Product Owner
Product Owner experienced in the Insurance or InsurTech companies to help with new product development for an InsurTech startup
Product Owner
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Posted Date: 27 June 2024
Salary range (CAD) $110.000,00 to 120.000,00 annual
Job Description
As a Product Owner , you should be self-motivated, creative and proactive, to work successfully in a fast-paced environment including multiple applications and diverse technologies. You will be helping to manage projects successfully. Product owners’ role is to lead project teams to success by keeping them focused on their goals and guiding them through the development process. This involves close collaboration with Leaders, stakeholders, customers Development, QA, and UAT teams.
The Product Owner Position reports directly to the VP of Technology
What you will do
- Overall Project Management and Planning coordination with Scrum master and Delivery Lead
- Track product performance metrics, analyzes user data, and uses insights to inform future product decisions.
- Product owners' main responsibility is to manage the product backlog and oversee a product's development stages. They take part in every step, from planning, refinement, review, to sprint.
- Create and Document User stories, derive requirements from Operations and SME
- Lead scope and requirements gathering from all stakeholders, functional groups (Dev, QA etc. ). Collaborate discussions across all disciplines
- Lead/Support Product grooming sessions, provide support to technology team
- Anticipating Client needs acting as their primary liaison
- Competitor analysis, analyzing how we compare with the competition, making product recommendations to ensure our product is competitive
- Learning customer and market needs
- Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile), principles and practices
- Functional expertise in several areas of PB ( IE. Payments, Carrier integration etc.)
- Create Product Vision and contribute to Roadmap Planning (2-3 yr roadmap) and feature prioritization, developer business cases for features
What to expect:
- Excellent work culture
- Focus on work life balance
- Equipment for home office will be provided (Laptop etc.)
- Focus on Professional Development
Requisites:
- 8 years min. working as a product manager or as a Sr Business Analyst
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years Experience working in the Insurance Industry with Insurtech experience preferred
- Previously developed Insurtech platforms
Aditional Information:
Seniority Level
Senior
Years of experience
8 years
Education Level
Bachelor Degree
Employment Type
Full-Time
Model
Remote, based in Toronto
About the company:
PolicyBound is a revolutionary insurance technology company (aka InsurTech) committed to enabling agencies & brokers grow in the digital age. At present, the company is operating with a focus on development for both core and specialty insurance lines. With early-on commitments, several first-to-market innovations, and a proprietary growth model, the company is taking foundational steps to prepare for rapid scaling.
Mostly virtual with occasional in-person commitments. PolicyBound has a strong preference for candidates located in Toronto, Canada. Exceptions may be made for exceptional candidates.
Affirmative Action Plan/Equal Employment Opportunity (AAP/EEO) Statement
PolicyBound provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Must be eligible to work in Canada.
Company size
1 - 50 people
Industry
Technology and Insurance (InsurTech)