Digital Product Manager

JOB SUMMARY

This job plays a critical role representing the customer’s voice throughout the product development lifecycle. This role will establish and evangelize the vision and strategy for assigned digital products, clearly articulate the “why” behind the products, and own the digital product roadmap. Will bridge technology, business, and customer needs to create remarkable digital experiences that solve customer’s problems, drive business value, and produce desired outcomes. Will be responsible to define the product’s fundamental value proposition, outline the vision and execution plan, gain alignment and support from key strategic partners and stakeholders, and oversee execution of that vision. The incumbent will collaborate with digital design, digital development, and data & analytics counterparts to align and coordinate efforts for effective delivery.  

This role can be hybrid or remote. If you live within 50 miles of an office you are required to be onsite 3 days a week. (T,W,Th). Outside of 50 miles will be remote.          
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Familiar with customer digital journeys, and their preferences and expectations. Under guidance, identifies problem areas, points of friction, and jobs to be done. Creates and tests hypotheses that translate problems into relevant digital solutions and experiences. 
• Serves as the point of contact for assigned digital products both internally and externally.
• Familiar with the potential application of new technologies, market trends, and vendor capabilities. References the inventory of existing digital capabilities and determines whether they can solve identified problems or if new capabilities are needed. Participates in build, buy, or partner evaluations and vendor integration evaluations in collaboration with digital design, digital development, and other stakeholders. Manages multiple sources of intake and demand, sifts through the “noise” to determine priorities that will drive the best results, and manages relationships with key stakeholders.
• Defines, tracks, and monitors key performance indicators and outcomes of digital products. Implements strategies to iterate and continuously improve performance of digital products.  Leverages quantitative metrics and qualitative observations to derive customer insights and digital product improvement opportunities.
• Familiar with the department's and the company's strategy and competitive position, and develops a holistic product vision and the corresponding product strategy to drive maximum value. Clearly set and communicate roadmaps, priorities, experiments, and decisions across audiences, from product team to key stakeholders.
• Serve as accountable owner for the digital products/tools as assigned. Manages the digital product roadmap and backlog and uses input from customers and internal stakeholders to frequently refresh and re-prioritize the backlog.
• Coordinate with other Product Managers to ensure cross-product alignment.  Collaborates with other Digital Product Managers.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Science, Technology, Design, Healthcare or related field

Substitutions

• 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Business, Science, Technology, Design, Healthcare or related field

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 3 years of Digital Product Management
• 2 years in the Healthcare Industry

Preferred

• 3 years with Agile Software Development Methodology

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• Product Manager Certification

SKILLS

• Excellent written, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision with a high degree of organization and attention to detail; manage multiple simultaneous tasks, assignments, deadlines, and produce results; and be results-oriented team player who leads by example, holds self-accountable for performance, takes ownership, and champions all aspects product initiatives
• Proven track record of defining product requirements and launching successful products on schedule
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle, from planning to delivery
• Ability to lead and influence others within a matrixed organization, and leads with a true sense of urgency with the ability to engage the workforce to do the right thing every time for our customers and clinicians; Leads with a customer and clinician-centric lens and advocates for a combined customer and clinician view in all interactions
• Successfully partners through collaboration and sense of urgency regarding process implementation and improvement/optimization
• Experience using sketches, flow diagrams, wireframes, mockups, prototypes, customer experience blueprints, and visual concepts
• Conflict Management

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Frequently

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Occasionally

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

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As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.  In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. 
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