Farmers Insurance · 1 day ago
Product Owner II/III - Business Insurance
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$91K/yr - $155K/yr
3+ years expFarmers Insurance is dedicated to providing peace of mind to customers through protection and comprehensive advice. The Product Owner will focus on the conversion of legacy policy administration and quoting systems to Guidewire, ensuring product integrity and a superior user experience while leading Agile teams and collaborating with stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the primary leader for specific Agile teams throughout the Guidewire launch and deployment process
Be fully dedicated to the build, development, rollout, and conversion of legacy policy administration and quoting systems to Guidewire, maintaining a holistic view ensuring alignment with business goals and quality standards
Act as leader and influencer among stakeholders to ensure varying needs are considered and addressed, while coordinating with supporting team members to confirm completeness of requirements, adherence to scope, and ultimate acceptance of work
Demonstrate a passion for excellence and technology-driven process improvement, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance system functionality and user experience
Commit to ongoing self-development and learning, staying current with both underwriting trends and Guidewire system capabilities
Collaborate effectively within a matrixed environment, partnering daily with cross-functional teams to deliver shared outcomes
Applies scientific practice within iterations in order to routinely plan, do, check and adjust
Manages team backlog items and prioritizes based on business value
Outlines dependencies and informs stakeholders the necessary sequence of development to ensure optimized performance and outcomes
Holds a significant role in quality control and is the primary team member empowered to accept stories as done
Utilizes strong business knowledge, influence and communication skills to anticipate problems, address them accordingly while working cross functionally in a self-organizing manner to accomplish tasks and effectively manage the backlog
Effectively applies critical thinking to identify flexibility in determining how and when each iteration and product element will be developed. Acts as primary communicator and connection between stakeholders, end users and teams determining if each story meets their shared expectations
Mutually partners with the business and uses effective challenging techniques in order to influence decisions
Ensures collaboration from all stakeholders on decisions and strategy providing clear instructions and deliverables for developers
Takes ownership for each stage of the process and final product to ensure the goal and vision are correctly aligned with the work items on the backlog
Contributes input into the prioritization of the program backlog, coordinates dependencies and manages the inspection and evaluation of product progress through each iteration
Assists in the mitigation of program risks
Participates in PO and/or ART sync meetings in addition to the system demo to show critical aspects of the solution
Participates in Inspect & Adapt (I&A) workshop to work across teams to define and implement improvement stories to increase program quality
A key member of the Agile team who utilizes perspective to define iteration goals and drives execution and delivery with the ability to influence stakeholders
Partners with the business owner to understand needs, manage scope and add/eliminate user stories
Communicates requirements to Agile Team in a clear and collaborative manner to determine new requirements, negotiate teams and dependencies
Regularly interacts with the Product Manager in order to discuss goals and share a clear understanding of the business/value stream vision
Heavily involved in the Program Increment (PI) planning, story definition and assists team with story estimates and sequencing
Oversees the development of the product to include planning, refinement, review, and execution
Partners with stakeholders to identify and organize steps required for next iteration
Works to gain clarity on queries and participate in the demo of committed items
Participates in ceremonies within the team to coordinate efforts with team to refine the process, identify areas for improvement and support the execution of tasks
Continuously keeps the end-user needs in mind based on on higher level of business acumen
Ensures the solution meets expectations and the development delivers expected outcomes from the accepted stories
Provides mentorship and guidance to PO I
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree
Experience in an Agile environment or 3+ years in a project environment
Product Owner / Product Manager SAFe Certification
Experience with Business Insurance products (Businessowners Policy (BOP) / Commercial Multi-Peril, Umbrella, Commercial Auto, Workers Compensation)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Company
Farmers Insurance
The companies comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® currently make up one of the country's largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses, and provide a wide range of other specialty insurance and financial services products.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (105)
2024 (76)
2023 (86)
2022 (129)
2021 (106)
2020 (90)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jose Tamayo
Agency Owner
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