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Product Owner
Saicon Consultants Inc
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Hybrid
- 16 hours ago
- Scrum
- Agile
- Kanban
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- Rally
16 hours ago
Client is seeking a Product Owner in Omaha to translate business needs into prioritized work for a software delivery team. The role connects business stakeholders with technology teams, defines product outcomes, and guides delivery from requirements through release. Insurance experience and high-level knowledge of Guidewire are preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with stakeholders to define product goals, understand user needs, and align priorities with business outcomes.
- Own and maintain the product backlog, prioritizing features and enhancements based on value, dependencies, and delivery readiness.
- Translate business needs into user stories and clear acceptance criteria with Business Analysts and subject matter experts.
- Coordinate release and sprint planning with Scrum Masters, technical leads, and delivery teams; clarify scope and resolve competing priorities.
- Participate in backlog refinement, sprint reviews, demonstrations, and other Agile ceremonies to keep work aligned with product goals.
- Work with Business Analysts and QA teams on test planning, acceptance validation, and release readiness.
- Communicate decisions, progress, risks, and dependencies to sponsors and stakeholders; gather feedback to guide subsequent improvements.
- Experience in product ownership, business analysis, project management, or a comparable role supporting software delivery.
- Working knowledge of Agile practices, including Scrum or Kanban, and the software development lifecycle.
- Ability to prioritize work, develop user stories and acceptance criteria, and facilitate decisions across business and technology teams.
- Experience using backlog or application lifecycle tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or similar platforms.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and problem-solving skills; ownership of commitments and outcomes.
- Insurance industry experience, particularly property and casualty insurance, with familiarity with underwriting, policy, billing, or claims workflows.
- High-level knowledge of Guidewire and how its capabilities support insurance business processes.
- Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Product Owner · Saicon Consultants Inc