Product Owner

Role Overview:

Product Owner

Key Responsibilities:

1. Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary liaison with client business, underwriter, and operations stakeholders.
• Independently conduct requirement workshops, product walkthroughs, and change discussions.
• Translate business needs into clear product deliverables and roadmap priorities.

2. Requirement Definition & Backlog Ownership

• Develop

  epics, features, and detailed user stories

  with precise acceptance criteria.
• Create

  Business Requirement Documents (BRDs)

  , workflows, wireframe notes, and functional specs.
• Prioritize and refine the product backlog based on business value and constraints.

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with UI/UX teams on redesign and usability improvements.
• Work closely with solution architects, QA, and development teams.
• Ensure consistent business logic between legacy screens and updated UI components.

4. Delivery Management

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies — sprint planning, grooming, standups, demos, and retrospectives.
• Support UAT planning, coordination, and defect triage along with operations stakeholders.
• Ensure all scope items meet functional expectations and acceptance standards.

Requirements

Mandatory Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner and total 12+ years of experience.
• Strong U.S. P&C Insurance Domain Knowledge is Mandatory.
• Hands-on experience in both Commercial Lines (CL) and/or Specialty Lines (SL) is mandatory, specifically in the U.S. regulatory, underwriting, and rating context.
• Experience working with Policy Administration Systems (PAS).
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, features, BRDs, and workflows.
• Proven experience leading client conversations independently.
• Experience in UI modernization / legacy systems upgrade initiatives.

Preferred Skills:

• CSPO / SAFe PO/PM

  certification preferred.
• Familiarity with U.S. policy lifecycle —

  submission, quoting, binding, endorsement, renewal, cancellation, and reinstatement

  .

Soft Skills:

• Clear, confident communicator with executive presence.
• Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Collaborative team player who can influence without authority.