We’re excited you’re considering joining a great place to work! Texas Mutual is deeply committed to creating and maintaining an environment of mutual respect and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. About this Position At Texas Mutual, we’re on a mission to build a stronger, safer Texas. As the largest workers’ compensation provider in Texas, we help injured workers return to a productive life, give businesses the tools to thrive, invest in our communities, and empower our employees to do their best work. Our product owners are part of a talented Agile team, made up of creative and critical thinkers including business stakeholders, Scrum Masters, Solution Architects, and Engineers. We’re looking for someone who obsesses about creating exceptional user experiences as part of a self-starting, cross-functional team. As a product owner, you will serve as the voice of the customer to guide development teams in building software capabilities with the highest business and customer impact. You will represent business needs and priorities, prioritize, and manage the product backlog, and incorporate feedback from business stakeholders to guide continuous product improvement. Our product management team values diverse backgrounds and experiences. We work hard to safeguard a healthy, positive team culture where every member is valued for the expertise they bring, where we challenge each other to do our best work and support each other every day in our learning and growth. Do you want to help shape the future of one of the top 50 performing insurance companies in the United States? If so, we are eager to hear from you. Apply today! Responsibilities & Qualifications What You’ll Do: Act as the voice of the customer to guide all stages of software development, including user story development, sprint planning, and prioritization of the product backlog. Understand business and end-user needs; identify and prioritize features to be delivered to meet those needs. Work with business and technical stakeholders to develop and document user stories. Participate in sprint planning to determine the team’s objectives for the upcoming sprint. Participate in agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, backlog refinements, and team retrospectives; ensure the team has a clear understanding of priorities and next steps. Lead the sprint review meeting to present the output from the sprint to key stakeholders. Analyze feedback from sprint reviews, and other data such as end-user feedback and operational metrics, to identify and understand product needs. Work with the development team to create acceptance criteria and definitions of done. Assist the team in the development of feature tests, test cases, and regression tests. Set expectations with business stakeholders for the delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities. What You’ll Bring: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, or experience. At least 2 years of relevant work experience centered around product management or equivalent education, training, or experience. Working knowledge of Agile methodologies (PO certifications are a plus). Exceptional communication skills with the ability to encourage diverse opinions and actively listen. Bonus points if you have experience in the insurance industry. Even more bonus points if you have B2B software product experience. Who You Are: Tenaciously Customer Focused. Throughout the discovery and execution of continuous product improvement, you keep ‘exceptional customer experiences’ as your primary guide when problem-solving. Highly Collaborative. You actively build partnerships of trust and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. You have the agility to adjust to fit the audience and the message. Active Learner. Actively learning through experimentation using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Deals with Ambiguity. Operate calmly and effectively even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear. Flex-Hybrid Work Environment: Texas Mutual’s flex-hybrid schedule allows you to bring your best self to work by working remotely and collaborating in the office based on business needs. All Texas Mutual employees are required to have Texas residency and travel to their designated office as needed. Our Benefits: Annual performance bonus and merit-based pay increase Lifestyle Savings Account ($1,000 per year) Automatic 4% employer contribution to retirement plan 401k plan with 100% employer match up to 6% Student loan repayment matching in 401k plan Three weeks’ time off for vacation Nine paid holidays and two personal days each year Day one health, Rx, vision and dental insurance Life and disability insurance Flexible spending account Pet insurance and pet Rx discounts Free on-site gym, fitness classes, and health and wellness resources Free identity theft protection Free student loan repayment and refinancing consultation Professional development and tuition reimbursement Employee referral bonus Free onsite snacks Texas Mutual Insurance Company is the state's leading choice for workers' compensation insurance, with over 40 percent of the market. Thousands of Texas businesses rely on us to help them control their workers' comp costs, protect their employees, and ensure their injured workers receive quality care. Preventing workplace accidents is a foundation of our mission. We have frequently been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas. Our competitive salaries, award-winning benefits package, and employee recognition programs are just a few of the reasons our average employee tenure is 10 years. If you need an accommodation with any part of the application process, please contact 800-859-5995 and ask to speak with Human Resources.