**must be a contractor in good standing with The Cigna Group to be considered**Key Responsibilities Product Ownership & Strategy- Own and communicate the product vision, roadmap, and priorities
- Translate business strategy into features, epics, and user stories
- Partner with Product Managers and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on outcomes
- Drive customer-centric decision making and value delivery
Backlog & Delivery Management- Own and maintain a well-groomed, prioritized backlog
- Write definition-of-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and prioritization activities
- Ensure incremental, iterative delivery of MVPs and product features
Stakeholder Collaboration- Collaborate closely with:
- Business partners and clients
- Engineering and architecture teams
- QA and release management
- Act as the voice of the customer and ensure requirements reflect real user needs
- Facilitate sprint reviews, demos, and stakeholder feedback loops
Agile Leadership & Execution- Provide servant leadership to agile teams
- Drive agile ceremonies (refinement, planning, demos, retrospectives)
- Remove blockers and escalate issues when needed
- Improve team performance through metrics and data-driven insights
Technical Alignment & Quality- Partner with engineering to:
- Incorporate architectural guidance and technical constraints
- Ensure scalability, performance, and security requirements
- Own definition of done and acceptance validation
- Support testing strategy, defect triage, and production support processes
Product Health & Metrics- Define and monitor product health KPIs
- Quality metrics (defects, stability)
- Delivery metrics (velocity, throughput)
- Business outcomes
- Ensure regulatory, compliance, and security expectations are met
Cross-Team & Program Coordination- Coordinate dependencies across multiple teams and TPOs
- Align features with program-level goals and enterprise roadmaps
- Manage release planning, communications, and documentation
Required Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- ~5+ years experience in:
- Product Ownership / Product Management
- Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban)
- Experience managing technical products and engineering-driven solutions
- Strong understanding of:
- APIs, microservices, cloud platforms
- SDLC and CI/CD practices
Key Skills & Competencies- Strong business + technical acumen
- Excellent stakeholder communication and influence
- Agile mindset with focus on continuous improvement
- Ability to manage ambiguity and complex dependencies
- Data-driven decision making and prioritization
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
