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overview:
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Position Description:
WebMD Health Services is looking for a Product Owner who will work collaboratively with product managers, internal team members from the operations and engineering organization, and other WHS stakeholders to implement WHS product features for clients. As a Product Owner, you will play a crucial role in driving the development and success of our administration platform products. You will be responsible for overseeing the implementation side of the product lifecycle, from initial concept to launch and beyond. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for technology to make a significant impact in a fast-paced and innovative environment. This key role will work with the team to:
- Be the spokesperson for the product you own.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, design, operations, and sales, to define and prioritize product requirements.
- Lead the product development process, including requirements gathering, prototyping, testing, and finalizing product features.
- Manage the product backlog and prioritize features based on the feedback from product managers, customer success team feedback, and business objectives.
- Translate high-level feature requirements into user stories that clearly outline objectives.
- Provide clear and detailed acceptance criteria that can be used to assist QA in generating automated test cases.
- Test, pre-validate, and accept user stories based on acceptance criteria.\Communicate realistic timelines to stakeholders based on the team's size estimates for a given feature.
- Play an active role in mitigating impediments impacting the successful completion of Sprint goals.
- Balance new feature development and bug fixing to ensure regularly scheduled releases are delivered with quality and on time.
- Be technical-curious with a desire to learn new technology.
As a member of WebMD Health Services, you may have access to confidential information that will require you to follow additional protocols to ensure the security of our data. As a core requirement, you must implement and act in accordance with the organization’s information security policies; protect assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference; execute security processes or activities; and report security events or potential events or other security risks to the appropriate parties within the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
- 3 years of experience working as a Product Owner
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
- Proficient written communication, verbal communication, and presentation skills
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
- Highly organized individual with successful multi-tasking skills
- Knowledge of the latest trends and advancements in technology and well-being.
PREFERRED:
- BS/MS in computer science, engineering, or a related field
- Vietnamese nationality
- Possesses Agile certification.
