Product Manager, Consultant

Blue Shield of California

Jun 24

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Senior Level
Product
$118.8K - $178.2K
Long Beach, +1

Requirements

6 - 8 years of experience in Product Management, Management Consulting, or Entrepreneurship.
Requires a BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Health, or Information Technology.
Graduate degree (e.g. MBA) is highly desirable.
Relative system software knowledge related to business use, capabilities, data structure, workflow, enhancement development, and maintenance to support changing business needs.
Strong knowledge of relational database concepts and schemas
Knowledge of Agile product development concepts, methodologies, and ceremonies
Ability to quickly configure point solutions to meet immediate needs, while working with Product and IT stakeholders on long term solutions

Responsibilities

Identify, understand, and develop ongoing key personas for product areas.
Exhibits natural and intuitive user empathy.
Determine and analyze KPIs at a product level to establish experience success, failures, and next steps through iteration.
Conduct secondary market research.
Effectively organize and lead brainstorming sessions.
Write and breakdown Epics and user stories independently
Effectively work within an Agile framework for predictable product outcomes
Write detailed user stories and acceptance criteria covering multiple user-types
Utilize tools for basic analytics to inform product decisions and show measurable outcomes of product releases
Utilize and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to continuously drive product improvements
Work on cross-functional team to translate customer needs and technology directions into product definitions
Deliver high-quality experiences to end-users at a feature level
Actively participates in trade-off discussions between scope and schedule
Identify risks at a feature level and participate in mitigation planning
Develop new software product concepts, designs, and/or enhancements to existing product design that reflect market and user requirements
Drive trade-off discussions between scope and schedule
Perform as a product area SME to educate others of product

FAQs

What are the main responsibilities of a Product Manager, Consultant at Blue Shield?

The main responsibilities include serving as a liaison between IT development teams, product systems, and business stakeholders, translating customer needs into business solutions, analyzing and documenting requirements, and implementing end-to-end solutions using Agile methodologies.

What skills are important for a Product Manager, Consultant in this role?

Important skills include problem-solving, technical business requirements analysis, communication, leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, and the ability to drive results while fostering continuous learning.

What is the reporting structure for a Product Manager, Consultant at Blue Shield?

The Product Manager, Consultant reports to the Senior Manager in the Product Operations and Application Management team.

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Mission & Purpose

Blue Shield of California strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. Blue Shield of California is a tax-paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with 4.7 million members, 7,800 employees, and $22.9 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 in San Francisco and now headquartered in Oakland, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare healthcare service plans in California. Blue Shield of California complies with applicable state laws and federal civil rights laws, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability.