What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Product Owner - Remote from any US based location position at CNO Financial Group?
Salary Range : $87,400 - $131,000 Annual
Job Details
The stated pay range is based on a national-average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills and location. This position is bonus eligible.
The Associate Product Owner works under the direction of a Product Owner to support the definition, and prioritization of the product backlog, the setting of quality standards for delivery and maximizing the value of the product/system functionality to achieve business outcomes. They coordinate the work of the Agile Team. The Associate Product Owner works with business stakeholders to elaborate user stories and will partner with the Product Owner to guide face-to-face, remote, or mixed location Agile teams as they define the functional requirements, manage the development sprints, remove roadblocks. This role will communicate between stakeholders, the Product Owner, and development teams to ensure understanding of the product objectives and the product roadmap.
As an Associate Product Owner, your responsibilities will include:
CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) have access to come into that office. Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours. All associates may be asked to travel varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands and supported by our associates and agents. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and more than $35 billion in total assets. Our 3,400 associates, 8,600 exclusive agents and independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.
We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 260 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee. At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.
If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Compensation
Pay Range: $87,400.00 - $131,000.00 Annual
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
ReqID : JR169516
Job Type : Full time
Additional Locations : Remote Indiana;
Job Details
The stated pay range is based on a national-average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills and location. This position is bonus eligible.
The Associate Product Owner works under the direction of a Product Owner to support the definition, and prioritization of the product backlog, the setting of quality standards for delivery and maximizing the value of the product/system functionality to achieve business outcomes. They coordinate the work of the Agile Team. The Associate Product Owner works with business stakeholders to elaborate user stories and will partner with the Product Owner to guide face-to-face, remote, or mixed location Agile teams as they define the functional requirements, manage the development sprints, remove roadblocks. This role will communicate between stakeholders, the Product Owner, and development teams to ensure understanding of the product objectives and the product roadmap.
As an Associate Product Owner, your responsibilities will include:
- Learn the tools, methodologies, and mindset of Agile, as well as the current functions that constitute our various systems and platforms.
- Support and lead elements of the product management agenda with guidance from the PO.
- Support delivery of the roadmap, maintaining product vision, and strategic plan.
- Support the creation and prioritization of requirements, backlogs, and use cases through customer feedback, interviews, and observations of business stakeholders.
- Guide the team/business in mapping business processes.
- Support the team in developing functionality that makes CNO systems and processes more effective and efficient.
- Actively validate and monitor deliverables to ensure expected results are attained. Test as needed.
- Support the day-to-day management of the project/team including business and training queries, reporting on product performance and issue resolution.
- Act as product expert / champion when engaging with other business areas.
- Creates and analyzes user stories, assesses the risks and impacts on current systems and processes, and recommends appropriate actions. (workflows & wireframes).
- Communicates status, issues, and risks to business partners and leadership team.
- Supports training needs based on system enhancements or implementations.
- Collaborates with leadership and business partners to drive problem solving of existing processes to identify areas of improvement.
- Works with the team to understand product requirements, answering questions to the best of their ability. Actively take part in planning, refinements, reviews, etc.
- Lead agile ceremonies as needed.
- Participate in and/or lead weekend code validation calls.
- Lead and facilitate the design, analysis, recommendation and implementation of large and complex system or process changes.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and other business-related software.
- Working experience in an Agile environment practicing Scrum required.
- Analytical, problem solving, communication to multiple levels of leadership.
- Experience working with geographic and culturally diverse teams.
- Bachelor's Degree or 8 years’ equivalent work experience.
- 3 years of related experience or at least 2 years’ experience working as a business analyst, user acceptance tester, or similar role.
- Working experience in an Agile environment practicing Scrum.
- Analytical, problem solving, communication to multiple levels of leadership.
- Experience working with geographic and culturally diverse teams.
- Master’s degree in business related field.
- 3 years of Medicare Advantage experience.
- Certifications/Licenses: Jira, Miro, and SAFe Agile Methodology.
- 5 years of related experience.
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- short-term & long-term disability insurance
- Paid time-off and corporate holidays,
- paid parental leave
- company paid life insurance
CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) have access to come into that office. Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours. All associates may be asked to travel varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands and supported by our associates and agents. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and more than $35 billion in total assets. Our 3,400 associates, 8,600 exclusive agents and independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.
We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 260 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee. At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.
If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Compensation
Pay Range: $87,400.00 - $131,000.00 Annual
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
ReqID : JR169516
Job Type : Full time
Additional Locations : Remote Indiana;
Salary : $87,400 - $131,000
