Product Owner II

Aflac, Incorporated•Columbia, SC

3d•$88,000 - $128,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way. Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com. Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Requirements

Passionate agile practitioner with a solid understanding agile values and principles
Demonstrated leadership skills, ownership and commitment for deliverables
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, enthusiastic and assertive
Experience working with and understanding the needs of customers
Is knowledgeable about the product and product domain and able to transfer ideas into valuable features
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Computer Science or a related field
Five or more years of work experience in product development, business analysis or project management
Product ownership of at least three feature enhancements or at least one end to end product delivery
Must have completed and received certification in the 1.0 Product Owner Enablement Program offered by the Enterprise Agility Office
Must have experience and knowledge about the product and product domain
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Certification Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Responsibilities

Represent customers and users primarily for creation of new products or applications
Understands and has frequent contact with the customer
Works closely with the team being available for questions and clarifications on a daily basis
Create the Vision and Release Roadmap for the product and be able to articulate these to the stakeholders and team
Create Release Plan and Release Goals focusing on delivering the highest value to the customer
Create Sprint Goals along with the team to be able to show working software to the customer at the end of each sprint
Owns Product Backlog by creating portfolio level work items and user stories and prioritizing based on business value
Facilitate requirements gathering and story refinement workshops
Rank portfolio items/user stories in consultation with the Agile team
Accept/reject finished user stories and features based on acceptance criteria and ensure sprint/release goals are met
Track the team’s progress towards goals and ROI (Return On Investment)
Collaborate with other Product Owners in a Community of Practice to work toward continuous improvement in the role, help others improve with the goal of helping the organization deliver highest value, highest quality products to the customer faster
Work and collaborate with other Product Owners to identify and address cross-team dependencies and impacts
Performs other duties as required

Benefits

medical
dental
vision coverage
prescription drug coverage
health care flexible spending
dependent care flexible spending
Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
401(k) plans
annual bonuses
opportunity to purchase company stock
11 paid holidays
up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason
state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
adoption and parental leave