Product Owner, Manager
The Cigna Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Montana • United States
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Salary
💰 $102,900 - $171,500 per year
About the role
- 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
- 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
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
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)