Allied Solutions LLC · 1 week ago
Product Owner - Affinity Solutions Technology (Hybrid)
Saint Paul, MN Campus
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$84K/yr - $155K/yrSecurian Financial is a leading provider of technology solutions, and they are seeking a Product Owner in Affinity Solutions Technology to lead a cross-functional agile team. The role involves implementing technology solutions for Securian’s Affinity Solutions and Canada markets, focusing on delivering business value through collaboration and strategic product management.
Financial ServicesInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Partners with the business to build trust and translate operations, customer needs, and technology into impactful digital solutions—resolving trade-offs, managing risks and dependencies, creating and driving product roadmaps with a focus on measurable outcomes, and communicating transparently
Maintains a backlog to prioritize work/stories for the team by synthesizing all relevant data, research and any other available information
Engages stakeholders through ongoing collaboration to understand evolving customer needs, advocate for the business, and share insights with teams to drive alignment and optimal outcomes
Leverages emerging best practices and market trends to drive operational efficiencies and align technology strategies with business goals
Uses all available resources (e.g., analytics, reporting, surveys, ethnographic research, qualitative data, usability testing) to understand product performance and customer satisfaction
Effectively communicates product value through storytelling, connecting to business/customer impact and engages stakeholders in strategic decisions to optimize outcomes
Cross functional understanding of how their work integrates with other business workstreams and initiatives
Understands how to leverage team effectiveness metrics (e.g., velocity/cycle time) to drive value
Contributes to strategic product decisions by incorporating total cost of ownership and providing input into operating budget planning
Participates in governance meetings and communicates technical and business product status and progress with senior leaders
Creates product delivery commitments such as service level agreements and BCM plans to support resiliency requirements
Engages in product discovery efforts to identify strategic opportunities
Proactively develops and demonstrates advanced knowledge of and experience with the technical product(s) and is conversant in the product architecture to drive growth and improve customer experience
Directly responsible for implementation, configuration, and/or continuous improvement of a technical product based on value
Anticipates and identifies new product opportunities to drive value. Provides input and leads the design of meaningful tests and learning opportunities
Ensures project delivery is in conformance with company methodologies and standards; leads and provides guidance for project management for initiatives, ensuring business objectives are met and business benefits are delivered
Qualification
Required
Working knowledge of agile practices. Understands the fundamentals of iterative development, incremental delivery, backlog management, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition
Leadership skills to gain credibility, garner respect, guide the creation of a self-organizing team, being assertive with business priorities and opposing viewpoints while adhering to agile concepts and principles
Ability to influence teams to deliver great customer experience without direct authority
Working knowledge of Product Management practices
Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills to engage agile team and stakeholders, facilitate discussions, negotiate, and resolve conflict
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, creative problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
Ability to work with minimal direction, flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and schedules, handle multiple issues simultaneously, and manage stressful situations for self and team
Strong knowledge of technology and architectural principles to drive implementation of scalable, maintainable, and resilient solutions
Preferred
Proven track record as a Product Owner or individual contributor responsible for value and viability of technology solutions
Proven track record working in an agile environment while delivering results based on effective prioritization
Experience with stakeholder management and collaboration
Ability to quickly learn new domains and adapt to changing business needs
Knowledge of product and project and portfolio management best practices
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences including executives, customers, and technical teams
Experience identifying critical emerging business needs and service challenges and ability to quickly and effectively shift/coordinate resources to deliver immediate impact
Proven ability to engage with both individual contributors and leaders of the highest levels in constructive and collaborative relationships
Demonstrated results of gaining credibility, gaining respect and building trust, guiding the creation of self-organizing teams and being assertive with business priorities and opposing viewpoints while adhering to agile concepts and principles
Benefits
Paid time off
Leave programs
Holidays
Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan
Health insurance
Volunteer time
Associate Resource Groups
Company
Allied Solutions LLC
Allied Solutions uses technology based products and services to meet the insurance, lending and marketing needs of more than 6,000 financial institutions in North America.
Founded in 2000
1001-5000 employees
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brian Urbanski
EVP Corporate Services & CFO
Jeff Kircher
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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