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 susta... more details
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The Sr. Product Owner is the member of the team responsible for defining and prioritizing the Team Backlog so as 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).
Work Experience/Skill Set
- 7+ years of Insurance experience within the Claims operations, or technology divisions of a large P&C Insurance company – Preferred.
- 5+ years of experience implementing or working with Guidewire Claims system - Preferred
- 5+ years of product, analysis, technology, and design experience.
- 5+ years of leading cross functional teams.
- Experience with Agile development tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better
We enjoy the everyday | We think further
What’s in it for you:
In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.?
- We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.?
- All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.?
- We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
- Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
Are you ready to play your part?
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The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.
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Pay information:
The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The national average salary for the Sr. Product Owner, Claims Center is $115,000 - $130,000 with 35% bonus potential.
