Product Owner II

Vertafore • East Lansing, MI

3d • $70,000 - $80,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations. Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale. With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era. Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India. A product owner II’s main objective is to translate business problems and requirements into user stories that enable a development team to create the best solution to solve customer problems. A product owner II at Vertafore owns their backlog and prioritizes it to align with product strategy, business goals, and achieve project goals and objectives. The product owner II will provide clarity in complex projects, collaborating with internal, and at-times external stakeholders. You will work closely with Product Managers to understand roadmap goals/strategy and distill high-level requirements user stories that enable development teams to understand what problems need to be solved to create the best solution. As a Product Owner II you will also prioritize the development backlog and work with Product Managers to plan and sequence the work appropriately. As features or user stories are delivered you’ll work closely with QA to ensure the problems are solved and requirements are met. Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make an impact in your career.

Requirements

• 2-4 years’ professional experience, preferably working with B2B SaaS software
• Previous experience as a product owner for a B2B SaaS software company
• Real world experience working as part of an Agile software development team
• Experience working within a cross functional organization and understanding the needs of multiple teams
• Experience supporting customer needs and communicating
• Experience communicating effectively with multiple parties, including customers
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and select methods to obtain solutions

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems and requirements into prioritized backlog of user stories for the development teams to implement
• Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams, primarily internal and, at times external, to get the clarity needed to document user stories to appropriate level of detail
• Translate project goals/objectives/strategy to actionable work, prioritizing and sequencing the development work to achieve project goals and timelines
• Partner with QA to define acceptance criteria and verify acceptance criteria are met
• Research and respond to questions from designers, developers, and QA
• When needed, work directly with customers, and conduct market research to clarify requirements and ensure solution will deliver value to end users
• Clarify user stories to the appropriate level of detail where needed
• Collaborate with product management, development, and user experience design staff to lead on time, successful scope definition and feature deployment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed