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Job Title: Product Owner
Location: Remote
Contract Duration: 12-14 Months
Domain: Healthcare Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Policy Management
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and execution-focused Product Owner to support the delivery of strategic Healthcare Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) initiatives. This role is ideal for a professional who excels at translating complex business requirements, regulatory mandates, and product strategies into actionable development deliverables within an Agile environment.
As a key member of the product team, you will partner closely with the Senior Product Manager, engineering teams, UX designers, and business stakeholders to drive feature development, backlog management, and sprint execution. You will serve as the bridge between business objectives and technical implementation, ensuring that healthcare compliance and governance solutions are delivered efficiently and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Product Backlog Management
Translate product strategy, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder needs into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.
Own and continuously refine the product backlog to ensure development teams have well-defined, prioritized work items.
Develop process workflows, user journeys, and business requirements to support GRC and policy management solutions.
Prioritize features and enhancements based on business value, regulatory impact, and technical feasibility.
Agile Delivery & Sprint Execution
Act as the primary day-to-day liaison for engineering teams, providing timely functional guidance and requirement clarification.
Lead backlog refinement sessions and actively participate in sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Resolve ambiguities, define business rules, and make tactical decisions to maintain delivery momentum.
Ensure features are development-ready and align with sprint objectives.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate with Senior Product Managers, UX designers, architects, compliance leaders, and subject matter experts to align feature delivery with strategic goals.
Review product designs, prototypes, and technical solutions to ensure completeness and scalability.
Identify and communicate dependencies, risks, blockers, and scope changes across stakeholders.
Support release planning and implementation activities.
Quality Assurance & Product Validation
Validate completed functionality against acceptance criteria and business requirements.
Partner with QA teams to ensure test coverage and successful feature delivery.
Monitor sprint outcomes and product performance to drive continuous improvement.
Help ensure compliance with healthcare governance, risk management, and regulatory standards.
Experience
Required Qualifications
3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Analyst, Agile Business Analyst, or Technical Product Manager.
Proven experience delivering software products within Agile/Scrum environments.
Experience managing product backlogs, sprint planning activities, and stakeholder communications.
Agile & Product Management Expertise
Strong experience writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and managing requirements using Agile best practices.
Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Aha!, Azure DevOps, or similar product management platforms.
Familiarity with Agile ceremonies, sprint execution, and release management processes.
Technical & UX Acumen
Ability to interpret wireframes, UX designs, process flows, and technical architecture documentation.
Experience Converting Business Requirements Into Developer-ready Specifications.
Hands-on exposure to UX prototyping, wireframing, and workflow validation.
Communication & Collaboration
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively communicate with business stakeholders, healthcare SMEs, and technical teams.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with Healthcare Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) platforms and regulatory compliance solutions.
Knowledge of healthcare policy management, accreditation standards, and compliance workflows.
Experience in B2B SaaS product environments.
Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or equivalent Agile certification.
Experience with HRIS and enterprise platform integrations such as Workday, Oracle HCM, or UKG.
Familiarity with healthcare accreditation and regulatory frameworks including CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), and DNV.
Desired Skills
Product Ownership
Agile/Scrum Methodologies
Backlog Management
User Story Development
Requirements Gathering
Healthcare Compliance
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Policy Management
Jira / Aha! / Azure DevOps
UX Prototyping & Wireframing
Stakeholder Management
Sprint Planning & Execution
Location: Remote
Contract Duration: 12-14 Months
Domain: Healthcare Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Policy Management
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and execution-focused Product Owner to support the delivery of strategic Healthcare Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) initiatives. This role is ideal for a professional who excels at translating complex business requirements, regulatory mandates, and product strategies into actionable development deliverables within an Agile environment.
As a key member of the product team, you will partner closely with the Senior Product Manager, engineering teams, UX designers, and business stakeholders to drive feature development, backlog management, and sprint execution. You will serve as the bridge between business objectives and technical implementation, ensuring that healthcare compliance and governance solutions are delivered efficiently and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Product Backlog Management
Translate product strategy, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder needs into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.
Own and continuously refine the product backlog to ensure development teams have well-defined, prioritized work items.
Develop process workflows, user journeys, and business requirements to support GRC and policy management solutions.
Prioritize features and enhancements based on business value, regulatory impact, and technical feasibility.
Agile Delivery & Sprint Execution
Act as the primary day-to-day liaison for engineering teams, providing timely functional guidance and requirement clarification.
Lead backlog refinement sessions and actively participate in sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Resolve ambiguities, define business rules, and make tactical decisions to maintain delivery momentum.
Ensure features are development-ready and align with sprint objectives.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate with Senior Product Managers, UX designers, architects, compliance leaders, and subject matter experts to align feature delivery with strategic goals.
Review product designs, prototypes, and technical solutions to ensure completeness and scalability.
Identify and communicate dependencies, risks, blockers, and scope changes across stakeholders.
Support release planning and implementation activities.
Quality Assurance & Product Validation
Validate completed functionality against acceptance criteria and business requirements.
Partner with QA teams to ensure test coverage and successful feature delivery.
Monitor sprint outcomes and product performance to drive continuous improvement.
Help ensure compliance with healthcare governance, risk management, and regulatory standards.
Experience
Required Qualifications
3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Analyst, Agile Business Analyst, or Technical Product Manager.
Proven experience delivering software products within Agile/Scrum environments.
Experience managing product backlogs, sprint planning activities, and stakeholder communications.
Agile & Product Management Expertise
Strong experience writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and managing requirements using Agile best practices.
Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Aha!, Azure DevOps, or similar product management platforms.
Familiarity with Agile ceremonies, sprint execution, and release management processes.
Technical & UX Acumen
Ability to interpret wireframes, UX designs, process flows, and technical architecture documentation.
Experience Converting Business Requirements Into Developer-ready Specifications.
Hands-on exposure to UX prototyping, wireframing, and workflow validation.
Communication & Collaboration
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively communicate with business stakeholders, healthcare SMEs, and technical teams.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with Healthcare Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) platforms and regulatory compliance solutions.
Knowledge of healthcare policy management, accreditation standards, and compliance workflows.
Experience in B2B SaaS product environments.
Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or equivalent Agile certification.
Experience with HRIS and enterprise platform integrations such as Workday, Oracle HCM, or UKG.
Familiarity with healthcare accreditation and regulatory frameworks including CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), and DNV.
Desired Skills
Product Ownership
Agile/Scrum Methodologies
Backlog Management
User Story Development
Requirements Gathering
Healthcare Compliance
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Policy Management
Jira / Aha! / Azure DevOps
UX Prototyping & Wireframing
Stakeholder Management
Sprint Planning & Execution
