Agile Product Manager – Growth Execution Elevance Health

Skills / Requirements

• Acceptance Criteria
• Agile
• AI-enabled Product Development
• Automation
• Backlog Management
• CSPO
• Digital Experience
• Digital Products
• Evaluation Frameworks
• Healthcare Data
• Mobile Apps
• Portals
• Predictive Analytics
• SAFe
• Self-service Platforms
• Sprint Planning
• User Experience
• User Stories
• Vibe Coding

Why Apply

This role is ideal for someone adept at integrating AI technologies, such as large language models and predictive analytics, into product development. Experience with Vibe coding and delivering AI-enabled solutions will be advantageous, as the company values innovation in digital health products.

What You'll Be Doing

You will manage Agile teams to deliver strategic healthcare solutions, focusing on backlog management, sprint planning, and product performance evaluation. Collaboration with stakeholders to refine product visions and secure funding for initiatives is key, alongside mentoring product managers and driving Agile practices.

Pay and Career Growth

The role offers a competitive salary range of $125,400 to $196,650, along with comprehensive benefits like a 401(k) match and stock purchase plans. Elevance Health values career growth, providing opportunities for professional development in a Fortune 25 company.

Benefits and Perks

• 401k contribution
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Dental benefits
• Disability benefits
• equity stock purchase
• financial education
• incentive programs
• Life Insurance
• Medical benefits
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Vision benefits
• Wellness Programs

Is This Role Right for You?

Original Job Description

Agile Product Manager – Growth Execution

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.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Agile Product Manager is responsible for representing the needs and desires of the stakeholder community to the team of Agile teams and will be the experts on the market and the customer. Accountable for one or more Agile teams and drives the solution concept across these multiple teams.

How you will make an impact:

Understands the customer needs and participates in validation of proposed solutions.

Collaborates to continuously develop and communicate the vision for the scrum teams and are key to efficient and effective development.

Manages the program Epic/Initiative backlog at the Agile Lean Program Level.

Partners with the stakeholders to develop the business case for Epics/features that affect the Agile Release Train (ART) or Team of Agile Teams and makes decisions regarding what epics/features the product or program will have based on the understanding of the customer needs.

Utilizes the right key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the product performance.

Supports portfolio work including budget parameters and strategic themes.

Advocates for current and future funding and drives requests for funding and secures budget for the continuous flow of value to customers.

Collaborates with the system and solution architects to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the key technical aspects to support the new business functionality.

Builds an effective product manager/product owner team for multiple trains in support of their value stream but may not necessarily report to the same organization.

Mentors Product Managers to confidently drive solutions across teams.

Drives business value delivery at the program level.

Designs and runs evaluations to assess product performance.

Applies Agile at scale.

Manages backlog management, sprint planning, and writes clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and evaluation frameworks.

Launches and scales products in complex or regulated industries.

Codes/prototypes to validate ideas and accelerate innovation

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS and minimum of 8 years experience with writing business/functional requirements and experience implementing Agile methodologies; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. SAFe (SA) certification required.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

Proven experience with SAFe (SA), CSPO or equivalent (Certified Scrum Product Owner) and/or SPO/PM (SAFE Product Owner/Product Manager) highly preferred.

Demonstrated success in leading AI-enabled product development and integrating large language models, predictive analytics, or automation into consumer or enterprise-facing solutions highly preferred.

Strong experience delivering seamless digital products (mobile apps, portals, or self-service platforms) that elevate user experience and adoption highly preferred.

Expertise with scaling Agile practices (e.g., SAFe, LeSS) across large, complex organizations while maintaining product velocity and delivery quality highly preferred.

Experience identifying and developing new product opportunities at the intersection of AI, healthcare data, and digital experience highly preferred.

Experience Vibe coding preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $125,400 to $196,650

Locations: Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey

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, paid time off, stock, 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.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (https://info.flclearinghouse.com/) .