Product Owner (Hybrid Set-up)

Job Description

Description

A Product Owner manages dependencies with other teams while identifying, building, and managing strategic partnerships with various stakeholders. They work closely within their team to user feedback is translated into new developments. Product Owners will be accountable for specific business OKRs based on the team's mission.

• Set ambitious and clear product visionand communicate vision effectively to stakeholders, the team, and the organization
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure digital vision and products align within team strategy and requirements
• Work closely with Head of Product to establish each product's business value, and support messaging, communication and Client outreach as necessary
• Prioritize and manage items in the backlog and maintain a backlog 3 to 4 sprints ahead of the team
• Utilize market and industry knowledge to translate user needs into user stories and acceptance criteria for their team
• Determine end-to-end team output strategy from inception to production
• Facilitate release planning with stakeholders as well as weekly demos
• Integrate usability studies and research into product requirementsto enhance user satisfaction and ensure Client-driven design
• Be accountable for product-specific OKRs and communicate progress to stakeholders

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of insurance space, ideally 5+ years in industry with experience designing insurance products and channels
• Demonstrates knowledge of technology or ability to learn about technology and digital products, experience working on technical products is a plus
• Strong collaborator with cross-functional teams from technology, design, business, and operations

• Experienced in facilitating Agile ceremonies, managing a backlog/release plan, tracking team level metrics, removing blockers

• Ability to manage and lead the team to push the solution forwards
• Strong communication skills with comfort speaking with business stakeholders and influencing others
• Ability to navigate the organization at a senior level and make decisions for their team (strong AVP/VP level)

• Passion to challenge the status quo, find new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas
• Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust
• Not afraid to roll up the sleeves and seeks to go outside comfort zone to learn, pushing teams to do the same
• Empowers others to fail, learn, and grow
• Encourages an experimental mindset to drive innovation

Arrangement and Benefits:

• Project-based arrangement (6 months - 1 year initial contract; subject for continuous extensions)
• Open for absorption
• Government-mandated benefits (SSS, Pagibig, Philhealth, 13th month pay)
• Service Incentive Leaves and Healthcard after 6 months
• Completion Bonus

• WFH setup, Annual leaves, Health insurance