Director, Tech Agile Product Management

Director, Tech Agile Product Management

Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members that serves communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for.

We're a team that owns our work with accountability, makes data-driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration because success is a team sport. It's our mission to be there in the moments that matter most for our members and employees. Join us in creating a community of connected care, where coordinated, quality service is the norm, and every member feels valued.

The Director, Tech Agile Product Management is a strategic technology leadership role responsible for building and scaling a high-performing team of Technical Product Managers and Agile Coaches. This role defines and drives the technology product strategy, grounded in deep technical product management expertise, and ensures alignment across engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes. The Director leads the development of integrated product roadmaps, Agile delivery models, and technical planning processes that accelerate throughput, improve quality, and maximize customer value.

In parallel, the Director oversees the Agile Coaching team, setting the enterprise-wide coaching strategy and guiding the adoption of Agile frameworks across technology and business domains. This includes embedding Agile practices into delivery teams, enabling continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of transparency, collaboration, and technical excellence. Perform other duties assigned.

Key Accountabilities :

• Delivery Strategy
• Drives enterprise-wide technology delivery strategy through deep technical product leadership and Agile execution
• Leads development and execution of technology delivery strategy aligned with enterprise architecture and transformation goals
• Partners across technology and business functions to shape tech-centric product strategies that optimize throughput, quality, and customer value
• Oversees Agile planning and delivery across technical product teams, ensuring measurable outcomes through delivery metrics and iterative improvement
• Guides creation of multi-year roadmaps integrating product vision, engineering capabilities, and Agile maturity to accelerate value realization.
• Practice and Process Leadership
• Leads Agile delivery performance and continuous improvement through data-driven practices and technical insight
• Defines and tracks Agile delivery metrics across technical product teams (e.g., velocity, lead time, deployment frequency)
• Drives continuous improvement in planning and execution using Agile and Lean principles
• Provides strategic direction for reporting and analytics to support data-informed decisions across product, engineering, and architecture
• Ensures visibility into delivery health, technical outcomes, and business impact
• Communication & Business Engagement
• Aligns technology and business stakeholders through clear communication and shared product vision
• Serves as a strategic liaison between technology teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on product vision and delivery priorities
• Translates complex technical concepts into business-relevant language to support informed decision-making
• Facilitates alignment through stakeholder forums, sprint reviews, and executive updates
• Promotes transparency across product roadmaps, delivery progress, and value realization.
• Coaching & Capability
• Builds and leads high-performing Technical Product Managers and Agile Coaches to elevate delivery maturity
• Provides strategic leadership and coaching to Technical Product Managers, embedding Agile product management practices across engineering teams
• Champions a culture of mentorship, continuous learning, and technical excellence
• Defines role expectations and accountability frameworks in partnership with Technology leadership
• Leads the Agile Coaching function, guiding adoption and scaling of Agile frameworks across engineering, architecture, and business-facing teams
• Change Leadership
• Drives enterprise Agile transformation and fosters a culture of innovation and adaptability
• Acts as a change agent for organizational agility and innovation
• Leads Agile transformation initiatives across technology and business domains
• Embeds Agile principles into team practices and delivery models
• Cultivates a culture of continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and customer-centric value delivery

Required Qualifications :

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