Tech Product Owner

Job Title: Tech Product Owner/Process Owner

Client Location: Remote

Duration: 4 Months Contract

Job Description:

Time spent would be 70–80% Tech product owner working with a Tech squad and 20–30% Business Process Owner researching and mapping out underwriting processes

As a Tech Product Owner, responsibilities include:

Collaborates to create product vision and aligns strategic priorities with stakeholders. Contributes to the development of the portfolio vision. Communicates product and portfolio vision to their squad/team and other squads/teams outside their portfolio/functional area.

The squad/team is collaboratively accountable for developing and achieving product-level KPIs. Manages products with a moderate degree of strategy, scope, and complexity.

Owns and maintains the product backlog and is accountable for its contents and prioritization. Accountable for clear, actionable user stories.

Sets priorities and actively participates in squad/team quarterly planning. Collaborates with more senior Product Owners to set priorities for portfolio quarterly planning.

Sets expectations with stakeholders for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities. Participates in squad/team demos, retrospectives, and all other ceremonies.

Works daily with the agile working group, clarifying business requirements, removing roadblocks, constantly communicating, and supporting alignment around product strategy.

Collaborates with IT and business leadership to align development and business goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and squad/team to remove roadblocks to execution. Resolves open issues and questions quickly and efficiently.

Monitors and maintains product health, supporting long-term product viability and efficiency, and balancing long- and short-term costs with desired outcomes.

Collaboratively builds the squad/team product roadmap and contributes to strategy inputs from stakeholders. May contribute to program- or portfolio-level planning. Influences stakeholder expectations for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities.

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.

Leads customer-driven design and usability testing for the squad/team.

As a Business Process Owner, responsibilities include:

Research and expertise into underwriting processes include deep dives, user research, mapping out the current state, and planning future state process flows.

Support, research, document, and design digital processes. Propose suggested processes and outline business implications

If applicable, identify and create business requirements for enhancements to existing technology.

Assistance with organizing change management strategy such as user acceptance testing, feedback loops, training, communication, and answering user questions, along with deployment analyst

Serve as the primary representative and subject matter expert for the business if Tech has any questions on processes. Answer ad-hoc questions on user experience in various underwriting systems—how do UW use certain components of underwriting systems, user workflow, etc.?

Conduct user interviews and build process maps in Lucid or Miro that outline user process pain points

Experience and Qualifications:

Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and IT project management is 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.

Experience in the insurance industry preferred. Knowledge of Commercial insurance underwriting, Rating and pricing, and/or Surety business is a plus

Experience with JIRA and Confluence

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

Ability 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 solutions and progress.

Knowledge of relevant products and portfolios is preferred.

Strong experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty.

Familiarity with Lucid/Miro is a plus (not required and can be learned on the job)

Intelliswift is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The range provided for this position is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location. Intelliswift offers medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, supplemental life and AD&D insurance, and any other benefits per state law.

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