Product Owner

Company Description

As a leader in Medicare health insurance distribution, Spring Venture Group guides people through one of their most important life decisions — finding the right insurance coverage. We are on a mission to be the most trusted partner for our customers and our people, enabling empowered decisions along the journey to health and financial well-being. 

Spring Venture Group offers incredible culture, benefits, and fantastic income potential in a stable and successful work environment at a Medicare agency. This starts with a workplace that empowers people to do their best work. Come build a rewarding career and make a meaningful impact on peoples’ lives in an environment that values your determination. Join our diverse, inclusive team and get ready to crush your goals!

Job Description

OVERVIEW

The Product Owner is responsible for working with business stakeholders to define, develop,

maintain and communicate a product/domain vision and roadmap. The Product Owner will

ensure that the Company’s software systems, delivered by the software engineering teams, meet

defined business objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The essential duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Utilize experience and technical knowledge to provide product/domain support and insight to

the business to help make effective decisions.

• Embrace a fast-paced, team environment; collaborate with and seek guidance from Senior

Product Owners and domain team members, as needed.

• Communicate regularly with business stakeholders to understand objectives.
• Plan, maintain and prioritize the product/domain backlog and development work to align with

business goals.

• Define the product vision, support, and contribute to the roadmap for the product/domain.
• Assess value, develop use cases, create and prioritize stories, epics and initiatives to ensure

work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy.

• Ensure all backlog items ready to work have acceptance criteria and test cases documented.
• Responsible for backlog management at the domain and initiative levels, iteration planning,

and elaboration of the user stories.

• Works closely with Software Engineering Managers and Engineering teams to ensure

understanding and objectives of the backlog priority.

• Proactive role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of

release/sprint goals.

• Work with Engineering teams to define and meet established quarterly objectives and key

results.

• Use research and knowledge to analyze market trends and how it could impact business.
• Provide insight and ideas for innovation.
• Regularly meet with end users for evaluation of product usage, feedback, and to triage any

possible issues or bugs.

• Simultaneously manage multiple products, responsibilities and deadlines with moderate

oversight. 

• Foster engagement between the Engineering teams, stakeholders, and end users.
• Ensure solutions deliver on business requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Actively participate in all agile ceremonies.
• Monitor and validate deployments.
• Triage user reported issues and engage with users to resolve.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.
• Predictable and reliable attendance required.

ROLE COMPETENCIES

The competencies for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Emotional Intelligence
• Drive for Results
• Continuous Improvement
• Communication
• Strategic Thinking
• Develop and Empower Self or Team
• Teamwork & Collaboration

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or some relevant work experience, preferred.

Skills/Specialties:

• Intermediate understanding of a variety of agile methodologies (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban).
• Intermediate knowledge of SDLC
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills
• Proficient in Jira or other software tools.
• Proficient in writing user stories with acceptance criteria, test cases, requirements, and other artifacts
• Intermediate experience with database queries or willingness and ability to learn

Additional Information

Salary Range: 

$75,000-$80,000

Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Security Responsibilities:

• Operating in alignment with policies and standards
• Reporting Security Incidents
• Completing assigned training
• Protecting assigned organizational assets

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental and vision benefits after a short waiting period
• 401(k) matching program
• Life Insurance, and Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Optional enrollment includes HSA/FSA, AD&D, Spousal/Dependent Life Insurance, Travel Assist and Legal Plan
• Generous paid time off (PTO) program starting off at 15 days your first year
• 15 paid Holidays (includes holiday break between Christmas and New Years)
• 10 days of Paid Parental Leave and 5 days of Paid Birth Recovery Leave
• Annual Volunter Time Off (VTO) and a donation matching program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – health and well-being on and off the job
• Rewards and Recognition
• Diverse, inclusive and welcoming culture
• Training program and ongoing support throughout your Venture Spring Venture Group career

Estimated Job Posting End Date:

5/15/2024

• This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.

Spring Venture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Spring Venture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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