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The Lead Product Owner is responsible for defining and driving the vision, strategy, roadmap, and delivery of enterprise Test Data Management (TDM) products and services. This role serves as the bridge between business stakeholders, engineering teams, security, compliance, and data consumers to ensure Humana's test data ecosystem delivers secure, compliant, scalable, and innovative capabilities. The Lead Product Owner works on highly complex initiatives involving data privacy, artificial test data generation, test data delivery, self-service platforms, audit and compliance monitoring, and enterprise data governance.
The Lead Product Owner maximizes the value delivered by Humana's Test Data Management organization by defining and prioritizing strategic product investments that enable secure, compliant, and efficient access to test data across the enterprise.
This role serves as the primary business and product leader for TDM capabilities including data de-identification, synthetic test data generation, clinical test data delivery, production data leakage monitoring, non-production environment services, AI-enabled self-service solutions, and test data governance. The Lead Product Owner partners closely with technology leaders, architects, engineers, application teams, security, risk management, and compliance stakeholders to ensure products align with enterprise priorities and regulatory requirements.
The Lead Product Owner is responsible for balancing customer needs, compliance obligations, operational efficiency, technical constraints, and long-term product strategy while leading a portfolio of highly visible enterprise initiatives.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Roadmap Management
- Serve as the product owner for enterprise Test Data Management (TDM) products and services, defining vision, priorities, and roadmaps that support secure, compliant, and scalable test data capabilities.
- Partner with business stakeholders, Quality Engineering, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Architecture teams to understand needs, define product direction, and align delivery priorities.
- Maintain and communicate product roadmaps that balance customer demand, business value, technical feasibility, operational efficiency, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop product strategies and scalable service offerings that support the phased expansion of enterprise TDM capabilities across all Humana segments.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product enhancement, automation, and innovation.
Product Delivery & Value Realization
- Own and prioritize product backlogs for enterprise TDM capabilities including data de-identification, test data delivery, self-service solutions, production data leakage monitoring, governance capabilities, audit support, and compliance-related services.
- Define business capabilities, epics, features, and user stories that enable effective delivery of TDM products and services.
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, and delivery teams to ensure solutions align with business objectives and deliver meaningful customer and organizational value.
- Make prioritization decisions across competing initiatives while balancing customer needs, compliance obligations, operational constraints, and technical dependencies.
- Ensure delivered capabilities improve usability, accessibility, adoption, and operational effectiveness of enterprise TDM services.
Stakeholder Engagement & Enterprise Adoption
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and TDM delivery teams.
- Build strong partnerships with application teams and business segments to understand test data challenges and drive adoption of enterprise TDM capabilities.
- Facilitate discussions that align business priorities, compliance expectations, customer needs, and delivery plans.
- Communicate product priorities, roadmap progress, release plans, and upcoming capabilities to stakeholders and leadership.
- Gather and incorporate stakeholder feedback to continuously improve products, services, and user experiences.
Governance, Risk & Compliance Support
- Partner with Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Risk Management teams to ensure product capabilities align with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
- Support implementation of capabilities related to data protection, de-identification, audit readiness, governance controls, and compliant test data usage.
- Incorporate compliance, security, and risk considerations into product planning, prioritization, and delivery activities.
- Help identify and address product risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges that may impact successful implementation or adoption.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Monitor product adoption, stakeholder feedback, service performance, and customer experience to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Drive enhancements that reduce delivery friction, improve service quality, and increase the effectiveness of enterprise TDM solutions.
- Promote automation, self-service capabilities, and process simplification opportunities across the TDM portfolio.
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution of Humana's Test Data Management platform, products, and service offerings.
- Support a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, innovation, and customer-focused product delivery.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Management, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, technology delivery, data management, or related disciplines.
- 2+ years of experience leading complex technology, data, or enterprise platform initiatives.
- Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks and managing product backlogs and roadmaps.
- Strong understanding of enterprise data management, application development, software delivery, or platform technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
- Experience gathering requirements, defining business capabilities, and translating outcomes into prioritized work.
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Passion for delivering innovative solutions that improve consumer, associate, and business partner experiences.
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Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$138,200 - $190,100 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
# About Us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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