Agile Product Manager – Growth Execution

About the position 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

Responsibilities

• 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

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.

Nice-to-haves

• 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.

Benefits

• 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).
• 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.