Product Owner

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Columbia, MD
Senior level
Information Technology • Software
The Role
The Product Owner will lead product direction, manage lifecycle documents, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure project delivery while mitigating risks in a healthcare environment.
Summary Generated by Built In

Join us at Sparksoft, where we're not just another tech company—we're a catalyst for change. Our mission isn't just to offer IT solutions; it's to revolutionize the way you work. Here, passion isn't just a buzzword; it's the fuel behind groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. We serve a wide range of government clients, delivering impact that's felt across the nation.

Our true strength lies in our people. They're the problem-solvers and innovators consistently delivering extraordinary outcomes. With Sparksoft, you're not stepping into a routine job; you're joining a team committed to innovation and excellence. Our innovation extends beyond just delivering projects. Through our specialized Innovation Centers, we continuously refine our methods, ensuring we remain industry leaders.

We are Sparksoft!

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Perform detailed market and customer research to define the future direction of the services handled.
  • Lead the planning of product release plans and set expectations of delivery.
  • Provide vision and direction to the product and development teams and stakeholders throughout the project.
  • Define product vision, sprint plan, and growth opportunities in alignment with the defined road map.
  • Communicate priorities and status to internal stakeholders.
  • Interact with various stakeholders in the marketplace to understand requirements and issues.
  • Maintain change control to prevent project scope drift.
  • Create and maintain all Product Lifecycle documents like BSD’s, ICA’s, on a weekly basis.
  • Create release configuration notes for stakeholder communications.
  • Work with internal departments to ensure migration of new functionality.
  • Work with Requirement Analysts to ensure research and requirements milestones are met and in line with the project vision.
  • Mitigate risk impacting successful completion of project deliverables.
  • Work closely with the scrum and leadership team to create and maintain product backlog.
  • Identifying areas for improvement in team processes and contributing to solutions.
  • Participating in Partner Collaborative efforts across the ACA marketplace.
  • Outline new product opportunities to increase on overall understanding of key product metrics.
  • Develop and provide Quality Checks to ensure compliance with state and federal quality standards.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 

  • 6+ years of experience within the healthcare industry w/ 3 years working in an agile environment, especially in the health care domain.
  • Strong knowledge of managing product builds teams.
  • Demonstrated experience of delivering similar engagements.
  • Knowledge of XML, JSON, and web service architecture.
  • Knowledge of both SOAP and REST APIs.
  • Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

  • Experience in the healthcare industry specifically in the ACA
  • Experience with JIRA/Confluence/Share point or similar tools.
  • Experience working with multi-vendor teams in the health care space.
  • Web service/API development exposure desirable.
  • Project Management or Implementation experience.
  • Quality Assurance experience.
  • REST/ JSON / XML exposure preferred.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • 5 + years in a Product Owner/Business Analyst role.
  • Bachelor's Degree


If you need accommodation seeking employment with Sparksoft Corporation, please email [email protected] or call 410-424-7700. Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.

At Sparksoft Corporation, we take security and protection of personal information very seriously. We will never ask you to send private personal information over email. Accordingly, we ask you to immediately contact our security team via email at [email protected] upon receiving a suspicious request.

Top Skills

Confluence
JIRA
JSON
Rest
Sharepoint
Soap
XML
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The Company
HQ: Catonsville, MD
162 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Sparksoft helps the clients achieve their business objectives by providing Innovative, best-of-breed software products and technology solutions at substantial cost savings. Sparksoft Team has considerable industry experience with wide range of leading companies.

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