Highmark Health
Overview
Company :
Highmark Health Job Description :
Sr Technical Product Owner / Manager to lead the technical delivery and stewardship of key data platforms. Highmark/enGen is rebuilding a data ecosystem with a modern hybrid iceberg data lakehouse at its core. The role will be responsible for how data is globally registered, accessed, and delivered through a Unified Access Tier / Semantic Layer for humans, automation, and AI systems. You will be accountable for delivering the Unified Access Tier while engaging in emergent areas of growth and innovation. You will understand the interdependencies of most data and AI platforms and trade off speed, delivery, and excellence. Establish partnerships across technology teams, maintain trust with engineering teams, and align work with key business stakeholders. You will translate the value of engineering activity into business value. Daily responsibilities include overseeing priority, scope, and validation of work required to deliver a core foundational capability. The role requires deep technical understanding of data access, enrichment, catalog, and integration, with knowledge of emerging best practices and data architecture patterns for modernizing with Iceberg format. You will communicate business strategies and operating models to unlock improved customer experiences and outcomes, and maintain transparency and alignment with cross-functional leaders. Note:
This description reflects the essential duties for the position and may include additional duties as assigned.
Essential Responsibilities
Empower teams to manage their work by setting clear priorities and scope from the team backlog. Make trade-offs and negotiate with stakeholders (e.g., Product Management, Program Management, business leaders) based on team capacity to determine the backlog. Develop and maintain the product delivery roadmap.
Collaborate with stakeholders such as external clients, product management, portfolio leaders, and others to create and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Represent the product in governance meetings and track status to leadership.
Navigate Product Management and Product Ownership roles, collaborating with external customers and the internal product team.
Utilize market trends and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product enhancements. Act as the voice of the user, understanding needs and challenges to drive iteration of features with UX collaboration.
Drive the product development process from concept to launch, ensuring high-quality deliverables. Own end-to-end delivery of new features and improvements; participate in solution estimation.
Serve as servant-leader for cross-functional teams with a portfolio of products. Work with agile program and team metrics. Empower the team to manage their work by setting clear priorities and scope from the backlog.
Accountable for technology product value; consult with the business regarding value realization.
Provide guidance and mentorship to Product Owners.
Incorporate stakeholder feedback as needed and clearly articulate backlog items and acceptance criteria. Communicate product updates, progress, and challenges to executive leadership and other stakeholders.
Prioritize and own the team backlog for multiple Sprints (3+). Proactively identify new initiatives/themes with clients and product management. Resolve backlog challenges including sizing, priority alignment, and timely dispute resolution.
Clearly communicate business-friendly release notes with operational impacts and product issues to business stakeholders.
Accept stories as “done” when developed, tested, and meeting acceptance criteria.
Ensure accuracy of team data representing targeted outcomes; monitor and report OKRs and KPIs to stakeholders.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
Education
Required : Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or similar discipline
Experience
Required : 5 years of Product Ownership, Strategic Consulting or Design Thinking OR Product Development & Management, Project/Program Management
Preferred :
5+ years of enterprise platform product management experience and/or architecture driving transformation through data platform modernization. Experience in regulated industries (e.g., Healthcare, Financial Services, government).
2-5 years of Enterprise-level experience with Semantic Layers. Experience with Starburst or Dremio.
2-5 years of data architecture experience including end-to-end data governance with ability to articulate modernization approaches.
Strong storyteller, comfortable presenting to executive leaders (technical and non-technical).
AI/GenAI: experience leveraging these tools within a data ecosystem, with governance implications.
Experience with technologies such as: GCP, Databricks, Confluent Kafka, BigID, Atlan, Starburst, Tableau, Salesforce, Hadoop/Hive, Teradata, Oracle, DB2, and others.
Healthcare data platform experience integrating systems like Facets, Availity, Kryus, HealthNow, NCompass, etc.
Licenses or Certifications
Required : None
Preferred : Agile certifications (e.g., Scrum.org, SAFe, Scrum Alliance), PMP, or similar certifications.
Skills
Ability to work with external clients and foster positive relationships
Translate business requirements into technical stories in collaboration with the technical team
Agile methodology and software development principles
Prioritization, negotiation, and collaboration
Understanding of upstream/downstream business applications and broader thinking
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; strong interpersonal abilities
Cross-functional collaboration and adaptability to change
Strong understanding of the healthcare industry
Experience supporting multiple products within the same product area
Travel 0% - 25%
Physical, Mental and Working Conditions Office based; occasional travel to sites; supports training and mentoring; no heavy lifting beyond 10-25 pounds.
Disclaimer The job description is designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties of work performed by employees in this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.
Compliance This position adheres to ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
Employees may have access to confidential information; all employees must comply with HIPAA and the company privacy and information security policies.
Employees must comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Pay Range Minimum: $92,300.00
Maximum: $172,500.00
Base pay is determined by qualifications, experience, equity, market, and other factors. Salary ranges may vary by location.
Highmark Health and affiliates prohibit discrimination based on protected status. Accessibility support and accommodations are available via HR services.
