Title: Product Owner (Insurance/FAST)
Location: Remote (US based)
Type: Contract, 12 Months
Pay Range DOE: $65-100/hr
**No third parties**

Our leading Life/Annuities Insurance client is seeking a talented Product Owner. In this role, you will work closely with the Product Manager, Engineering Director, Business Partners, and end-users to gather and transform business requirements into detailed specifications relating to the ongoing development of their FAST policy admin system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to translate their ideas into development user stories, ensuring clear and actionable requirements.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to less experienced colleagues, assigning tasks and reviewing their work as necessary.
• Assist department managers or directors in developing and refining processes and standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with users and stakeholders, particularly on the Insurance side of the house, to thoroughly understand their workflows and requirements.
• Draft epics and present them to stakeholders, create test plans, and work with Engineering Directors/Managers to ensure timely delivery.
• Write user stories, collaborate with sprint teams to refine these stories, and maintain a refined backlog.
• Assist in writing acceptance criteria and test cases, ensuring high-quality standards and comprehensive test coverage.
• Actively participate in Scrum events, providing clarity on requirements and priorities to the teams.

Skills Needed:

• Prior expeirence as a Senior/Lead Business Systems Analyst or Product Owner in a Scrum or SAFe environment.
• Domain knowledge of the Life & Annuities Insurance market
• Direct exposure to Policy Admin Systems and their development/implementation, ideally FAST by Verisk
• Strong understanding and passion for Agile methodologies, product management, and incremental delivery.
• Knowledge of the Insurance sector, and the systems/platforms used is highly desired
• Proficient in writing user stories that focus on business value
• Experience interfacing with business stakeholders and a deep understanding of business processes and user workflows.
• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to build relationships and drive initiatives forward.
• Analytical & Detail-oriented, able to handle basic statistical/numerical conversations with end-users relating to Insurance Policies.

To be considered for the role please apply online or email an updated Resume to William Barclay at Oliver James - william.barclay@oliverjames.com