Leader, Product Owner - Core Platform

Over 35 years strong and fueled by 1,700 smart, passionate employees across New York state and Vermont, MVP is full of opportunities to grow. We are a nationally recognized, award-winning leader for a reason. The beating heart of our company is a wide range of employees from a diverse set of backgrounds-tech people, numbers people, even people people-working together to make health insurance better. If you are ready to join a thriving, mission-driven company where you can create your own opportunities and make a positive difference-it's time to make a healthy career move to MVP!
Full-Time, Exempt
The Leader, Product Owner, Core Products, is a critical role responsible for maximizing the value of MVP's Digital investments by creating agile development plans that focus on delivering the highest value work in the shortest possible time with the least amount of effort. The specific focus of this position is on development of products that maximize the efficiency of MVP's core claims adjudication and care management systems. The success of this role depends on the ability to foster high levels of collaboration, the ability to negotiate requirements with stakeholders, and the ability to lead colleagues through the process of decomposing projects into actionable features and stories.
Specifically, the Leader manages scrum team members including software and quality engineers. The Leader is responsible for creating and managing the backlog to coordinate consistent releases and maintain up-to-date prioritized execution plans that inform road maps. This may include management of external scrum teams.
The Leader is responsible for balancing the need to architect new solutions in a manner that maximizes the long-term viability of the work, while also recognizing the need to execute and maximize ROI. To that end, the Leader must be adept at communicating not only with scrum-team members, but also with constituents across the organization.
The Leader will manage software engineers and quality engineers as part of her or his role. He or she will be responsible for developing the team's capabilities so that its members become more adept at executing on complex software development projects.

• Collaborate with product/platform managers, architects, and business stakeholders to translate long-term product vision into actionable delivery plans.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to refine and prioritize features and stories.
• Ensure communication of sprint plans and release plans to broader audiences.
• Manage the work performed by development teams to ensure quality and timeliness of their work.
• Develop and mentor software and quality engineers to advance their skills across domains relevant to MVP.
• Drive and maintain uncompromised product quality standards.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's degree in information technology or computer science preferred; but not necessary if candidate has substantial work experience in IT, software development, informatics, or health insurance.
Minimum Experience:
5 years of software development, product or project management experience in a technology development environment. Experience managing personnel in that environment is useful.
Required Skills:
Office 365, basic programming, agile software development, project management.
About MVP
MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health insurer caring for members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of our members and the communities we serve, MVP makes health insurance more convenient, more supportive, and more personal. We are powered by the ideas and energy of more than 1,700 diverse employees from all backgrounds, committed to having a positive impact on the health and wellness of everyone we serve.
At MVP, we are committed to providing competitive employee compensation and benefits packages. The base pay range provided for this role reflects our good faith compensation estimate at the time of posting. Specific employment offers and associated compensation will be made individually based on several factors, including but not limited to geographic location; relevant experience, education, and training; and the nature of and demand for the role.
In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Considerable paid time away from work including PTO (Paid Time Off), sick time, service time off, paid holidays, and floating holidays, allowing you to take time off when it suits you best.
• Competitive 401(k) employer matching and profit-sharing program to help you save for your retirement.
• Low premium health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage to support your well-being and that of your family.
• Life insurance and disability coverage to ensure financial security for you and your dependents.
• An array of optional benefit plans such as accident insurance and specified disease coverage to protect you from the unexpected.
• Full tuition reimbursement (up to the IRS limit) for approved courses and programs that support continuous learning.
• A best-in-class employee Well-Being program to support all dimensions of your health and wellness.

MVP Health Care analyzes the latest market data to determine employee compensation. Compensation figures listed in a job posting are subject to change as new market data becomes available. The salary range, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. MVP Health Care reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. More detailed information about totalcompensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
MVP Health Care is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis, e.g., Pay Transparency (PDF), and the Know your Rights protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Any person with a disability needing special accommodations to the application process, please contact Human Resources at hr@mvphealthcare.com
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Other details

• Job Family Information Technology & Transformation Services
• Pay Type Salary
• Min Hiring Rate $98,631.00
• Max Hiring Rate $168,038.00

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