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About Sellers Dorsey

Sellers Dorsey is a healthcare impact strategy firm focused on improving care access, quality, and outcomes for our nation’s most vulnerable populations. We work with providers, managed care organizations, state entities, and others, to design, implement, fund, and optimize sustainable programs that deliver maximum impact to underserved communities. Built on decades of experience in Medicaid, our team includes former state Medicaid directors, healthcare policy experts, health plan execs, and hospital leaders who know how to navigate the complexities of the system and find creative, impactful solutions that drive the greatest impact for the individuals and communities that need it most.

About the Role

Sellers Dorsey is seeking a Product Owner who will drive backlog management, sprint ceremonies, and requirements definition for an assigned engineering squad within Product & Technology, translating stakeholder requests into a clear, prioritized backlog. As the Product Owner, you will also flex to support other Product & Technology squads as capacity needs arise. Success is measured by backlog health, sprint predictability, and stakeholder satisfaction with delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Backlog and Task Management:

• Own and prioritize the squad backlog, translating stakeholder requests and priorities into clear, actionable tickets.

• Maintain backlog health, including refinement, sequencing, and dependency tracking.

• Assess the technical soundness and quality of backlog items to ensure delivered work meets production-grade standards.

Sprint Ceremonies:

• Plan and lead stand-ups, refinements, retrospectives and planning sessions for the squad.

• Represent the squad in the cross-squad Scrum of Scrums, surfacing dependencies and coordination needs.

• Track progress and communicate status, risks, and blockers to stakeholders and the squad's tech lead.

• Track and report agile delivery metrics, such as velocity, throughput, and backlog health trends, to inform prioritization and surface process improvements.

• Drive follow-through on retrospective action items to improve squad delivery over time.

Stakeholder Coordination and Requirements:

• Gather and document requirements from internal and external/client stakeholders.

• Partner with the assigned squad tech lead to align backlog priorities.

• Communicate delivery timelines and trade-offs to internal stakeholders

Cross-Squad Support and Release Readiness:

• Flex to support other Product & Technology squads during peak demand or staffing gaps.

• Coordinate user acceptance testing and validate completed work against acceptance criteria before release.

• Monitor delivery quality and escalate risks tied to scope, timeline, or shifting squad priorities

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or any related field.

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile/Scrum certification.

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Business Analyst in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Demonstrated experience managing a backlog for technical or data-oriented work.

• Experience translating stakeholder or technical requirements into structured, prioritized backlog items.

• Experience in healthcare, Medicaid, or another regulated industry preferred.

• Experience supporting multiple concurrent squads or product teams preferred.

Critical Professional related Technical Skills

• Agile project management tooling.

• Documentation and collaboration tools, such as Microsoft 365.

• Working familiarity with data pipeline and ETL concepts sufficient to structure technical backlog items.

• Working knowledge of relational database schemas and the ability to write and interpret SQL queries to validate data, investigate issues, and inform backlog decisions.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Sellers Dorsey does not sponsor employment visas at this time. Employment with Sellers Dorsey is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated salary range for candidates is $95,800/year in our lowest geographic market range to up to $130,000/year. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type of years and experience within the industry, the candidate’s education, and the candidate’s market location. Typically, candidates are not hired near the top of the range and compensation decisions are made based upon Sellers Dorsey’s Total Compensation Policies & Guidelines. The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in our annual Corporate Incentive Plan (CIP) that can range to up to 9% of annual salary.

Provided they meet all eligibility requirements under the applicable plan documents, the successful candidate (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to enroll in group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, and vision and for insurance plans offering short term disability, long term disability, and basic life. Employees are also able to enroll in Sellers Dorsey’s 401k plan provided they meet plan requirements. Sellers Dorsey offers a Flexible Time Off that allows employees to use what they need. Additionally, we offer 16 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, paid time off for qualifying medical leave, and up to 12 weeks of combined paid parental and bonding leave. The foregoing benefits and paid time off, including an employee’s eligibility therefore, will be controlled by applicable plan documents and Sellers Dorsey policy.

This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

Sellers Dorsey is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Sellers Dorsey maintains a Drug-Free workplace.

