The job profile for this position is Agile Product Owner Advisor, which is a Band 4 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.

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Position Summary

The PBS Operations Business Product Owner (BPO) acts as a strategic liaison between business sponsors and technology teams to drive high-impact, efficiency-focused initiatives across the division and enterprise. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of business requirements for new and enhanced business applications and products. The BPO collaborates closely with Technical Product Owners (TPOs) to translate business needs into actionable technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and document business requirements in collaboration with business sponsors, TPOs, and system engineering teams.
• Lead and support the development of business applications and products from ideation through implementation.
• Extract and analyze business requirements from stakeholders and ensure alignment with technical teams.
• Provide input into the technical design of applications to ensure business needs are met.
• Create and manage epics to support analytical and operational needs.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, release planning, and stakeholder meetings to ensure successful adoption and delivery.
• Apply project management tools and methodologies to support business initiatives.
• Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders regularly.
• Prioritize tasks effectively to meet project deadlines.
• Leverage business, technical, and financial acumen to support project and portfolio success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required
• 5 plus years of experience in program management or as a product owner required
• Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and organizational skills required
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience with Agile methodology preferred
• Proficiency in Jira preferred
• Strong emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills preferred
• Familiarity with digital tools and communication platforms preferred
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous or evolving environments preferred

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 94,400 - 157,400 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That’s why you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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