About the role
Our Client is one of the United States’ largest insurers, providing a wide range of insurance and financial services products with gross written premiums well over US$25 Billion (P&C). They proudly serve more than 10 million U.S. households with more than 19 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 18,500 employees. Finally, our client is part of one the largest Insurance Groups in the world.
About the Role
As a Product Owner I, you will play a key role in driving product development and delivery within the Specialty portfolio. You will be responsible for managing and prioritizing the team backlog, ensuring delivery teams focus on the highest-value work, and translating business needs into actionable features and user stories. Working closely with Product Managers, business stakeholders, architects, and Agile teams, you will help deliver business, compliance, growth, and technology initiatives while serving as a critical link between stakeholders and development teams.
What You'll Do
Own and prioritize the team backlog based on business value and strategic priorities.
Translate business requirements and portfolio objectives into features, stories, and deliverables for Agile teams.
Collaborate with Product Managers, business stakeholders, architects, and developers to refine requirements and clarify scope.
Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders, end users, and delivery teams to ensure alignment and successful outcomes.
Manage dependencies, remove delivery impediments, and support the execution of initiatives across the Specialty portfolio.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, PI Planning, ART Syncs, system demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
Evaluate product progress, oversee development stages, and ensure stories meet acceptance criteria.
Partner with business owners and stakeholders to understand needs, manage scope, and continuously improve product quality and delivery.
Coordinate iteration goals, support story estimation and sequencing, and drive successful execution of Agile initiatives.
Ensure solutions meet customer and business expectations by continuously advocating for end-user needs.
Requirements
1-3 years of experience in Agile product delivery, project management, business analysis, or a related field.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Finance, Project Management, or a related discipline preferred.
Experience with Agile/SAFe frameworks, backlog management, requirements refinement, and stakeholder engagement.
Proficiency with Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps, as well as Microsoft Teams and Outlook.
Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across business and technology teams.
Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making abilities.
Experience in insurance or financial services preferred.
Fluent English required.
SAFe Product Owner certification required within 180 days of hire.
Benefits
This position comes with benefits package:
Comprehensive benefits package
Home Office model
Career development and training opportunities
Private Health Insurance
Pension Plan
Paid Time Off
Training & Development
Note: Benefits differ based on employee level
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• Legal Authorization to Work: Employment with FBS is conditional upon the candidate having valid, local legal authorization to work in the country where the role is based at the time of hire. FBS does not sponsor or obtain work authorization unless explicitly stated.
• Exclusivity of Employment and Conflict of Interest: Upon acceptance of an offer and during employment with FBS, employees will not be permitted to engage in parallel employment, professional activities, or paid work for other entities. Any ownership, partnership, directorship, or participation in other businesses or companies must be fully disclosed and formally reviewed in accordance with FBS internal conflict‑of‑interest and external engagement policies prior to the start date or as soon as such circumstances arise.
Failure to comply with these conditions may impact the hiring decision or employment continuation.
Originally posted on Himalayas