Product Owner

Responsibilities

• Owns and maintains the product backlog and is accountable for its contents and prioritization. Accountable for clear, actionable user stories.
• Works daily with the squad/teams clarifying business requirements, removing roadblocks, constantly communicating, and supporting alignment around product strategy.
• Contributes to aligning development and business goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and squad/team to remove roadblocks to execution.
• Monitors and maintains the product health, supporting long-term product viability and efficiency, and balancing long and short term and costs with desired outcomes.
• Analyzes feasibility, cost of delay ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential changes to the product.
• Communicates expected value and any changes in value to be delivered in each iteration (sprint, monthly, quarterly, etc.) based on the squad/team-determined capacity.
• Contributes to customer-driven design and usability testing.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and IT project management as typically acquired through a Bachelors` degree in relevant field (business, computer science, humanities etc.) and a minimum of 3 to 5 years direct experience with agile teams as well as 7 years in business, technology, or consulting.
• Able to depict and explain the importance of complex ideas, issues and designs to varied audiences; educate SBU/department(s) on business vision and plan and the impact of change.
• Able to influence a diverse group of stakeholders, strong leadership skills.
• Able to make difficult and quick decisions daily.
• Strong problem solver with demonstrated ability to lead a team to push the solutions and progress.
• Knowledge of JIRA, SAFe and Agile methodology
• Experience in the insurance industry preferred.
• Knowledge of relevant products and portfolio preferred.

Strong experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty

Minimum education qualification:

Bachelor's Degree

The benefits our employees enjoy:

• 401(k) Savings Plan- Matched 150% up to 6%. (Our 401k is in the top 1% of 401(k) plans offered in the US!)

• Medical/Prescription/Dental/Vision Coverage!

• $12,000/yr. is continual learning reimbursement

• 100% Company-paid mobile phone plan

• Personal Time Off (PTO)- Ensuring a balance of work and home life