Product Owner (Life)

Product Owner (Life) Objective

To drive successful performance and improvements by analyzing the existing or ideal organization as well as current and future state business processes and workflow needs. To assess and help create effective business models and their integration with technology. To drive consistency across all deliverables. To be responsible for the success of the product, project, or process. To provide critical thinking to make necessary decisions and recommendations. To understand user and customer needs, business goals, and collaborate with development teams and stakeholders to deliver results which meet those needs.

Product Owner (Life) Responsibilities

Perform an internal consulting role that has responsibility for investigating business objectives, workflows, and processes. Identify options for improving business systems and bridge the needs of the business with the use of improved business processes and information technology.

Participate in elicitation, documentation, and facilitation of requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, and workflow analysis.

Review market, competitive, and industry research; data analysis; and assessments to create fact-based recommendations for product and process standardization.

Drive and challenge business areas on their assumptions and successful execution of their plans. Encourage innovative ideas that are not in the current mainstream and reset expectations as needed. Act as an advocate to business units about future state processes and activities using change management tools to encourage user acceptance and adoption.

Product Owner (Life) Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree with a major in insurance, business, technology, or related field of study required, or equivalent experience may be considered.

Minimum five years of insurance background required.

Experience in project methodology, project management, business analysis, testing, or project governance required.

Willingness to pursue continuing job- related training and education required, including self-development assessments.

Preferred

Two to five years management experience preferred.

Designations in LOMA, CPCU, CBAP, PMP or equivalent designations preferred.

Note: Farm Bureau Home Office work (located in Lansing, Michigan) may be required from time to time.

Farm Bureau offers a full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K.

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