Assistant IT Product Manager

Assistant It Product Manager

This position is for an Assistant IT Product Manager working in healthcare billing for a large insurance provider in the claims portfolio. The Assistant IT Product Manager will be responsible for assisting the IT Product Manager with lifecycle management of an IT product (application family); triaging inbound requests for the product manager (i.e., bug fixes or new projects); acting as a proxy for the IT Product Manager to interact with project teams and assisting the IT Product Manager with the tactical activities related to product management.

Required Skills:

• Bachelors Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience.
• Experience in application development platforms and/or languages.
• Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process.
• Experience in integration technologies.
• Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development.
• Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture.
• Ability to tie together solutions across systems.
• Application domain knowledge.
• Program and/or product management.
• Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools.
• Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner.
• Ability to prioritize sprint backlog.
• Ability to influence resources.
• Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions.
• Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues.
• Adaptability and/or ability to manage change.
• Creative thinking.
• Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people.
• Problem solving / analytical thinking.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Good communication skills both oral / written.

Job Duties:

• Drive projects from inception to implementation in the claims portfolio.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience.
• Experience in application development platforms and/or languages.
• Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process.
• Experience in integration technologies.
• Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development.
• Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture.
• Ability to tie together solutions across systems.
• Application domain knowledge.
• Program and/or product management.
• Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools.
• Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner.
• Ability to prioritize sprint backlog.
• Ability to influence resources.
• Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions.
• Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues.
• Adaptability and/or ability to manage change.
• Creative thinking.
• Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people.
• Problem solving / analytical thinking.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Good communication skills both oral / written.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Information Technology.
• Some experience in Development Team leadership / management.
• Preferably, some experience in claims adjudication is a plus but not a must.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced team environment; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Good conceptual and creative thinking skills.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks concurrently and independently manage time.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking.
• Strong oral/written communication skills with solid interpersonal skills.
• Creative out of the box thinking for finding solutions to problems.