and conduct release activities, demos, acceptance testing, etc.

- Translate business needs into epics, features, user stories, and tasks.

- Review work of other product owners providing guidance where needed.

- Produce feature and release documents for presentations.

- Provide subject matter expertise for additional areas of strategic interest.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and Manage backlogs, translate business needs into epics, features, user stories and tasks.

•Participate in review of work from other product owners to ensure consistent application of process and confirm that functionality which may impact multiple backlogs is fully captured in documentation.

• Conduct and lead data analysis, change impact analysis, investigate issues and defects.

• Lead team on sprint deliverables, identifying and implementing process and efficiency improvements.

• Lead sprint planning activities, collaborate with other organizations, Operations, and IT.

• Lead and conduct release activities, demos, acceptance testing.

• Produce feature and release documentation, documents for presentations.

• Collaborates with the management regarding progress and agile metrics. Monitors outcomes, customizes and adds metrics to continuously provide stakeholders with an updated view of the product's success. Evaluates agile metrics and discusses methodologies to deliver against outcomes. Actively anticipates future needs and utilizes product health metrics to identify improvement opportunities.

• When called upon, works with stakeholders to review releases and adjust development accordingly. Maintains a clear vision on the highest value program backlog items and works closely with the team to reprioritize when needed. Makes trade-offs and negotiates with stakeholders based on team capacity to determine the backlog.

• Provide subject matter expertise for additional areas of strategic interest.

• Participate in the creation and communication of the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Incorporate stakeholder feedback when needed and clearly articulates team backlog items and acceptance criteria to the team. Represents team in governance meetings.

• Remote position with very limited travel to various work sites. Up to 10% travel.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in related field.

- 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required.

- Equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. A degree in Business, Information Systems, Public Policy or related field is desired. Education can be substituted in lieu of the 7 years of experience

• 2+ years of experience in the Medicaid enterprise systems

• 5+ years of experience documenting business, system, and/or data requirements

• 3+ years as a Product Owner or in Product Development & Management, Project/Program Management or Strategic Consulting

• Expert interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and ability to present complex technical/analytical concepts to customer and executive audiences

• Able to work independently and provide direction to a team resulting in completion of assignments

• Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification is preferred

EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.