Senior System Analyst / Product Owner

Job Title: Senior System Analyst / Product Owner
Location: Remote
Pay Rate: $45-47/hr
Industry: Healthcare

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior System Analyst / Product Owner with 12+ years of experience in Agile product delivery, backlog management, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Agile/Scrum/SAFe, Jira, Jira Align, PI Planning, product roadmaps, and end-to-end product ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, create, groom, prioritize, and manage product backlogs at both team and program levels.
• Define product roadmaps and prioritize features based on business value, customer needs, and ROI.
• Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, user stories, features, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure features are sufficiently refined and ready for development and execution.
• Partner with business stakeholders on UAT, releases, product launches, and go-to-market activities.
• Identify, track, and communicate project/product risks and dependencies.
• Facilitate and participate in PI Planning, Scrum ceremonies, and SAFe delivery activities.
• Work closely with engineering, QA, architecture, business, and other cross-functional teams.
• Use KPIs and data-driven insights to support product and delivery decisions.
• Support applications involving Web, Mobile, APIs, and backend systems.
• Apply technical understanding of application integrations, SDLC, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent priorities across team and program levels.
• Coordinate effectively within an onshore/offshore delivery model and own initiatives from concept through completion.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of experience as a Senior System Analyst, Product Owner, or similar role.
• Strong experience with Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Jira Align.
• Strong knowledge of PI Planning and execution.
• Product backlog creation, refinement, prioritization, and management.
• Experience developing product roadmaps, user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience with UAT, releases, and product launches.
• Strong understanding of Web/Mobile applications, APIs, backend systems, and application integrations.
• Knowledge of SDLC, application testing, and release processes.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Experience working with distributed onshore/offshore teams.

Preferred

• Healthcare industry experience.
• Experience with enterprise-scale products and complex application ecosystems.
• Experience managing multiple programs/workstreams simultaneously.