Description
:JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking an experienced Sr Technical Product Owner/Manager to lead the technical delivery and stewardship of keydata platforms.Highmark/enGenisembarkingonrebuilding our data ecosystem with a modern hybrid iceberg data lakehouseat our core.
To deliver this foundation, this role will be responsible for how data is globally registration, accessed, and delivered through a “Unified Access Tier”/ Semantic Layer for both humans, automation, and AI systems.
In this role, you will be accountable for delivering the Unified Access Tier while continuing to engage in emergent areas of growth and innovation.Youwillunderstandtheinterdependenciesofmost all data and AI platformsandwillbeabletomaketrade-offs between speed, delivery, and excellence.
You know that change does not happen without establishing key partnerships across technology teams you work directly with, maintaining trust and gaining commitment with engineering teams, and aligning all the work with key business stakeholders.
You will clearly translate the value of every engineering activity into business value.
On a daily basis, youwill oversee priority, scope and validation of work that is required to deliver as a core foundational capability.These responsibilities require a deep technicalunderstanding of data access,enrichment, catalog, and integration.
You must be well versed inemerging best practices and data architecture patterns for modernizing with Iceberg format.
You are a key strategic enabler, able to consistently deliver confident recommendations and tradeoffs to non-technical audiences, as well as the ability to articulatebusiness strategies and operating models that unlock improved customer experiences and outcomes.
To build trust and momentum, you will maintain transparency and alignment with cross functional leaders, managestakeholder involvement, and support the engineering teams, products, and customers consuming your platforms at a global scale.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Empower teams to manage their work by setting clear priorities and scope from the team backlog.Make trade-offs and negotiate with stakeholders (e.g. Product Management, Program Management, business leaders, etc.) based on team capacity to determine the backlog.Develop and maintain product delivery roadmap
Collaborate with stakeholders such as external clients, product management, portfolio leaders, and others in the creation and communication of the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
Represent the product in mid-level governance meetings.
Track and provide status to leadership.
Effectively navigate both Product Management and Product Ownership roles, collaborating with external customers and the internal product team.
Utilize market trends and customer feedback provided by stakeholders to identify opportunities for product enhancements.
Act as the voice of the user, understanding their needs and challenges to drive the iteration of existing product features in collaboration with UX.
Drive the product development process, from concept to launch, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
End to end ownership over the delivery of new features and improvements to existing features.Key player in solution estimation
Servant-Leader for a cross functional team or teams with a portfolio of several products.
Ability to work with agile program and team metrics.Empower team to manage their work by setting clear priorities and scope from the team backlog,
Accountable for technology product value; comprehends and consults with business regarding their value realization
Province guidance and mentorship to Product Owners
Incorporate stakeholder feedback when needed and clearly articulate team backlog items and acceptance criteria to the team.
Communicate product updates, progress, and challenges to executive leadership and other relevant stakeholders.
Prioritize and own the team backlog of the work to be performed.This includes ensuring that the backlog remains sufficient to support optimal team allocation for multiple (3+) Sprints.Proactively identify new initiatives/themes working with clients and product management.Fully own resolution to backlog challenges including size (to support multiple Sprints), business priority alignment, and timely dispute resolution.
Clearly communicate business friendly release notes with operational Impacts and product issues to business stakeholders
Accepts stories as “done” from the team, ensuring that the stories have been developed, tested, and meet the defined acceptance criteria.
Responsible for accuracy of team data representing targeted outcomes; OKRs and KPI’s.
Monitors and adds metrics to continuously provide stakeholders with an updated view of the product's success.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or similar discipline
Substitutions
None
Preferred
None
EXPERIENCE
Required
5 years of Product Ownership, Strategic Consulting or Design Thinking OR Product Development & Management, Project/Program Management
Preferred
2-5 years of Enterprise level experience with Semantic Layers.
An ideal candidate will have experience with Starburst or Dremio.
2-5 years of data architecture experience including end-to-end data governance.
You will be able to articulate all the components and what a pragmatic approach to modernizing would look like for each of them.
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
None
Preferred
Agile certification from a known vendor (Scrum.org, SAFe, Scrum Alliance, etc.), PMP, or similarrelevantcertifications,exhibitingcontinuouslearningandimprovement.
SKILLS
Demonstrated ability to work with external clients/ foster positive relationships and outcomes
The ability to consult with the technical team to translate business requirements into technical stories.
Agile methodology and software development
Prioritization, Consultation, negotiation, and collaboration
A keen understanding of the depth and breadth of business applications (upstream and downstream) and to think more broadly.
Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; excellent interpersonal skills;
Cross-functional team collaboration and adaptable to change
Strong understanding of the healthcare industry
Exposure to supporting multiple products (within the same product area)
Languages (Other than English)
None
Travel Required
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office Based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Occasionally
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Rarely
Physical work site required
No
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Never
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Never
Pay Range Minimum:
$92,300.00Pay Range Maximum:
$172,500.00Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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