• Job Description

  Req#: R0012958

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  Applicants must be eligible to begin work on the date of hire. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD will NOT sponsor applicants for work visas in this position.

  Arkansas Blue Cross is only seeking applicants for remote positions from the following states:

  Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

  Workforce Scheduling

  Job Summary

  The SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Product Manager will collaborate with teams from across the enterprise, including Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) leaders, system developers, analysts, scrum masters/team coaches, and Product Owners to manage and prioritize the Agile Release Train (ART) backlog, identify risks and dependencies, escalate impediments, and develop Epics and Features. They work closely with Business Owners to help set the priority of the development work for business and align on outcomes that deliver business value.

  Requirements

  EDUCATION

  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field. In lieu of degree minimum five (5) years' experience will be considered.

  EXPERIENCE

  Minimum three (3) years of product management experience in the health insurance industry.

  Experience with regulatory compliance in the health insurance industry.

  Experience working with customers and development teams.

  Experience with qualitative and quantitative data and insights.

  Understanding of Agile methodologies, including SAFe, or Six Sigma, or working with teams in sprints and iterations is preferred.

  ESSENTIAL SKILLS & ABILITIES

  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in presenting complex topics to co-workers and leaders.

  Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

  Independent worker who is eager to learn new skills, practices good time management, and can manage simultaneous and often changing priorities.

  Strong project management skills.

  Skills

  Responsibilities

  Bridges portfolio and strategy execution by aligning strategy to business objectives, establishes value models, creates, and communicates a compelling vision and manages flexible roadmaps, Continuously explores the context of the solution by gathering qualitative insights about the market and user preferences, incumbent must have a deep understanding of the business customers’ needs and research the market based on user requirements as not all users are the same, Leverages the Continuous Delivery pipeline to release value by collaborating throughout the value stream, ensures product completeness, enables operations, releases value on demand and meets business goals, Regularly and consistently engages directly with customers throughout the product life cycle and will be expected to adopt a customer-centric mindset, empathize with the customer, apply design thinking, and continuously involve the customer, Supports the flow of work in the ART by guiding feature creation, prioritizing features, accepting features, supporting the architectural runway, and participating in ART events

  Certifications

  Security Requirements

  This position is identified as level three (3). This position must ensure the security and confidentiality of records and information to prevent substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to any individual on whom information is maintained. The integrity of information must be maintained as outlined in the company Administrative Manual.

  Segregation of Duties

  Segregation of duties will be used to ensure that errors or irregularities are prevented or detected on a timely basis by employees in the normal course of business. This position must adhere to the segregation of duties guidelines in the Administrative Manual.

  Employment Type

  Regular

  ADA Requirements

  1.1 General Office Worker, Sedentary, Campus Travel – someone who normally works in an office setting or remotely and routinely travels for work within walking distance of location of primary work assignment.

• About the company

  Founded in 1948, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is the largest health insurer in Arkansas. Arkansas Blue Cross and its family of affiliated companies have more than 3,200 employees.

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