Product Owner Manager

Wellfit is the dental industry’s fintech solution! A healthcare fintech company that enhances experiences between patients, providers, employers and payors. Wellfit provides access to treatment and care of all by removing financial barriers. 

Role Summary:

The Product Owner Manager is a people leader and senior individual contributor responsible for driving product delivery while directly managing a small team of Product Owners. This role combines hands-on product ownership with people leadership, ensuring strong execution, healthy backlogs, and consistent delivery practices across assigned product areas.

The Product Owner Manager plays a key role in scaling the Product organization by developing talent, setting expectations, and maintaining delivery rigor, while continuing to directly own and deliver on product initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

People Management & Team Leadership

• Directly manage and develop 2–3 Product Owners

• Set clear expectations, goals, and priorities for direct reports

• Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and performance guidance

• Support career development, skill growth, and succession planning

• Partner with Product leadership on staffing, capacity planning, and team structure

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Maintain direct ownership of assigned products, features, or initiatives

• Own backlog prioritization, refinement, and readiness for assigned workstreams

• Translate product strategy and roadmap initiatives into executable plans

• Ensure high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and documentation

• Balance short-term delivery needs with longer-term product health

Portfolio & Execution Leadership

• Align priorities, sequencing, and dependencies across Product Owners

• Support cross-team coordination and delivery predictability

• Serve as an escalation point for complex delivery or prioritization issues

• Partner with Product Managers to ensure alignment between strategy and execution

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Engineering, Architecture, and Scrum Masters to support delivery health

• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs

• Promote strong collaboration and transparency across teams and stakeholders

Standards & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and reinforce best practices for backlog management and delivery execution

• Improve consistency and quality across product teams

• Leverage delivery metrics to identify improvement opportunities

• Drive continuous improvement in delivery predictability and outcomes

What This Role Brings:

• Stronger Product Delivery

• Clear ownership and accountability across product initiatives

• Higher-quality backlogs and more predictable execution

• Reduced rework and downstream delivery issues

Team Development

• Consistent coaching and development for Product Owners

• Stronger bench of product talent

• Clear expectations and growth paths within the Product organization

Organizational Stability

• Reduced span of control for senior Product leadership

• Improved coordination across teams

• Scalable product delivery practices as the organization grows

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Senior Business Analyst, or similar role in a SaaS, fintech, or health tech environment

• Prior experience managing or formally leading Product Owners or similar roles

• Strong experience owning product backlogs and delivering complex initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and performance-manage team members

• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum practices and tools (Jira, Confluence)

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience managing teams while maintaining hands-on product ownership

• Experience working across multiple product domains or platforms

• Familiarity with configuration-heavy platforms, rules engines, or eligibility/benefits logic

• Background in healthcare, fintech, or other regulated industries

• Experience operating in scaled Agile environments

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• Paid time off

• 401(k) with up to 4% matching

• Opportunity to drive innovation in payments as Wellfit continues to grow as a leading payment facilitator

• Access to modern tools and technologies to support product delivery and innovation

Why Wellfit:

• Meaningful Impact: Your work directly supports access to care through smarter healthcare financing.

• Modern Product Environment: Exposure to evolving AI-enabled delivery practices.

• Growth with Stability: Profitable fintech with national scale and long-term runway.

• People-First Culture: Thoughtful leadership, transparency, and real collaboration.

• Work Flexibly: Hybrid model based in Dallas with 3 days/week in-office.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision, and generous PTO.

• Invest in Your Future: Competitive salary, bonus eligibility, and 401(k) matching.

• Fast-Growth Environment: A rare opportunity to grow with a profitable startup on a national trajectory.