Job#: 3035014 Job Description: Product Owner - Insurance Products & Benefits ART
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking a contract Product Owner to lead a cross-functional Agile team. This role is focused on building and enhancing a modern data lake using Databricks to support insurance product and benefits capabilities. The position will bridge business needs, end-user insights, and technical execution to deliver scalable, high-quality data products.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the Product Owner for an Agile team focused on Databricks, operating within an Insurance Products & Benefits ART.
- Own, define, prioritize, and manage the product backlog to align with business objectives and the overall roadmap.
- Translate business requirements into clear, actionable user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
- Work cross-functionally with architects and engineers on data lake design, ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers.
- Lead Agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, data engineering, and platform teams.
- Monitor and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies across the ART.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve data usability, accessibility, and product capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Product Owner experience in an Agile environment, ideally SAFe.
- Experience supporting data platforms or data lake initiatives.
- Hands-on exposure to Databricks or similar technologies.
- Experience in the healthcare or insurance domain, preferably related to benefits or payer systems.
- Demonstrated skills in backlog management and writing user stories.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with both business and engineering teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure.
- Familiarity with data pipelines, data engineering concepts, ETL/ELT, and data modeling.
- Experience supporting analytics or reporting use cases.
- Background in Medicare or Medicaid systems.
- SAFe PO/PM certification or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).
- Experience with Jira Align and Azure DevOps.
Compensation & Benefits
The anticipated pay range for this position is $40.00/hr to $46.00/hr.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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