Senior Manager, Technical Platform Management

About this role

Position Purpose: Oversees product managers who are responsible for translating the product roadmap into technical features and requirements. Monitors technical maturity of a product compared to standards, guidelines and patterns, prioritizing technology enhancements to ensure a sustainable, reliable, and desirable platform. Explores competitors' products and solutions to meet or exceed current capabilities and remain cost effective.

Collaborates on the product vision, strategy and roadmap to ensure alignment with corporate strategy Ensures staff act as the ‘face of the customer’ to define and prioritize product changes, from maintenance to enhancements Leads the product planning and support on medium to large technical projects typically involving multi-product customer environments Develops a trusted advisor relationship with stakeholders and technical project leads.

Defines objectives and key results; supports technical team to ensure goals are met Coordinate product releases with stakeholders Collaborates on product features and advises product owners and development teams to ensure requirements are met using acceptance criteria ;Recommends technical and process improvements to improve the overall effectiveness of a product Manages the hiring and training of new and existing staff, conducts performance reviews, and provides leadership, technical guidance and coaching Shares knowledge and develops staff capabilities to strengthen understanding of business issues and best practices Develops and communicates organizational objectives; inspires and motivates team members to achieve results Carries out platform analysis to identify and drive strategic productivity improvements Drives continuous improvement and optimization of the platform Ensures successful execution of product roadmap Owns and manages the stability, availability and performance for the platform Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards Education/Experience: Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related experience, including prior management experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position. Technical Skills: One or more of the following skills are desired. Experience with one or more of the following Agile Software Development; Business Analysis; Product Lifecycle Management; Product Management; Project Management Knowledge of Other: specified product domain and industry trends Soft Skills: Ability to lead/manage others Collaboration and team building skills Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback Instills commitment to organizational goals Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management Effective conflict management skills Develops and delivers effective presentations Demonstrated negotiation skills License/Certification: Certified Scrum Master, Certified Agile Practitioner, or equivalent required SAFe Scrum Master Certification preferred Certified Scrum Product Owner preferred Pay Range: $121,500.00 - $224,900.00 per year At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day.