We are seeking an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in software development and enterprise systems. The ideal candidate has a product-oriented mindset, excels in Agile environments, and is capable of translating complex business processes into clear, actionable user stories while keeping user needs at the center of product decisions.
Responsibilities
- Define and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs.
- Translate business requirements and processes into clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders, developers, and Scrum teams to deliver high-quality product increments.
- Lead Agile (Scrum) ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Analyze business processes, identify gaps, evaluate solutions, and propose improvements for large-scale enterprise systems.
- Act as the primary liaison between business and technical teams, ensuring clarity of scope and priorities.
- Drive product decisions using a user-centric and data-driven approach.
- Support the development team by providing functional insights and technical understanding from an ex-developer perspective.
- Manage and prioritize competing demands while ensuring timely delivery.
- Facilitate effective communication and influence stakeholders across different levels of the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a Product Owner.
- Strong experience working in AgileScrum environments using tools such as JIRA.
- Solid understanding of business processes, workflows, and activities.
- Proven ability to create and manage user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Background as a software developer is highly preferred.
- Experience working with large-scale enterprise systems.
- Strong leadership, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
- Product-minded, user-centric approach to decision making.
- Experience managing teams using Agile principles; knowledge of the insurance industry is a plus.
- Willing to work Work From Office (WFO).
