Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Job Type: Full-Time

Target Salary Range*: $76,000 - $105,000.

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

The Product Owner is a key member of the solution delivery team, working closely with the Product Manager and business stakeholders to understand business objectives and ensure solutions have strategic alignment and business value.

The Product Owner is responsible for guiding the agile team throughout the development process by defining goals, maintaining the backlog, and delivering solutions that fulfill business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Product Vision and Business Value

• Act as the subject matter expert for the product and extract business value.
• Define the overall product vision, strategy, and validation criteria.
• Assess risks and benefits of product enhancements and gain alignment with stakeholders, business partners, and product managers.
• Prioritize and make business value-driven decisions.

Stakeholder Engagement and Feedback

• Proactively obtain feedback to ensure end-user value is being delivered.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager and provide input into the roadmap.
• Engage with stakeholders, business partners, and the agile team in scope definition, dependency creation, and requirements refinement.
• Build strong relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams.

Agile Delivery and Backlog Management

• Define project goals, sprint or iteration objectives, and user acceptance tests.
• Manage and prioritize the agile team’s backlog and acceptance criteria.
• Write epics, features, and user stories.
• Define process flows.
• Translate business needs into product specifications.
• Understand business applications from a functional and technical perspective.

Release Planning and Execution

• Coordinate with teams to plan and execute product releases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional agile teams to develop, execute, and release in alignment with business priorities.
• Take an active role in mitigating impediments.

Qualifications

Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner.
• 2 to 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in an agile and scrum development organization.
• Experience writing epics, features, and user stories.
• Experience defining process flows.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional agile teams to develop, execute, and release in alignment with business priorities.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into product specifications.
• Proven ability to understand business applications from a functional and technical perspective.

Skills

• Self-motivated with the proven ability to think analytically and problem solve.
• Commitment to working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Strong initiative and desire for continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Strong communication skills, including conveying difficult concepts and negotiating with others to adopt a different point of view.
• Ability to prioritize and make business value-driven decisions.
• Ability to build strong relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with the Atlassian product suite, including JIRA and Confluence.

Certifications

• Certified Product Owner (PMPO Preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• PMPO certification preferred
• SAFe methodology knowledge preferred.
• Solid understanding of the insurance industry.