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.
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.
