Product Owner, Manager

The Cigna Group

Product Owner Manager leading Agile Product Owners and shaping product strategy at Cigna Healthcare. Blending hands-on product leadership with people management to drive product outcomes.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeRemote • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $102,900 - $171,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and coach Agile Product Owners to drive strong backlog management, prioritization, and value-focused decision-making
Partner with business and technology leaders to align product roadmaps with strategic initiatives and measurable business outcomes
Ensure teams translate business needs into clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria
Guide roadmap sequencing, delivery forecasting, and trade-off decisions to support predictable delivery
Enable balanced delivery across new features, enhancements, defects, and technical improvements
Promote continuous improvement across product discovery, backlog refinement, and stakeholder feedback
Foster cross-team alignment and manage dependencies across products and platforms
Contribute to organizational agile maturity by participating in and shaping product and agile communities of practice
Act as a people manager for Agile Product Owners, supporting career development, performance management, and growth planning
Identify and develop product talent through coaching, feedback, and mentorship
Remove organizational impediments impacting Product Owners and escalate systemic issues when needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Agile Product Owner or in a comparable agile product role
At least 2 years of people management or team leadership experience
10 or more years of experience working in technology or technology-enabled business environments
Demonstrated ability to align product execution to strategic business goals
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across business, technology, and leadership audiences
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience (preferred)
Agile or product certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) (preferred)
Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment (preferred)
Hands-on experience with Jira or similar agile backlog and roadmap tools (preferred)
Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Well-being and behavioral health programs
401(k)
Company paid life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
Paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile Product Ownerbacklog managementuser storiesacceptance criteriaroadmap sequencingdelivery forecastingcontinuous improvementcoachingmentorshipperformance management

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinfluencecollaborationdecision-makingproblem-solvingorganizational skillsfeedbackcareer developmentcross-team alignment

Certifications

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM)