Senior Product Owner - Data Platform

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is one of the most recognized and trusted health care brands in the world with 2.

5 million members. We're committed to reinventing health care to improve health for our members and the community. We hope you'll join us.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is hiring a Senior Product Owner to support the Enterprise Data Platform team. The Senior Product Owner will define the product vision and oversee the product delivery process.

You will play a crucial role in leading the development and implementation of innovative data solutions that will significantly influence our organization's transformation.

You will collaborate with product management and stakeholders to translate product strategy into detailed product vision.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Product Ownership experience and demonstrated experience leading cloud data warehousing products.

This role is located in Eagan, MN and will be hybrid with 2 days a week in the office.

Responsibilities :

Lead the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for our enterprise data warehouse

Work closely with key individuals to identify product needs and develop a persuasive value proposition

Ensure data governance and quality by overseeing the ingestion of multiple data sets into the warehouse

Work closely with data modelers, engineers, and QA teams to drive successful implementation

Partner with data analytics teams to understand business needs and enable data-driven decision-making

Manage interdependencies across multiple domains and drive collaboration among cross-functional teams

Required Skills & Experiences :

5+ years of Product Ownership and / or Product Management experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.

Experience with writing user stories and experience implementing Agile methodologies.

Experience developing short term and long-term roadmaps.

Work with stakeholder(s) to establish Product Outcomes goals and track progress.

Able to lead user story mapping, journey mapping and stakeholder canvas exercises.

Demonstrated presentation skills with leadership and key stakeholders.

Experience conducting current state vs future state mapping and delivering upon identified product gaps.

Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Experience interacting confidently with key stakeholders, as a subject matter expert and comfortable with influencing decision-making preferred.

Exceptional written, oral, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with the proven ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties highly preferred.

Experience in program management and process improvement with high level of execution focus preferred.

Experience as an Agile / JIRA product owner

Nice to Have :

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business, technical degree or a relevant field

Experience in data warehouse product ownership, strongly preferred

Knowledge of cloud data warehousing including AWS, Azure and / or Snowflake

Experience working in the managed care / healthcare insurance industry

One of the following certifications : Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), SAFe PM / PO or LeSS

Make A Difference

Blue Cross is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodation for Job Seekers with a Disability : If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to talent.acquisition@bluecrossmn.com.

All roles require a high school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

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