Product Owner II (Remote)

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission.

We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding.

Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.
Reporting to the Product Manager, the Product Owner will be supporting the Remittance Viewer component within our Essentials portal. The Product Owner is responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders within Availity to ensure product needs are met. The Product Owner will work with dedicated scrum teams to shape the product roadmap, define project scope, and lead the overall roadmap execution efforts. This person will be responsible for creating user stories, leading standups, planning, and refining backlog
Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Why you want to work on this team: 

• This team is highly collaborative and constantly engages with each other both on team and individual efforts to ensure project execution and team success.

• You will get to work on product enhancements and production changes for our Essentials product.

• The team is highly visible and has many opportunities to be part of discovery and driving innovation and vision through to final product in a structured way.

• This is the perfect team for a Product Owner that thrives working in a fast-paced environment.

To be qualified for this position you: 

• Have 3-5 years of experience working in a healthcare technology role, ideally in a Product Owner position.

• Understand EOBs, 835s, and other X12 transactions.

• Have experience working in Agile/Scrum environment / leading agile ceremonies.

• Can gather technical and functional requirements and have experience writing user stories.

• Have strong communication and organization skills.

• Can prioritize and work on concurrent projects at a given time.

• Can work independently.

• You are adaptable and are flexible to changing priorities.

What will set you apart: 

• Experience with Jira and Confluence.

• Experience with UI/UX.

• Scrum or Product Owner Certification.

• You are a self-starter.

• You thrive in fast-paced environments but also like to have fun.

• Continuous improvement mindset and ready to make our processes better.

You will be: 

• Participating in numerous scrum meetings with internal stakeholders.

• Providing status updates of issues and progress

• Supporting scrum teams building and maintaining Essentials features.

• Leading calls, facilitating key deliverables, UAT as part of delivery process, etc. 

• Refining requirements into actionable definitions 

• Participating in agile standups/ceremonies, refinement, and maintaining the backlog and
  writing user stories

• Analyzing customer base for usage and opportunities of improvement.

• Participating in releases.

• Assisting defining onboarding and improve workflows.

• Supporting multiple, concurrent projects as needed.

Availity culture and benefits:

• Availity is a certified “Great Place to Work”, a “Best Workplaces for Technology Companies”, a “Best Workplaces for Women” and a “Best Workplaces for Millennials”!

• Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here!

• We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. “AvaiLadies”, “Beyond Black”, “HOLA”, “Availity Pride”, “VetAvaility” a Young Professionals Group and “She Can Code IT” a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in.

• Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too!

• We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one!

• We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits.

• Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.

• Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement!

• Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents.

• Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You’re at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign.

Next steps:
After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process.
Interview process:

• Recruiter resume review

• Manager resume review

• Recruiter video interview (recorded)

• Manager video interview

• Panel video interview

Availity is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions in employment matters without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

Availity is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

NOTICE: Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. When required by state law or federal regulation, Availity uses I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification in conjunction with E-Verify to determine employment eligibility. Learn more about E-Verify at http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify.

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