Location: Hartford,CT, USA
Location: Houston, TX, Hartford, CT, or NYC (Onsite)Position Type: Full-timeTokio Marine HCC, a global power in the specialty insurance industry, is seeking an IT Product Owner who wants to make a difference in an organization. You must have a bias for action, as we are looking for drivers, not passengers. Bring your passion to learn, your strong attention to detail , your curiosity and inquisitiveness, and your expertise to a world-leading insurance company.What we offer:Competitive salary and employee benefit packageStrong learning cultureGrowth perspectives6% 401K match20 days of PTO and 2 Floating DaysPaid parental leaveAn opportunity to love what you doAdvocate for the IT product and the business, which means doing the right thing for our customers, our partners, and our people. You serve our Agile teams by sharing your vision, articulating detailed work items, participating in Scrum ceremonies, and being highly available to answer questions. Support the engineering team to manage the software development details to exceed expectations of all stakeholders.Key Responsibilities:Collaborate with IT Product leadership to formulate our product vision, strategy and roadmap.Motivate your agile team and the business by clearly communicating the long- and short-term vision for the product and the future that vision will create.Update our vision as we iterate and learn.Evaluate input from all stakeholders and prioritize across all available ideas. Our PO owes it to all stakeholders to consider requests and make prioritization decisions based on both technical and business considerations.Proactively monitor IT product performance and work to identify issues and take appropriate action.Participate in agile ceremonies performed by your team ex. backlog refinement, daily standups, end of sprint reviews, retrospectives, etc.Author epics, stories and tasks, with acceptance criteria that ensure the goals will be met.Identify and prioritize stories that are quick to accomplish, provide value, and contribute to the larger vision while understanding that doing the hard work, or what we will learn the most from, can provide great value.Understand where all work is at any given time so that you can provide a high-level summary of each work item and its current state.Coordinate with other departments and product owners on identifying dependencies, new feature training, roadmaps, gathering product feedback, etc.Review data to monitor the health and performance of product changes across various channels. Use data findings to determine opportunities for improvements, tests, and other areas of optimization.Look for ways to make the business better - which often includes focusing on aspects that the business may not realize can be improved upon. The goal: always look for changes that can improve happiness, add value, reduce cost, or enhance productivity.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent education and/or experience2 Years experience in product ownership, preferably with e-commerce, web, internet, or mobile web applicationsPassion for working in a highly collaborative, fun, fast paced environmentSelf-motivation and great organizationStrong communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate both revolutionary and evolutionary ideas to a variety of audiences that could be technical or non-technicalCuriosity and can-do attitude to overcome obstacles, flow with changes, and take on challenges with a positive, solution-oriented mindsetPreferred Qualifications:Certified Product OwnerAbout TMHCC:Tokio Marine HCC is the solution to a world that is changing at a pace not seen before. This is not traditional insurance – this is deeply technical and analytical business expertise that makes our clients businesses triumph over their competition. We provide support during unpredicted events, which means our clients' businesses progress at their desired pace. Our entire company structure has been designed to empower our teams and individuals to guide our clients' critical decisions without bureaucracy and delay. TMHCC's parent company – Japan-based Tokio Marine Group – underpins and champions our growth innovation and steadfast commitment to our customers, while our flat and decentralized structure means every voice speaking on behalf of the customer is heard. And those voices are the best and brightest talent in the industry, working with the most innovative tools for collaboration, technology, and data. Our clients' success is the priority of every employee at TMHCC.Part of our evolution involves growing our team, and bringing in a range of views, perspectives and backgrounds that will allow us to deliver this forward-looking culture, that relies upon open and trusting relationships, and a shared vision for that continual improvement. We aspire to build an environment where new perspectives are encouraged, where resilience, fresh ideas and different opinions are valued.#J-18808-Ljbffr