Junior Product Owner - Commercial Payments - Optum Financial - Remote

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Product Owner operates as the product owner for Optum's payer payment platforms. The PO will be a member of the team responsible for creating innovative products in healthcare payment and communication space. The successful PO has:

In depth knowledge of healthcare payments and industry trends

• Analyzes data from KPIs - recommends product features, functions, and actions based on data and documented customer needs
• Translates required capabilities into product requirements specifications and/or operational processes
• Works with cross functional teams including product management, development, design, operations, marketing, sales and the business to drive successful outcomes
• Prepares product documents and supports operations team with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise
• Uses market and customer feedback to evaluate product functionality, establish deployment strategies, and recommend present/future product direction
• Understands product performance metrics and articulates and prepares forecasts and risk assessments based on planned future activity

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities

* Works as a product owner and manages product backlog for one or two development scrum teams in the area of healthcare payme...