Req ID: J270618
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Company :
Highmark Health Job Description :
Sr Technical Product Owner / Manager to lead the technical delivery and stewardship of key data platforms. Highmark/enGen is rebuilding a data ecosystem with a modern hybrid iceberg data lakehouse at its core. The role will be responsible for how data is globally registered, accessed, and delivered through a Unified Access Tier / Semantic Layer for humans, automation, and AI systems. You will be accountable for delivering the Unified Access Tier while engaging in emergent areas of growth and innovation. You will understand the interdependencies of most data and AI platforms and trade off speed, delivery, and excellence. Establish partnerships across technology teams, maintain trust with engineering teams, and align work with key business stakeholders. You will translate the value of engineering activity into business value. Daily responsibilities include overseeing priority, scope, and validation of work required to deliver a core foundational capability. The role requires deep technical understanding of data access, enrichment, catalog, and integration, with knowledge of emerging best practices and data architecture patterns for modernizing with Iceberg format. You will communicate business strategies and operating models to unlock improved customer experiences and outcomes, and maintain transparency and alignment with cross-functional leaders. Note:
This description reflects the essential duties for the position and may include additional duties as assigned.
Essential Responsibilities
Empower teams to manage their work by setting clear priorities and scope from the team backlog. Make trade-offs and negotiate with stakeholders (e.g., Product Management, Program Management, business leaders) based on team capacity to determine the backlog. Develop and maintain the product delivery roadmap.
Collaborate with stakeholders such as external clients, product management, portfolio leaders, and others to create and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Represent the product in governance meetings and track status to leadership.
Navigate Product Management and Product Ownership roles, collaborating with external customers and the internal product team.
Utilize market trends and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product enhancements. Act as the voice of the user, understanding needs and challenges to drive iteration of features with UX collaboration.
Drive the product development process from concept to launch, ensuring high-quality deliverables. Own end-to-end delivery of new features and improvements; participate in solution estimation.
Serve as servant-leader for cross-functional teams with a portfolio of products. Work with agile program and team metrics. Empower the team to manage their work by setting clear priorities and scope from the backlog.
Accountable for technology product value; consult with the business regarding value realization.
Provide guidance and mentorship to Product Owners.
Incorporate stakeholder feedback as needed and clearly articulate backlog items and acceptance criteria. Communicate product updates, progress, and challenges to executive leadership and other stakeholders.
Prioritize and own the team backlog for multiple Sprints (3+). Proactively identify new initiatives/themes with clients and product management. Resolve backlog challenges including sizing, priority alignment, and timely dispute resolution.
Clearly communicate business-friendly release notes with operational impacts and product issues to business stakeholders.
Accept stories as “done” when developed, tested, and meeting acceptance criteria.
Ensure accuracy of team data representing targeted outcomes; monitor and report OKRs and KPIs to stakeholders.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
Education
Required : Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or similar discipline
Experience
Required : 5 years of Product Ownership, Strategic Consulting or Design Thinking OR Product Development & Management, Project/Program Management
Preferred :
5+ years of enterprise platform product management experience and/or architecture driving transformation through data platform modernization. Experience in regulated industries (e.g., Healthcare, Financial Services, government).
2-5 years of Enterprise-level experience with Semantic Layers. Experience with Starburst or Dremio.
2-5 years of data architecture experience including end-to-end data governance with ability to articulate modernization approaches.
Strong storyteller, comfortable presenting to executive leaders (technical and non-technical).
AI/GenAI: experience leveraging these tools within a data ecosystem, with governance implications.
Experience with technologies such as: GCP, Databricks, Confluent Kafka, BigID, Atlan, Starburst, Tableau, Salesforce, Hadoop/Hive, Teradata, Oracle, DB2, and others.
Healthcare data platform experience integrating systems like Facets, Availity, Kryus, HealthNow, NCompass, etc.
Licenses or Certifications
Required : None
Preferred : Agile certifications (e.g., Scrum.org, SAFe, Scrum Alliance), PMP, or similar certifications.
Skills
Ability to work with external clients and foster positive relationships
Translate business requirements into technical stories in collaboration with the technical team
Agile methodology and software development principles
Prioritization, negotiation, and collaboration
Understanding of upstream/downstream business applications and broader thinking
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; strong interpersonal abilities
Cross-functional collaboration and adaptability to change
Strong understanding of the healthcare industry
Experience supporting multiple products within the same product area
Travel 0% - 25%
Physical, Mental and Working Conditions Office based; occasional travel to sites; supports training and mentoring; no heavy lifting beyond 10-25 pounds.
Disclaimer The job description is designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties of work performed by employees in this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.
Compliance This position adheres to ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
Employees may have access to confidential information; all employees must comply with HIPAA and the company privacy and information security policies.
Employees must comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Pay Range Minimum: $92,300.00
Maximum: $172,500.00
Base pay is determined by qualifications, experience, equity, market, and other factors. Salary ranges may vary by location.
Highmark Health and affiliates prohibit discrimination based on protected status. Accessibility support and accommodations are available via HR services.
Req ID: J270618
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