Business Product Owner - Specialty Benefits - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the capital related activities, as needed, in close partnership with the line of business product owner
• Create and maintain product backlog aligned with the product roadmap
• Conduct research and interviews to understand the business problem to be solved for backlog creation
• Ensure solutions align with Specialty Benefits’ strategic direction and driving the expected business value
• Manage demand intake, backlog prioritization, and alignment to execution
• Engage with business leaders to understand the business strategy and create the business backlog
• Provide vision and direction to the agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project
• Build knowledge on the product/ capability supported and continuously update your knowledge on the product
• Support PI Planning activities and establish product priorities for each PI
• Work closely with business teams to strategize solutions that support long term business objectives
• Work closely with developers and quality assurance analysts to ensure requirements are understood
• Act as the liaison between business and development team to bring business ideas to life
• Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends
• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Serve as the Specialty Benefits Business Product Owner with overall accountability and ownership for managing multiple business capabilities within a line of business
• Work to drive stakeholders to key decisions and communicate those decisions

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven ability to work with business leaders and enable strategy execution
• Demonstrated experience in agile delivery methods
• 8+ years of experience leading capability enablement and product development in a large-scale, highly matrixed team environment
• Demonstrated experience in verbal and written communications and presentations at the executive level
• Proven ability to lead and manage change initiatives
• Experience working with tools like AHA , Rally or Jira

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAFe , LeSS or similar frameworks
• Experience in the healthcare insurance domain

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. We all want to make a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we're presented with an opportunity to make a difference on a scale we couldn't imagine. Here, you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you'll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You'll help write the next chapter in the history of health care. And you'll find a wealth of open doors and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is your life's best work.(sm)

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.