Originally posted on Himalayas

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the delivery and evolution of our enterprise Customer Master Data Management (MDM) platform. This role will partner closely with business stakeholders, data governance teams and development teams to define product strategy, manage the product backlog, and maximize business value across Informatica MDM initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain a transparent product backlog, re-evaluate customer Master Data and process needs and continually balance priorities of the product across maintenance and strategic initiatives
• Review product features as they are developed, providing feedback and guidance.
• Participate as a member of the Agile Team, attend Scrum Events, and is responsible for defining epics and stories including Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done
• Interacts with a diverse set of stakeholders, including Senior Management, business and technology teams, customers, suppliers, and external partners
• Represent the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlog and work directly with delivery teams as the voice of the customer
• Drive cohesion across the team but focus efforts on the desired features, while ensuring that each team member is able to contribute to the product’s goals
• Provide clear direction and flexibility when priorities change based on user needs and requirements
• Participate in Agile SDLC activities, including planning, refinement, stand-ups and retrospectives. Provide support to manage iteration planning and refinement of user stories. Spotlight inter-dependencies among cross-product development teams to ensure seamless delivery
• Collaborate with other POs, and Product Executives to ensure the vision of the product is being met and that the product backlog is aligned with the program backlog
• Coordinate closely with the Product Executive to ensure alignment with the Outcome Based Product Roadmap and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
• Serve as a thought leader for a specific business and technology team and assists other leaders with the delegation of work assignments
• Embody the Scrum Values: Openness, Respect, Courage, Commitment and Focus
• Be “The Ideal Team Member” – Hungry, Humble, and Smart.

Qualifications:

• Experience with one of the following, Informatica MDM Hub, including landing, staging, base objects, hierarchy management, and downstream publishing.
• Experience in Hub/Console, Java, Active VOS, Provisioning
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field, or equivalent, relevant work experience required.
• 6 or more years’ experience as a Product Owner with Agile facilitation background, working in an agile environment (e.g. user stories, iterative development, scrum teams, sprints, personas)
• Good to have, knowledge of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) and cloud-based data management solutions.
• Good to have understanding of match and merge processes, including survivorship rules, trust scores, fuzzy matching, and golden record creation.
  Experience with Informatica Data Quality (IDQ) and/or Cloud Data Quality (CDQ).
  Knowledge of real-time and batch integration patterns, SIF APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and messaging technologies.
• Advanced Agile/ Scrum development background
• Familiarity in working in a SaaS environment
• PSM/PSPO OR SAFe POPM certifications preferred

Originally posted on Himalayas

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

Section 1: Position Summary

As a Product Owner at Ascensus, you will be responsible for the roadmap and execution to carry out the vision for the assigned Program (Retirement and Government Savings). The Product Owner is a member of an Agile team responsible for defining Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog so as to streamline the execution of program priorities, while maintaining conceptual and technical integrity of the Features or components the team is responsible for. In addition, the ability to build relationships, influence and be a driver of execution in a fast-paced environment is critical to this role.

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains the Scrum Team Roadmap.
• Prioritizes and sequences the Backlog according to business value or ROI.
• Conveys the Vision and Goals at the beginning of every Release and Sprint.
• Represents the customer, interfaces and engages the customer.
• Collaborating with a Scrum team on new Feature development, requests including building and maintaining a Product backlog, contributing to/reviewing/approving user stories, sprint support, and UAT testing.
• Where appropriate, works closely with BAs and Technology to create Behaviors Driven Development (BDD) stories. Assists with the elaboration of Epics, Themes and Features into user stories that are granular enough to be achieved in a single sprint.
• Participates in the daily Scrums, Sprint Planning Meetings, Release Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Inspects the product progress at the end of every Sprint and has complete authority to accept or reject work done. If necessary assess and change the course of the project at the end of every Sprint as needed.
• Maintains relationships with the business and the client to understand the current and changing needs.
• Actively involved in Organizational readiness activities.
• Primary point person internally and externally for the team for updates and feedback.
• Identify and maintain the KPIs need to support the team and assigned product.
• Establish annual goals, objectives and outcomes for product(s); Track and monitor key performance indicators.

Supervision

• No direct reports, but provides critical leadership to drive the scrum team(s)

Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in business or technology related fields.
• Advanced with Microsoft Office applications and a strong working knowledge of Agile and SDLC methodologies.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the assigned business domain: 401(k), IRA, 529, etc.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Product Owner, or a Technology (Dev or QA) practice.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and executing Agile principles with strong technical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; high quality of work that adheres to all standards, regulatory and audit requirements.
• Strong consultative and well-articulated communication and writing skills with the ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated experience with facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, change management, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and executing Agile principles with strong technical skills.
• Naturally curious, detail oriented, with strong analytic, and research skills.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Confluence, JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Aha!. Experience in administering the aforementioned applications a plus.

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Originally posted on Himalayas