Product Manager, Principal - Mandates

Blue Shield of California - Oakland, CA

Full-time - Senior

Oakland, CA

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Product Manager, Principal role within the Product Strategy team focuses on developing and executing transformative portfolio and product strategies to support financial and membership growth. This position involves overseeing the intake, review, and impact assessment of mandates, ensuring compliance and effective project management from initiation through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Represent Product Strategy in mandate kick-off and impact assessment meetings
• Work closely with Mandate Control Group to monitor, track, and assess incoming mandates
• Interpret and summarize requirements outlined in legal memos and other mandate documents
• Coordinate with appropriate business areas to confirm business impacts and outline requirements
• Complete business impacts assessments outlined in mandate statutes including State Assembly and Senate bills, CMS all plan letters, and other DMHC and DHCS requirements
• Monitor and communicate project milestone delivery and potential impacts to cross functional project dependencies
• Maintain program status dashboard reporting, monitor, and report on status
• Collaborate with Government Affairs team to develop Product Strategy response/position on pending legislation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; master's degree preferred
• At least 10 years of prior relevant experience in product management
• Experience in healthcare mandates, compliance, and regulations
• Knowledge of Blue Shield of California or similar health care organization structure strongly preferred
• Strong business acumen to make recommendations and manage stakeholders to ensure product compliance
• Ability to build effective relationships and drive influence across the organization in a matrixed environment, including Senior Leadership