Lead Product Owner

The Lead Product Owner will define and drive the vision, strategy, roadmap, and delivery for Humana’s enterprise Test Data Management (TDM) products and services. This role coordinates across business stakeholders, engineering, security, compliance, and data consumers to help ensure secure, compliant, scalable, and innovative test data capabilities.

Role Overview

• Own enterprise TDM product direction, including vision, priorities, and roadmaps supporting secure, compliant, and scalable test data capabilities.
• Bridge stakeholders across business, Quality Engineering, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Architecture to align needs and delivery priorities.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and TDM delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand requirements, define product direction, and align delivery priorities.
• Maintain and communicate product roadmaps balancing customer demand, business value, technical feasibility, operational efficiency, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop product strategies and scalable service offerings that support phased expansion of enterprise TDM capabilities across Humana segments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for enhancement, automation, and innovation.
• Own and prioritize product backlogs for enterprise TDM capabilities, including data de-identification, test data delivery, self-service solutions, production data leakage monitoring, governance capabilities, audit support, and compliance-related services.
• Define business capabilities, epics, features, and user stories that enable effective delivery of TDM products and services.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and delivery teams to ensure alignment with business objectives and delivery of meaningful value.
• Make prioritization decisions across competing initiatives while balancing customer needs, compliance obligations, operational constraints, and technical dependencies.
• Ensure delivered capabilities improve usability, accessibility, adoption, and operational effectiveness of enterprise TDM services.
• Build partnerships with application teams and business segments to understand test data challenges and drive adoption.
• Facilitate discussions that align business priorities, compliance expectations, customer needs, and delivery plans.
• Communicate product priorities, roadmap progress, release plans, and upcoming capabilities to stakeholders and leadership.
• Gather and incorporate stakeholder feedback to continuously improve products, services, and user experiences.
• Partner with Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Risk Management to ensure capabilities align with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support implementation of capabilities related to data protection, de-identification, audit readiness, governance controls, and compliant test data usage.
• Incorporate compliance, security, and risk considerations into product planning, prioritization, and delivery activities.
• Help identify and address product risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges that may affect implementation or adoption.
• Monitor adoption, stakeholder feedback, service performance, and customer experience to find improvement opportunities.
• Drive enhancements that reduce delivery friction, improve service quality, and increase effectiveness of enterprise TDM solutions.
• Promote automation, self-service capabilities, and process simplification opportunities across the TDM portfolio.
• Contribute to the evolution of Humana’s Test Data Management platform, products, and service offerings.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, innovation, and customer-focused product delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, technology delivery, data management, or related disciplines.
• 2+ years of experience leading complex technology, data, or enterprise platform initiatives.
• Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks and managing product backlogs and roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data management, application development, software delivery, or platform technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels, including senior leadership.
• Experience gathering requirements, defining business capabilities, and translating outcomes into prioritized work.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Passion for delivering innovative solutions that improve consumer, associate, and business partner experiences.

Compensation and Schedule

• Location: Boston, MA (onsite)
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40
• Pay range: $138,200 - $190,100 per year
• Bonus incentive plan: Eligible based upon company and/or individual performance

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Bonus incentive plan