Technology Product Owner

Humana

Technology Product Owner driving technical enhancements at Humana, ensuring platform health and system modernization in collaboration with engineering teams.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeFlorida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $86,300 - $118,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Azure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary owner for technical capabilities, enablers, and system health items in the product backlog
Collaborate with Business Product Owners, business operations, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust, scalable, and sustainable technical solutions
Ensure technical priorities—such as modernization, refactoring, resiliency, performance, security, data quality, technical debt remediation, and architectural runway—are represented in backlog prioritization and delivery planning
Partner with business stakeholders to negotiate and balance the allocation of delivery capacity between business-driven features and technical initiatives
Lead the preparation and refinement of technical user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring readiness for engineering teams
Participate in feature refinement, sprint planning, and PI Planning to ensure technical work is well understood, estimated, and scheduled
Monitor and report on key technical metrics, including technical debt, system performance, version compliance, and platform stability
Work closely with engineering, architecture, data analytics, and vendor partners to deliver high-quality technical solutions and integrations
Maintain compliance with Humana’s technology lifecycle management (TLM) policies, including timely upgrades, version certification, and end-of-life remediation
Support the development and execution of risk management strategies related to technical obsolescence, security vulnerabilities, and lifecycle policy compliance
Facilitate technical workboard reviews and prioritization sessions, ensuring timely delivery of technical enhancements and remediation activities
Collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives by incorporating feedback from retrospectives and leveraging best practices in claims platform architecture and technical operations
Support documentation and knowledge sharing for technology lifecycle processes, remediation playbooks, and technical validation criteria

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field
3+ years of experience in technology, technical product ownership, or engineering leadership roles
1+ years' experience leading technology modernization, system upgrades, or platform lifecycle initiatives in a complex enterprise environment
1+ years' experience with agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe) and technical backlog management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira)
Proven ability to communicate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
1+ years' experience managing technical debt, system integrations, and compliance with technology lifecycle or currency standards

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off, company and personal holidays
Volunteer time off
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical product ownershiptechnology modernizationsystem upgradesplatform lifecycle managementtechnical backlog managementagile methodologiestechnical debt managementsystem integrationsdata qualityarchitectural runway

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationnegotiationleadershipfacilitationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementstakeholder managementfeedback incorporationtechnical storytelling