Hybrid Product Owner – Operations and Planning

at Intact

• Job title: Product Owner – Operations and Planning
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mississauga, Canada

About the role

• Product Owner managing the National Contact CL project in the insurance domain. Collaborating with multiple business teams and IT to prioritize a national business backlog.

Responsibilities

• Define the MVP and strategy to roll-out the vision
• Collaborate with the team to define the product vision
• Understand the objectives of the product and the problems it's solving
• Convey the vision and goals to the team
• Manage the product backlog (creating stories, prioritizing development stories and technical debt based on business priority/scope, etc.)
• Communicate progress and deadlines
• Understand customer needs and how the product fits in
• Defines KPIs and objectives for the product and through data analytics and feedback, ensures business objectives and targets are met
• Mitigates risk by raising concerns to the management team regarding product quality and proposes actions to mitigate the risk
• Guides the activities of team members in an effective and efficient way to achieve success of a project or deliverable
• Acts as a positive change agent by supporting and influencing others to adopt new approaches
• Coaches others to systematically and logically to resolve problems, identify causation and anticipate expected results
• Works effectively and cooperatively with others; actively participates towards the completion of goals; establishes and maintains good working relationships with others
• Convey ideas logically and simply, actively participating in meetings and makes a conscious effort to understand what people are really saying
• Coaches others to adapt to and work in an environment constantly in motion and evolving; comfortable with ambiguity and performs well under stress.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or a combination of education & relevant experience
• 5 – 8 years of experience
• Commercial lines Insurance (P & C) Knowledge required
• CBAP certification an asset
• Exposure to large scale or national projects
• Planning methodology and relevant experience and proven knowledge of Agile methodology
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel and Power Point
• Knowledgeable about the application development cycle, especially when defining requirements/Stories and good understanding of the testing strategy
• Ability to work on multiple projects in teams or in a matrix environment (multitasking)
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

Benefits

• Support
• Opportunities
• Performance-led financial rewards
• Coaching for career growth
• Accessible workplace adjustments