IFP Agile Product Manager Sr Advisor- Cigna - Remote

The Agile Product Management Sr.

Advisor serves as the internal voice of the customer.

This individual is responsible for the scope of work that the IFP Agile Release Train (ART) will complete, and the Program Level vision and roadmap for the IFP Agile Release Train (ART).

Must be aware of other work being completed within the Portfolio so that they can help teams proactively manage risks and dependencies.

The incumbent exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives.

Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders.

Recognized internally as "the go-to person" for complex assignments.

Primary Responsibilities


* Understand key business objectives and strategy of the product(s) they support


* Work with business owners and technical leaders to ensure that they are engaged and supportive of direction


* Work with the engineering leads to decomp and refine technical roadmap strategies and establish business value, make data-driven decisions and prioritize features and requirements


* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering leads, Architects, Product Managers.

Product Owners and business counterparts to ensure their prioritization is reflected in the team's backlog and aligned with business goals


* Has final decision-making authority on acceptance criteria for product functions


* Maintain and refine the inflow of work to the team (product backlog).


* Assist the team with decomposing features into user stories and acceptance criteria


* Assess business value and prioritizes Program Epics, Features and Stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that align with strategy


* Ensures Program Epics and Features clearly communicate customer/stakeholder needs and works with Product Owners/ Agile team to clarify stories as necessary


* Understand and support inter-team dependencies and escalates prioritization issues when necessary


* Attend team and program ceremonies (e.g.

Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, PI Planning, Demos)


* Work with team members to ensure products are working in production


* Support adoption of the appropriate tooling and best practices that automate our product development lifecycle (ie: Agile, Pathfinder, etc)

Qualifications (i.e., preferred education, experience, attributes)


* Agile certification is a plus (i.e.

SAFe Product Manager / Product Owner)


* Bachelor'sdegree or equivalent of education and work experience


* 5+ years of experience in Agile delivery and experience working in Agile development methodology using tools like JIRA, Rally etc.


* Strong understanding of software development processes and methodologies including programming languages, frameworks and databases


* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision making


* Exemplifies teamwork and ser...