CORO Product Owner (Product Management Director)

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered.

The CORO Product Owner will become an integral part of the Elevance Health team, responsible for defining, prioritizing, and managing the development of products aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery and operations. This role requires a blend of technical savvy and business acumen to represent the needs of the stakeholders and guide the development team in delivering high-quality product increments.

How you will make an impact:

• Owns and prioritizes the product backlog to ensure that the highest value features are delivered in alignment with business goals and stakeholder needs.
• Develops, implements and maintains competitive product platform.
• Partners with Scrum Master and development team to plan sprints, ensuring clear communication of the user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Gathers and incorporates feedback from stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, business managers, and end-users to refine product features.
• Supports the development of short and long term strategic product plans in support of market, sales and profitability objectives.
• Translates business needs and customer feedback into user stories, complete with detailed acceptance criteria for the development team to implement.
• Identifies system needs to support short and long term product strategy.
• Collaborates with Program Director to ensure alignment between the product strategy and the overall organizational objectives
• Ensures quality assurance in the management and execution of User Acceptance testing to validate that products meet the necessary standards before release.
• Assists in coordinating product releases, managing any updates, and ensuring successful rollouts.
• May lead effort or manage project teams in the implementation of regional and companywide initiatives including legislative changes, network/provider changes/ medical management program and policy initiatives, etc.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• MBA preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification preferred.
• Proven experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in an agile development environment strongly preferred.
• Experience with Value Based Contracting of financial acumen strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and inspire teams and stakeholders preferred.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable steps preferred.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and frameworks like Scrum or Kanban preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $119,416 to $195,408.

Locations: Illinois, New Jersey, New York

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health 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). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the company. The company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.