Product Owner - Digital

At OneAmerica, we deliver on promises when customers need us most. We believe the best way to serve our customers is to know that every individual, employee, family and business we work with has unique personal and financial goals. We keep our promises, so we can help them achieve their goals and realize their definition of financial success.

Job Summary

Responsibilities of the Product Owner will bring strategy to life by driving the definition and development of digital features and functionality for customers. This individual sets the mark for tactics to improve the customer experience and works closely with a Product Managers and a cross-functional delivery team, such as Customer Experience (CX), design, communications, and IT development.

Using Product Manager- and business line-driven plans as a guidepost to define detailed, actionable requirements at the feature story level for delivery teams. The Product Owner will lead the product roadmap initiatives through the software development cycle, including design, development, testing, documentation, release and training. The individual in this role will help us drive action, consistency and clarity throughout the marketing and sales funnel, as well as the service experience. If you're a data-driven multi-tasker who has a high attention to detail and a love for working with diverse teams, you'll thrive in our dynamically changing environment.

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Effectively conveys the product vision to the Scrum team to map a clear path and create alignment.
• Works closely with the Product Manager and Scrum Master to ensure sprint. development goals are met, reprioritized as needed, and scope is maintained.
• Assists in creation and curation of product roadmaps.
• Continuously works with Product Manager and key business stakeholders to prioritize and maintain the product backlog for assigned products and features.
• Balances the requirements of customers and stakeholders and owning the decision to pivot when necessary.
• Proactively initiates, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with team members.
• Primary contact for Scrum ceremonies including Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Synthesizes customer feedback from multiple sources and incorporates it into the product backlog to deliver increased value.
• Defends the integrity of the sprint goal and the committed work.
• Provides quick, day-to-day, just-in-time decisions to business-level questions for the team.
• Provides sign off on product release functionality through validation of user stories and acceptance criteria.

Job Requirements

Required Education and/or Certifications

• BA/BS preferred
• SAFe certification preferred

Required Work Experience

• 5+ years of experience working as a product owner (or comparable role) in a cross-functional team environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles
• Or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background

Salary Band: 06B

This selected candidate will be expected to work hybrid Indianapolis.The candidate will also be expected to physically return to the office in CA, WI, IN or ME as business needs dictate or for team-building and collaboration.

If you are offered and accept this position, please be advised that OneAmerica does not have any offices located in the State of New York and OneAmerica associates are not permitted to work remotely in the State of New York.

Disclaimer: OneAmerica is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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