Product Development / Product Management Consultant V
About the position The position involves developing product strategy for a market, product type, or product line of business (LOB) while performing regular ideation sessions to build a robust product pipeline aimed at achieving market goals. The candidate will apply an advanced understanding of driving performance for their respective market, product type, or product LOB, including competitor analysis and KP product performance. The role requires bringing the organization together to perform product feasibility on initiatives and defining and executing product development through executive alignment. The candidate will act as the product authority, providing cross-functional service recovery and issue resolution, and will serve as a subject matter expert for multiple markets, LOBs, products, portfolios, workstreams, or initiatives. Responsibilities also include writing and developing complex business-development initiatives, managing product implementations, and delivering product training and change management activities across respective markets, products, and LOBs. Responsibilities • Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward. • Builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. • Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback. • Provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership. • Mentors junior team members. • Practices self-leadership and creates plans to capitalize on strengths. • Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities. • Models team collaboration within and across teams. • Conducts or oversees business-specific projects applying deep expertise. • Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions. • Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines. • Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities. • Participates in business-case development for complex initiatives. • Facilitates product implementation or program management. • Applies product knowledge and facilitates product training and change management. • Manages a matrixed team for multiple markets, LOBs, products, portfolios, workstreams, or initiatives. Requirements • Minimum three (3) years of experience leading matrixed teams with or without direct reports. • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND minimum eight (8) years of experience in health care, product development and management, strategy development and execution, finance, sales and account management, marketing, consulting, benefits, program management, or a directly related field. • OR minimum eleven (11) years of experience in health care, product development and management, strategy development and execution, finance, sales and account management, marketing, consulting, benefits, program management, or a directly related field. Nice-to-haves • Business Acumen • Change Management • Negotiation • Innovative Mindset • Applied Data Analysis • Business Relationship Management • Conflict Resolution • Managing Diverse Relationships • Client and Domain Knowledge • Product Design • Product Development Life Cycle • Product Performance • Process Validation • Project Management • Project Management Tools • Risk Assessment • Time Management • Quality Assurance Process • Service Focus • External Health Care Compliance • Strategic Program Management • Market Analysis • Benefit Plans • Operational Policy Apply tot his job