Product Owner/Health & Welfare Systems - Virtual

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to increase their knowledge base and experience around digital products!

The Product and Technology team is looking for a Product Owner for Alight’s core Health & Welfare engine. The Product Owner is responsible for the end-to-end product development lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing requirements, leading development sprints, acceptance testing, and working closely with UX design, engineering, analytics, and client delivery to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Product Owner’s job also includes ensuring that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals.

A successful candidate for this role has regularly shipped consumer or enterprise software products (web, mobile), possesses a unique blend of business acumen and technical savviness; and the drive to make the product vision a reality. This person must be able to communicate with all areas of the company at all levels and can execute at both a strategic and tactical level.

Key Responsibilities

The individual will be involved in the following critical activities:

• Lead User Story development and prioritization into sprint cycles.
• Act as the Product Owner in an Agile environment.
• Partner with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and business stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and adoption of features.
• Drive product development from discovery to launch with ownership of the product development lifecycle and collaborate closely with stakeholders (scrum master, architect, engineers, design, project management office and vendor).
• Write SQL Queries
• Manage the product backlog.
• Lead and participate in scoping, requirement gathering, UI and technical solution design, implementation, and validation.

Knowledge, Education, Certification, Skills & Technical Proficiencies

• Industry certifications preferred.
• BA/BS Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information System, or related experience.

Work Experience

• Demonstrated learning in an agile environment
• Benefits, healthcare, financial or HR technology experience is a plus
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills
• 1+ years in a product management or technology role
• Familiarity with technology and ability to interact in technical discussions with IT stakeholders

Work Environment

In terms of cultural fit, the successful candidate will be self-motivated and energized by working amongst a group of thoughtful, smart, fast-paced and successful colleagues. He or she will enjoy being a part of an organization focused on excellence and will be a naturally collaborative individual who enjoys interacting with individuals at all levels. Additionally, he or she will be a strong team player with a proactive approach and the ability to take initiative with discretion and judgment.

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s expertise in human insights and cloud technology, gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Alight believes diversity should be visible, valued, and sustained throughout the organization. And we’re committed to enabling an inclusive culture of belonging that engages all colleagues and grows the diversity of our talent to proudly represent the clients and communities we serve.

As an affirmative action employer, we adhere to the principles of equal employment opportunity in the workplace as defined in our diversity policy statement.

Diversity Policy Statement

Alight does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, gender, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight takes into consideration a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography when determining an offer for a successful employment candidate, and Alight does so on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Therefore, an offer may fall anywhere between the estimated minimum base salary for this role of $76,000.00/year (for full time employees) and the estimated maximum base salary for this role of $132,400.00/year (for full time employees). In addition to a base salary, this position may be eligible for a bonus and/or other incentive plans. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://careers.alight.com/us/en/alight-us-benefits-2023

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.