Assistant IT Product Manager

Assistant It Product Manager This position is for an Assistant IT Product Manager working in Healthcare Billing for a large Insurance Provider in the claims portfolio. The Assistant IT Product Manager will be responsible for assisting the IT Product Manager with lifecycle management of an IT product (application family); triaging inbound requests for the product manager (i.e., bug fixes or new projects); acting as a proxy for the IT Product Manager to interact with project teams and assisting the IT Product Manager with the tactical activities related to product management. Required Skills: Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience. Experience in application development platforms and/or languages. Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process. Experience in integration technologies. Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development. Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture. Ability to tie together solutions across systems. Application domain knowledge. Program and/or product management. Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools. Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner. Ability to prioritize sprint backlog. Ability to influence resources. Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions. Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues. Adaptability and/or ability to manage change. Creative thinking. Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people. Problem solving / analytical thinking. Teamwork and collaboration. Good communication skills both oral / written. Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people. Job Duties: Drive projects from inception to implementation in the claims portfolio. Job Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience. Experience in application development platforms and/or languages. Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process. Experience in integration technologies. Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development. Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture. Ability to tie together solutions across systems. Application domain knowledge. Program and/or product management. Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools. Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner. Ability to prioritize sprint backlog. Ability to influence resources. Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions. Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues. Adaptability and/or ability to manage change. Creative thinking. Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people. Problem solving / analytical thinking. Teamwork and collaboration. Good communication skills both oral / written. Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people. Desired Skills & Experience: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Information Technology. Some experience in Development Team leadership / management. Preferably, some experience in claims adjudication is a plus but not a must. Comfortable working in a fast-paced team environment; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines. Good Conceptual and Creative thinking skills. Ability to balance multiple tasks concurrently and independently manage time. Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking. Strong oral/written communication skills with solid interpersonal skills. Creative out of the box thinking for finding solutions to problems. Samprasoft