Guidewire PolicyCenter Product Owner

UFG Insurance•,

36d•$120,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

UFG is currently hiring a GuideWire PolicyCenter Product Owner who will be accountable for specific business objectives based on the area and/or Product(s) they are focused on. The Product Owner (or in collaboration with the Technical Product Manager) creates a Product roadmap and defines the strategic vision for their team driven by the overall organization vision. The position will have a deep understanding of the target market/industry and build close relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that the team’s effort is aligned with overall strategy. A Product Owner manages dependencies with other team’s functions while identifying, building, and managing strategic partnerships across the different areas. They work closely within their team to ensure business value and user feedback is translated into new development. The Product Owner must also continually engage with customers and stakeholders on a regular basis and leverage new information to maintain and prioritize the product backlog.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
3 years’ experience working in or with the business unit the product is serving or comparable experience within the insurance industry.
Knowledgeable in the business side of the product that they are supporting; the customers, users and how the product brings value to the users.
Proven knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the relevant business function.
Understanding and knowledge of various internal roles (both business and technology) and how they interact with their product.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) preferred.
Experience in backlog development (e.g., prioritization and grooming, writing stories) preferred.
Product Management or similar work experience preferred.
Experience working in an iterative delivery environment (Agile, Scrum, etc.) preferred.
Experience with business analysis and requirements writing preferred.
Experience with basic development and technology concepts preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop Product vision, performance metrics, roadmaps, and clearly communicate this with stakeholders and team members.
Define the business value for the Product and support messaging, communication, and customer outreach as necessary.
Build the Product Backlog, prioritize the backlog based on business value, and continuously refine the backlog.
Prioritizing backlog includes incorporating stakeholder input into product roadmap while effectively negotiating tradeoffs of conflicting priorities based on value to the business and customer.
Breakdown large epics/features and write user stories that convey value to the end user.
Ensure appropriate stakeholders are involved in the Sprint Review.
Ensure team members understand the stories in the backlog and the business value they deliver.
Collaborate with technical leadership in and outside the team to help define the technical roadmap for the Product (several sprints ahead of them).
Engage with customers and stakeholders on a regular basis to gather feedback and refine the future of the Product as a result (including continuous process improvement) and adjust the backlog as needed.
Raise dependencies and roadblocks both internal and external to the team, with support of the Scrum Master and help resolve them if needed.
Scope minimum viable products, considering existing resource constraints and sustained development of the Product.
Accountable to the team Working Agreements and evolving processes developed and adopted by the team.
May perform duties that are typically performed by other job types/role.
Participate in sprint ceremonies when needed and work to support the team on a daily basis.