Product Owner

Product Owner

Location: Bridgewater, NJ (Onsite) Fulltime

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Functional Skills

• Product Ownership, Insurance Domain Expertise, Business Analysis, Requirement Elicitation, Backlog Management, Stakeholder Management, User Story Mapping, Release Planning, Product Roadmap Development, UAT Support
• Agile Skills
• Agile Scrum Framework, Sprint Planning, Product Backlog Grooming, Story Point Estimation, T-Shirt Sizing Techniques, Incremental Product Delivery, Agile Metrics & Reporting, SAFe Agile (Preferred)

AI & Emerging Technology Skills

• Basic understanding of:

• Generative AI (GenAI)
• Agentic AI
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Prompt Engineering
• AI-powered Product Management
• AI Governance and Responsible AI Principles

• Ability to identify and document AI-driven business opportunities.

Roles & Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Agile Delivery

• Own and manage the Product Backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategic priorities.

• Define and maintain product roadmaps, release plans, and sprint objectives.

• Lead backlog refinement, story grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and other Agile ceremonies.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs and prioritize product enhancements.

• Partner with Scrum Masters and development teams to ensure successful sprint execution.

Requirements Analysis & Solution Definition

• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders.

• Translate business requirements into solution requirements and actionable development tasks.

• Create and manage:

• Epics
• Features
• User Stories
• Acceptance Criteria
• Business Process Flows
• Functional Specifications

• Clearly communicate business context and expected outcomes to development and QA teams.

• Facilitate workshops, process discussions, and requirement review sessions.

Targetprocess & Agile Tools

• Utilize Targetprocess extensively for:

• Product backlog management
• Epic and feature creation
• User story definition
• Release planning
• Capacity planning
• Agile reporting and tracking

• Ensure traceability from business objectives through delivery and deployment.

Estimation & Planning

• Lead story estimation exercises using:

• T-Shirt Sizing
• Story Points
• Relative Estimation Techniques

• Support sprint forecasting, dependency management, and release planning.

• Identify product risks, impediments, and mitigation strategies.

Insurance Domain Responsibilities

• Work closely with business and technology teams across:

• Policy Administration
• Claims Management
• Underwriting
• Billing & Payments
• Customer Experience
• Agency/Broker Operations

• Drive modernization and digital transformation initiatives within insurance platforms.

• Ensure regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements are appropriately addressed.

GenAI & Agentic AI Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology teams to identify opportunities for Generative AI solutions across insurance operations.