Agile Product Owner – EDW

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

. Work with key business and IT partners to develop strategic plans for technologies impacting the company .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Agile Product Ownership, including backlog management, user story development, and stakeholder communication. Proficient in business analysis, user acceptance testing, and project management within the healthcare or insurance sectors.

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Agile Product Owner CertificationBusiness Requirements DevelopmentUser Acceptance TestingProject Management Best PracticesHealthcare or Insurance Experience

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Hard Skills

Business AnalysisUser Story DevelopmentData AnalysisRequirements TraceabilityProject CoordinationElectronic Data InterchangeAgile MethodologiesQuality Improvement PrinciplesSystems ResearchReport Generation

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft ApplicationsWindows ServerProject Management SoftwareSpreadsheet SoftwareDatabase SoftwareWord Processing Software

Certifications & Qualifications

Agile Product Owner Certification

Industry Keywords

HealthcareInsuranceAgileScrumData GovernanceQuality AssuranceStakeholder EngagementUser Acceptance Testing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with key business and IT partners to develop strategic plans for technologies impacting the company
Deliver features and provide methodology, processes, policies, practices, guidance, and tools to the organization
Plan, direct, and coordinate projects within prescribed time frames and funding parameters
Maintain accountability for the product backlog and prioritize user stories
Create, share, and decompose business features into nontechnical user stories
Partner with the Scrum Master to support the Scrum framework
Develop a deep understanding of customer and product needs
Serve as the recognized voice of the business to the team
Represent capabilities and features at the team level with project managers
Ensure traceability from requirements to features and user stories
Review test cases against user-story acceptance criteria
Reprioritize the product backlog based on customer feedback, market changes, and business priorities
Participate in backlog grooming, retrospectives, defect management, release planning, sprint planning, and daily Scrum meetings
Maintain acceptance criteria supporting business value
Create and deliver presentations
At Level 2, lead, instruct, direct, and review team members; provide performance-review input; accept user stories; assist with project support and resource planning; facilitate procedures and processes; forecast work effort; ensure service-level agreements; and mentor Agile Product Owner I employees
Participate in corporate quality and data-governance programs
Maintain a full-time work schedule and perform other assigned duties

Requirements

What you’ll need

Three years of experience in the healthcare or insurance field, emphasizing business analysis and/or computer technology, including electronic data interchange
Two years of experience communicating with diverse groups inside and outside the business
Three years of experience decomposing high-level initiative information and evaluating components to forecast required work effort
High school diploma or GED in a general field of study
Achievement of an Agile Product Owner certification within 12 months of placement
Intermediate PC proficiency
Intermediate proficiency with spreadsheet, database, project-management, and word-processing software
Advanced knowledge and experience developing business requirements, conducting user acceptance testing, and using supporting toolsets
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft applications and suites, Windows Server, and networking applications
Strong understanding of project-management and Agile best practices and quality-improvement principles
Intermediate understanding of information technology
Ability to remove barriers, maintain progress, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple priorities
Strong analytical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Ability to interact professionally with diverse groups, executives, managers, and subject-matter experts
Systems research and analysis skills
Ability to write and present business documentation
Experience working with and managing third parties
Knowledge of business-requirements development and user acceptance testing
Ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy
Analytical ability to generate reports using available data and make decisions based on reported information
Preferred: eight years of healthcare or insurance experience; five years communicating with diverse groups; three years in Agile or Scrum environments as a product owner
Preferred: bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business, or a related field
Preferred Agile Product Owner certification and advanced PC/office-equipment proficiency

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid Workability workforce strategy with flexibility in how and where employees work
Full-time employment with a minimum schedule of 40 hours per week
Health insurance products and services offered by AZ Blue