Staff VP Product Development

Staff VP Product Development

Responsible for overseeing the development of new products / markets and enhancements and features of existing products. Primary duties may include, but are not limited to :

As a Product Development Leader at Elevance Health, you will guide the strategy, execution, and launch of transformative AI-driven products that improve healthcare delivery, member experiences, and enterprise operations. This role sits at the intersection of AI, complex technical challenges, and the critical needs of healthcare stakeholders. You will lead cross-functional teams in building innovative tools that empower members, providers, and business partnersensuring that Elevance Health's mission of improving the health of humanity remains central to product decisions.

Position Responsibilities :

• Create and execute the product roadmap : Manage the roadmap from conception to launch. Prioritize features, manage the product backlog, and define user stories while applying Agile best practices.
• Enable high team velocity : Apply Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) to maximize sprint efficiency, accelerate delivery, and ensure teams consistently produce incremental value at scale.
• Translate AI research into healthcare solutions : Partner with research, data science, and engineering teams to transform advanced AI models into intuitive, clinically relevant, and user-centered features.
• Oversee the product lifecycle : Manage ideation, prototyping, iterative testing, launch, and post-launch optimization, guided by KPIs, regulatory requirements, and user feedback.
• Measure product success : Define and track adoption, engagement, and performance metrics to ensure products deliver tangible improvements in healthcare outcomes, efficiency, or member experience.
• Engage with stakeholders : Align engineering, design, clinical operations, compliance, marketing, and leadership around shared goals. Act as the central point of accountability for product delivery.
• Build and mentor teams : For senior leaders, develop and scale the product development function by mentoring product managers and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous learning.

Position Requirements :

Requires a BA / BS degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences :