Sr. Product Owner w/ Claims Center
Job#: 2045237
Job Description:
**Direct Hire Opportunity**Senior Product Owner w/ Claim Center
Location: Remote
**Preferred locations: Richmond, VA, Chicago, IL, NYC, Red Bank, NJ or Pewaukee WI**
Salary: $115-130k + 35% annual bonus, full benefits, etc.
Job Summary:
The Sr. Product Owner is the member of the team responsible for defining and prioritizing the Team Backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities, while maintaining conceptual and technical integrity of the features or components the team is responsible for. The Sr. Product Owner has a significant role in quality and is the only team member empowered to “accept” new stories. This is a critical role and typically requires one PO to support one (sometimes two) Agile teams.
Job Responsibilities
- Analyze customer opinions and feedback to determine features or components that will add good value to a product.
- Assess product value stream to identify areas that require improvements.
- Attend sprint planning and demo meetings to give feedback on sprint achievement, as well as to scrum team.
- Conduct backlog grooming meetings with a team of product owners.
- Contact customers and end users to obtain information on expected product features.
- Develop and implement action plans for building and sustaining demand for a product.
- Ensure implemented product features add value to end users and meet strategic expectations.
- Highlight product features in a manner clearly understandable to the development team.
- Manage and develop product backlog, as well as user stories backlog for implementation.
- Measure product performance as well as value delivered to clients in order to make adjustments where necessary.
- Monitor the progress of product development, as well as plan for product release to meet program or project deadlines.
- Provide reports to update management and stakeholders on product development operations.
- Serve as a voice to project the expectations of customers on new or already existing products.
- Previous experience working as a Product Owner for Agile team(s).
Education
- Bachelor’s degree; or related field or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
Certification
- Certified SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (or equivalent)- Preferred
Work Experience/Skill Set
- 7+ years of Insurance experience within the Claims operations, or technology divisions of a large P&C Insurance company
- 5+ years of experience implementing or working with Guidewire Claims system.
- 5+ years of product, analysis, technology, and design experience.
- Experience with Agile development tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
EEO Employer
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.