We are looking for a Product Owner for a financial services client. Needs to come from Annuities/Insurance industry as they must have experience with Acord XML.
Job Description:

• Meet with Stakeholders to understand the strategic vision for the Product.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to define Features.
• Break Features down to User Stories and prioritize the Product Backlog.
• Be a conduit between the Scrum Team and the Business to eliminate interruption.
• Drive collaboration and coordination across business and technology throughout the development process.
• Communicate with stakeholders, end users, business and IT and manage partner their expectations.
• Bring business expertise that prioritizes and accepts the work developed by team(s).
• Assist the Scrum Team with creating Acceptance Criteria and defining the team's "Definition of Ready" and 'Definition of Done".
• Be available to the Scrum Team to answer questions about the Product by attending Scrum Ceremonies.
• Review User Stories to ensure all defined Acceptance Criteria has been met.
• Showcase the Scrum Team's accomplishments and receive feedback at Demo & Review.
• Represent the Scrum Team at SoS and keep a pulse on the direction of the Program.
• Be an advocate for the Scrum Team and explain their capabilities and limitations to the Business, and set the team up for success.
• Contribute to the governance and production of the department's executive-level dashboard, which includes key performance metrics that provide transparency and a view into our progress towards achieving strategic objectives.
• Establish effective working relationships with all stakeholders and ensure effective portfolio communications.
• Ensure effective reporting of all products to enable stakeholders, sponsors and management to make appropriate decisions.
• Formulate, organize and monitor inter-connected products and initiatives.

Requirements from JD:

• 3 years of experience in product management, consulting, program & project management, preferably within a Annuities and/or Insurance domain.
• Knowledge of Acord XML, Order Entry Platforms- AN4, iPipeline or Hexure, DTCC flow in Annuities and/or Insurance domain.
• 5 years participating, developing, cultivating, and leading strong, high-performing teams in an agile environment.
• 3 years as a Product Owner working with Agile/Scrum.
• JIRA experience/user stories experience required.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, changing environment.

About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

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