Product Specialist
CVS Pharmacy - New York City, NY
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Job DescriptionThe Product Specialist (PS) is a member of the Agile Product Team responsible for defining user stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog. This role is instrumental in partnering with the Product Owner (PO) to drive day to day development for Retail Pharmacy initiatives that generate multi-million dollar business value to the organization and touch millions of consumers. Responsible for working with the PO to streamline the execution of team priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the features/ components for the team. This PS role will support the RxConnect Agile product team. Responsibilities include:Team Backlog Ownership/Prioritization in partnership with PO- Works with the lead PO to maintain the product backlog and facilitate decision-making on stories, bug fixes, and technical debt as they move through stages in team Rally board- Collaborates with Agile teams to continuously review business needs, refine priorities, outline deliverables, and identify and address dependencies, opportunities and risks - Works with Product Managers and stakeholders to decompose features into prioritized user stories that deliver value and tangible business results- Provides subject matter expertise - explaining product vision and user stories to the team to ensure requirements are understood and customer value is delivered - Collaborates with the Business Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Initiative Owner and Solution Architect to clarify requirementsSprint Planning/Sprint Execution in partnership with PO- Works with team to ensure user stories meet Definition of Ready before development starts and meets the Definition of Done before accepting them as complete - Responsible for assuring a level of quality has been achieved by validating that the Story meets acceptance criteria and has met acceptance tests; approves stories as complete- Responsible to update product management on Story status to align on delivery expectations- Participates in daily sprint ceremonies to facilitate quality and speed of delivery; holds team accountable for what they committed to deliver- Works with team to establish regular cadence and manage capacityProgram Increment Planning in partnership with PO- Maintains relationships within and outside the local team and prepares user stories for inclusion in Program Increment (PI) Planning- Partner with Product Management, who is responsible for the Program Backlog, to assist in preparing for the Program Increment (PI) Planning meeting- Collaborates with the team to produce the PI system demo and presents it to program stakeholdersPay RangeThe typical pay range for this role is:Minimum: 70,000Maximum: 140,000Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.Required Qualifications 3+ years of related IT experience 1+ years of required experience as Product Owner, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Consulting, IT, or related field. Previous experience in agile product development helpful.Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with agile processes, such as scrum, Kanban, and/or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio Experienced in user story writing 1+ years of leadership experience with ability to drive collaboration, engage, influence, and inspire cross functional teamsEducationBachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.Business OverviewBring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.
Created: 2024-09-07