Product Owner (Financial Services)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead prioritization, development and acceptance user stories to establish and enhance Actuarial Data Repository.

• Partnering with Product Managers and Actuarial stakeholders to understand customer and business needs and translate into requirements/user stories.

• Provide direction and collaborate effectively with appropriate stakeholders on complex issues and conflicts that impact time, cost, scope, quality and risk of assigned features and user stories.

• Writes up stories/requirements for Agile POD/Build Team(s) and Annuity Data Repository enhancement work

• Serve as key decision maker on priorities of product backlog, and work to ensure that all stakeholders are aligned at each stage of the development lifecycle

• Submits User Acceptance Criteria and completes User Acceptance Testing

• Point of contact for issues with Actuarial Data Repository/Operational Data Store.

• Help drive adoption and business intelligence for Actuarial Data Repository

• Leading the implementation and integration of improvements

• Continuously prioritizing the product backlog to ensure that the Agile software development team is focused on the highest value work

• Coordinating with other Product Owners and team members to manage dependencies across teams

• Surveys upstream data providers and downstream data customers to develop understanding of Life and Annuity data is used

• Assists in development of data processes and reconciliation reports that are efficient, tractable, and instill confidence in the integrity of results for downstream stakeholders and auditors

• As needed, performing business analyst and QA support

• Proactively identify and recommend process improvements that significantly reduce workloads and/or maintains/improves quality

• Provide subject matter expertise to clarify development requirements

• Maintain data dictionary and follow established data governance policies.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)

• 3 - 5 Years of experience in Business Analysis, Project Management, or a product-related role within a development team that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position. (Required)

• Salesforce experience in any industry, financial services knowledge a plus

• SAFe experience preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret both internal and external documents such as general media/publications, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, policies, proposals, and standard operating procedures.

• Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Apply concepts such as probability, statistics, modeling, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solutions.

• Works with mathematical concepts such as averages and/or variances.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to analyze information and to evaluate the implications of a course of action or solution.

• Ability to interpret and apply common sense understanding to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

• Evaluate trends in data or information.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to perform under stress in cases of emergency, critical or hazardous situations.

• Ability to work with others in a team environment.

• Demonstrated strong relationship management skills with internal clients (e.g. management, peers and colleagues); proven ability to develop collaborative approaches.

• Demonstrates ability to identify and recommend processes improvements.

• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task while maintaining strict attention to detail.

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative style.

• Demonstrates the ability to use sound judgment and discretion regarding confidential information.

• Finds common ground and can gain collaboration among management, colleagues and peers; can influence outcomes without directing or commanding.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Strong project management skills including, critical ability to coordinate and balance multiple projects in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure, and meeting deadlines.

• Successfully completes regulatory and job training requirements.

CERTIFICATIONS

• No Licensure or Certification Required.

• Salesforce Certified Admin Preferred.