Title: Product Owner – Insurance Domain
Location: Bridgewater, NJ (Only locals)
Position: Contract
JD:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Functional Skills
• Product Ownership, Insurance Domain Expertise, Business Analysis, Requirement Elicitation, Backlog Management, Stakeholder Management, User Story Mapping, Release Planning, Product Roadmap Development, UAT Support UAT Support UAT Support
Agile Skills
• Agile Scrum Framework, Sprint Planning, Product Backlog Grooming, Story Point Estimation, T-Shirt Sizing Techniques, Incremental Product Delivery, Agile Metrics & Reporting, SAFe Agile (Preferred)
AI & Emerging Technology Skills
• Basic understanding of:
o Generative AI (GenAI)
o Agentic AI
o Large Language Models (LLMs)
o Prompt Engineering
o AI-powered Product Management
o AI Governance and Responsible AI Principles
• Ability to identify and document AI-driven business opportunities.
Management, User Story Mapping, Release Planning, Product Roadmap Development, UAT Support UAT Support UAT Support
Roles & Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Agile Delivery
• Own and manage the Product Backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategic priorities.
• Define and maintain product roadmaps, release plans, and sprint objectives.
• Lead backlog refinement, story grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and other Agile ceremonies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs and prioritize product enhancements.
• Partner with Scrum Masters and development teams to ensure successful sprint execution.
Requirements Analysis & Solution Definition
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into solution requirements and actionable development tasks.
• Create and manage:
o Epics, o Features, o User Stories, o Acceptance Criteria, o Business Process Flows, o Functional Specifications
• Clearly communicate business context and expected outcomes to development and QA teams.
• Facilitate workshops, process discussions, and requirement review sessions.
Targetprocess & Agile Tools
• Utilize Targetprocess extensively for:
o Product backlog management, o Epic and feature creation, o User story definition, o Release planning, o Capacity planning, o Agile reporting and tracking
• Ensure traceability from business objectives through delivery and deployment.
Estimation & Planning
• Lead story estimation exercises using:
o T-Shirt Sizing, o Story Points, o Relative Estimation Techniques
• Support sprint forecasting, dependency management, and release planning.
• Identify product risks, impediments, and mitigation strategies.
Insurance Domain Responsibilities
• Work closely with business and technology teams across:
o Policy Administration, o Claims Management, o Underwriting, o Billing & Payments, o Customer Experience, o Agency/Broker Operations
• Drive modernization and digital transformation initiatives within insurance platforms.
• Ensure regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements are appropriately addressed.
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