Product Owner I

Vertafore

East Lansing, MI

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Backlog Prioritization, Business Processes, Cross-Functional, Establish Priorities, Insurance, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Assurance, Resolve Customer Issues, Sales Cycle, Software Testing, Time Management, User Experience Design (UXD), Willing to Travel
LOCATION
East Lansing, MI
POSTED
30+ days ago

Looking to start your career in Technology? We have opportunities right here in mid-Michigan!

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

JOB DESCRIPTION

A product owner’s mainobjectiveis to translatebusiness problems and requirementsintouser stories that enable a development team tocreate the best solution to solve customer problems.A product owner atVertaforeis a member ofanenergeticagile teamof Software and QA engineersandis responsible fordefining, prioritizing, andensuringthat developedsolutionsachieve business requirements.

You will collaborate closely with internalstakeholdersto understand business processes/goals andidentifybusiness problems that may be effectively resolved with technology solutions.You’llworkclosely with Sr. Product Owners and/ orProduct Managerstounderstand roadmap goals/strategy and distill high-level requirementsinto a backlog of user storiesthat enable development teams to understand what problems need to be solvedin order tobuild the best solution.As a ProductOwneryou will alsoprioritize thedevelopment backlog andwork with Sr. ProductOwnersand/ orProduct Managers toplan andsequence the workappropriately.As features or user stories are delivered,you’llwork closely with QAto ensurethe problems are solved and requirements are met.

Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment tosuccessand FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to makeanimpactinyour career.

CoreRequirements andResponsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

  • Translate business problems and requirementsintouser stories for the development teams to implement

  • Develop andmaintaina prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation

  • Partnerwith QA todefine acceptance criteriaand verify acceptance criteriaaremet

  • Research and respond to questions from designers, developers,and QA

  • Clarify user stories to theappropriate levelof detail where needed

  • Collaborate with product management, development,and user experience design staff to lead on time, successful scopedefinitionand feature deployment

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • 1-3yearsof professionalexperience, preferablyworkingwithB2B SaaSsoftware

  • Experience working within a cross functional organization

  • Experiencesupporting customerneeds and communicating

  • Experiencecommunicating effectively with multiple parties, including customers

  • Demonstrated ability toexercise judgment withingenerally definedpractices and select methods to obtain solutions

Additional Requirements and Details:

  • Travel requiredup to10% of the time.

  • Located and working fromanofficelocation.

  • Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

  • Frequent repetitive hand and armmovementsrequiredtooperatea computer.

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

  • Frequent sitting and/orstanding.

Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities.

About the Company

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