Assistant It Product ManagerThis position is for an Assistant IT Product Manager working in Healthcare Billing for a large Insurance Provider in the claims portfolio. The Assistant IT Product Manager will be responsible for assisting the IT Product Manager with lifecycle management of an IT product (application family); triaging inbound requests for the product manager (i.e., bug fixes or new projects); acting as a proxy for the IT Product Manager to interact with project teams and assisting the IT Product Manager with the tactical activities related to product management.Required Skills:Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience.Experience in application development platforms and/or languages.Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process.Experience in integration technologies.Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development.Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture.Ability to tie together solutions across systems.Application domain knowledge.Program and/or product management.Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools.Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner.Ability to prioritize sprint backlog.Ability to influence resources.Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions.Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues.Adaptability and/or ability to manage change.Creative thinking.Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people.Problem solving / analytical thinking.Teamwork and collaboration.Good communication skills both oral / written.Job Duties:Drive projects from inception to implementation in the claims portfolio.Job Requirements:Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience.Experience in application development platforms and/or languages.Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process.Experience in integration technologies.Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development.Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture.Ability to tie together solutions across systems.Application domain knowledge.Program and/or product management.Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools.Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner.Ability to prioritize sprint backlog.Ability to influence resources.Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions.Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues.Adaptability and/or ability to manage change.Creative thinking.Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people.Problem solving / analytical thinking.Teamwork and collaboration.Good communication skills both oral / written.Desired Skills & Experience:Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Information Technology.Some experience in Development Team leadership / management.Preferably, some experience in claims adjudication is a plus but not a must.Comfortable working in a fast-paced team environment; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.Good Conceptual and Creative thinking skills.Ability to balance multiple tasks concurrently and independently manage time.Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking.Strong oral/written communication skills with solid interpersonal skills.Creative out of the box thinking for finding solutions to problems.