Staff VP Product Development

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Staff VP Product Development

Location:   May be located in any Elevance Health PulsePoint office preferably in Indianapolis, IN, Atlanta, GA, Mason, OH, Richmond, VA, Norfolk, VA, Mendota Heights, Durham, NC, Chicago, IL or Woodland Hills, CA.

This role requires associates to be in-office at least 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered.  Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Summary

Responsible for overseeing the development of new products/markets and enhancements and features of existing products. Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

As a Product Development Leader at Elevance Health, you will guide the strategy, execution, and launch of transformative AI-driven products that improve healthcare delivery, member experiences, and enterprise operations. This role sits at the intersection of AI , complex technical challenges, and the critical needs of healthcare stakeholders. You will lead cross-functional teams in building innovative tools that empower members, providers, and business partners—ensuring that Elevance Health’s mission of improving the health of humanity remains central to product decisions.

Position Responsibilities

• Create and execute the product roadmap: Manage the roadmap from conception to launch. Prioritize features, manage the product backlog, and define user stories while applying Agile best practices.

• Enable high team velocity: Apply Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) to maximize sprint efficiency, accelerate delivery, and ensure teams consistently produce incremental value at scale.

• Translate AI research into healthcare solutions: Partner with research, data science, and engineering teams to transform advanced AI models into intuitive, clinically relevant, and user-centered features.

• Oversee the product lifecycle: Manage ideation, prototyping, iterative testing, launch, and post-launch optimization, guided by KPIs, regulatory requirements, and user feedback.

• Measure product success: Define and track adoption, engagement, and performance metrics to ensure products deliver tangible improvements in healthcare outcomes, efficiency, or member experience.

• Engage with stakeholders: Align engineering, design, clinical operations, compliance, marketing, and leadership around shared goals. Act as the central point of accountability for product delivery.

• Build and mentor teams: For senior leaders, develop and scale the product development function by mentoring product managers and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous learning.

Position Requirements

Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences

• Proven Enterprise Leadership: Track record of leading product development functions end-to-end, from strategy through execution, with experience integrating across business lines and technology platforms.

• Agile Transformation Expertise: Deep experience scaling Agile ways of working across large, complex organizations to accelerate speed-to-market and enhance delivery velocity.

• AI & Digital Innovation: Hands-on experience applying AI/ML to build data-driven, intelligent, and personalized products; proven ability to design and run evals, evaluate model performance, and scale AI-native solutions responsibly in healthcare contexts.

• Versatility Across Environments: Ability to operate effectively in both startup-style settings (0–1 build, rapid iteration, lean resourcing) and enterprise environments (governance, capital planning, and cross-functional alignment).

• Builder Mindset: Strong orientation as a doer-builder, able to drive rapid design sprints, prototype solutions, and deliver MVPs while establishing sustainable processes and scalable platforms.

• Strategic Execution & Vibe Coding: Proven ability to launch and scale products in regulated industries; comfortable with light coding/prototyping (“vibe coding”) to validate concepts and accelerate innovation.

• AI & Agent Development Leadership: Proven hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying AI agents and intelligent systems. Ability to design and run evals, assess model performance, and ensure responsible scaling of AI-native solutions in regulated environments.

• Portfolio of AI-Native Products: Demonstrated track record of shipping AI-native products from concept to scale, with measurable impact on adoption, efficiency, or user experience. Portfolio should showcase applied AI/ML and agentic capabilities in real-world products.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $178,160.to $320,688.00.

Locations: California, Illinois,

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.  The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.