Assistant IT Product Manager

This position is for an Assistant IT Product Manager working in Healthcare Billing for a large Insurance Provider in the claims portfolio. The Assistant IT Product Manager will be responsible for assisting the IT Product Manager with lifecycle management of an IT product (application family); triaging inbound requests for the product manager (i.e., bug fixes or new projects); acting as a proxy for the IT Product Manager to interact with project teams and assisting the IT Product Manager with the tactical activities related to product management

Required Skills -“*Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience.
* Experience in application development platforms and/or languages.
* Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process.
* Experience in integration technologies.
* Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development.
* Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture.
* Ability to tie together solutions across systems.
* Application domain knowledge.
* Program and/or product management.
* Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools.
* Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner.
* Ability to prioritize sprint backlog.
* Ability to influence resources.
* Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions.
* Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues.
* Adaptability and/or ability to manage change.
* Creative thinking.
* Leadership — Effectively leads teams & people.
* Problem solving / analytical thinking.
* Teamwork and collaboration.
* Good communication skills both oral / written. Leadership — Effectively leads teams & people.
* Problem solving / analytical thinking”

Job Duties -Drive projects from inception to implementation in the claims portfolio

Job Requirements -“* Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience.
* Experience in application development platforms and/or languages.
* Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process.
* Experience in integration technologies.
* Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development.
* Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture.
* Ability to tie together solutions across systems.
* Application domain knowledge.
* Program and/or product management.
* Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools.
* Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner.
* Ability to prioritize sprint backlog.
* Ability to influence resources.
* Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions.
* Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues.
* Adaptability and/or ability to manage change.
* Creative thinking.
* Leadership — Effectively leads teams & people.
* Problem solving / analytical thinking.
* Teamwork and collaboration.
* Good communication skills both oral / written. Leadership — Effectively leads teams & people.”

Desired Skills & Experience -“*Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Information Technology.
* Some experience in Development Team leadership / management
* Preferably, some experience in claims adjudication is a plus but not a must
*Comfortable working in a fast-paced team environment; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
*Good Conceptual and Creative thinking skills
*Ability to balance multiple tasks concurrently and independently manage time
*Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking
*Strong oral/written communication skills with solid interpersonal skills
*Creative out of the box thinking for finding solutions to problems.”