Product Owner

• A tech-oriented product owner (someone who has prior development experience and has transitioned into a PO role and hence has a technical bent of mind combined with product vision and experience OR someone who has closely worked with tech teams as a seasoned PO). 
• 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 and a minimum of 3 to 5 years direct experience with Hybrid agile teams (Onshore  + Offshore) 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 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.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner needed