Product Manager - Consultant, Stellarus

Description Your Role The Stellarus Product Management team defines technology products and brings them to market to help health plan customers improve cost, quality, experience, and growth. The Product Manager, Consultant owns product strategy, roadmap, and execution for platform and interoperability capabilities that enable secure, scalable data exchange in complex and regulated environments. This role connects customer needs, business goals, and technical delivery—partnering closely with engineering, design, data, and compliance teams to deliver user-centric, value-driven digital solutions. With deep focus on APIs, integrations, and healthcare interoperability, this role drives the development and scaling of platform capabilities that support internal products, external partners, and nonprofit customers, while influencing priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes across multiple squads or a broader product area. Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning. Responsibilities Your Work In this role, you will: Own product strategy, roadmap, and execution for platform and interoperability capabilities, aligning priorities to customer needs, business goals, and regulatory requirements Lead user discovery, persona development, and validation with technical stakeholders (e.g., developers, architects, customer technical leads) to define high-value problems and inform product direction Own the product lifecycle across a broader product area or multiple squads, from ideation through launch, measurement, and iteration, with emphasis on APIs, integrations, and interoperability capabilities Translate complex customer, regulatory, and business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs; align dependencies and trade-offs across teams Partner with engineering, design, and data teams to deliver scalable, high-quality platform solutions, including APIs, system integrations, and shared platform capabilities Translate healthcare payer needs and regulatory mandates (e.g., CMS, ONC) into actionable product requirements supporting standards such as FHIR, HL7, and X12 Define and evolve KPIs and product analytics (e.g., API uptime, latency, adoption, data exchange volume) to measure impact, guide prioritization, and drive continuous improvement Lead go-to-market, enablement, and adoption efforts for platform capabilities, incorporating feedback loops to improve customer uptake and business value Ensure product solutions align with privacy, security, and compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, Transparency in Coverage), proactively identifying risks and driving mitigation Lead vendor evaluations, partner coordination, and build-vs-buy assessments as needed to support product strategy and delivery Apply strong technical judgment to inform decisions and trade-offs, and act as a subject matter expert for platform and interoperability capabilities across stakeholders Leverage AI-enabled capabilities across the product lifecycle, defining use cases, requirements, and success metrics while ensuring effective and responsible application Qualifications Your Knowledge and Experience Required Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience 7 years of relevant product management experience, including experience owning digital products across complex or regulated environments; healthcare, or enterprise platform experience strongly preferred Strong experience shaping product strategy, roadmap, and execution across multiple squads or a broader product area Strong experience delivering in Agile environments (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, or similar), including backlog management, dependency management, and cross-functional coordination Strong proficiency translating customer, and business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria Strong technical fluency in APIs, integrations, data flows, and platform architecture, with ability to partner effectively with engineering on technical trade-offs Strong experience using data to define KPIs, implement product analytics, and inform prioritization and product decisions Experience using AI-enabled capabilities across the product lifecycle to support discovery, decision-making, or product outcomes Preferred Hands-on experience with interoperability standards such as FHIR R4, HL7, and X12, and familiarity with the payer or health plan ecosystem Experience translating regulatory mandates into product requirements and roadmap decisions Experience partnering with privacy, security, and compliance stakeholders to implement governance- and compliance-by-design approaches Experience owning platform KPIs such as uptime, latency, adoption, and data exchange volume Experience delivering AI-enabled platform features, from use case definition through success metrics and adoption Experience building multi-quarter roadmaps across multiple teams and managing integration or dependency-heavy delivery Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to communicate product strategy, trade-offs, and decisions to senior technical and business audiences Experience leading discovery in ambiguous problem spaces and establishing effective product discovery rhythms Organization About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company. Stellarus’ vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus’ objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California’s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members. To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals. Our Values: At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings. Our Workplace Model: We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility: For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need. For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being. The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews. Physical Requirements: Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. Please click here for further physical requirement detail. Equal Employment Opportunity: External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.