Product Owner - Remote Eligible

Product Owner

Location: St. Louis, Missouri (Remote)

Employment Type: Contract to Perm

Role Overview

This role translates business problems into technical features and design. The Product Owner monitors the technical maturity of the product compared to standards and guidelines, prioritizing technology enhancements to ensure a sustainable, reliable, and desirable platform. This position helps improve health outcomes for millions of members by using technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and own the product technical roadmaps that drive the realization of the technology vision.
• Utilize IT architects to support data integrations.
• Ensure the 'voice of the customer' is represented to fulfill the needs of end-users in product design.
• Engage various stakeholders to define product technical requirements and ensure implementation of the technical roadmap.
• Interpret technical and business objectives and challenges to draft conceptual solutions.
• Participate in writing and capturing user stories, features, and acceptance criteria in Jira.
• Gather feedback from operations teams and research industry trends to improve business systems processes.
• Work with visualization and dashboard developers to provide data content.
• Drive product planning and support on larger, complex projects.
• Conduct research and analysis to develop technology use cases and task-based documents.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field such as statistics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science, or equivalent experience.

Experience: Requires 4-6 years of related experience.

Technical Skills: Experience with Agile Software Development and one or more of the following: Business Analysis, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Planning, or Project Management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• SAFe Scrum Master Certification
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Agile Practitioner, or equivalent certifications

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated pay range for this position is $70.00/hr to $80.00/hr. The salary range for permanent conversion is from $150,000 to $175,000 annually. A comprehensive benefits package is available.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.