Lead Product Manager (Medicaid)

Lead Product Manager

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first. Humana is seeking a highly skilled Lead Product Manager to own and advance the intake process and facilitate key Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) ceremonies for the Medicaid portfolio. The Lead Product Manager will be responsible for optimizing intake workflows, driving cross-functional collaboration, and managing vital meetings such as the Medicaid Triage and Product Standup.

Oversee, maintain, and continuously improve the Medicaid intake process, ensuring requests are efficiently captured, prioritized, and assigned in accordance with Agility Enablement Hub Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (AEH LACE) guidelines.

Serve as the primary facilitator for Medicaid Product Standup and Medicaid Triage meetings, ensuring effective communication, clear action items, and alignment with portfolio goals.

Collaborate with stakeholders across business, technology, and product teams to ensure transparency and accountability in intake and triage activities.

Monitor and report on intake process performance, identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency based on stakeholder feedback and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Support continuous prioritization efforts, aligning new work requests with ongoing initiatives and strategic objectives using Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) principles.

Leverage tools such as Jira Align and Azure DevOps (ADO) to track requests, manage Kanban boards, and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Ensure compliance with established portfolio management standards and lead process improvement initiatives.

Foster a culture of collaboration and excellence within the Medicaid product team and with cross-functional partners.

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of product management experience, with demonstrated success managing intake or triage processes in a portfolio or agile environment.
• Proven experience facilitating meetings and ceremonies in an LPM or SAFe context.
• Proficiency with Jira Align, ADO, and other portfolio management tools.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, and organizational abilities.

Preferred Qualifications :

Additional Information :

Interview Format : As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability.

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. $126,300 - $173,700 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, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline : 02-12-2026

About Us : Humana Inc. (NYSE : HUM) is committed to putting health first for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and 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, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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