The Hartford is seeking an experienced Agile Product Owner to support the Employer Experience Value Stream within the Employee Benefits Transformation Office, focusing on maximizing the value delivered by Agile teams and ensuring priorities align with business objectives and the overall product vision, specifically for Billing and Member Management capabilities.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP.
- Proficiency with Agile lifecycle management tools (e.g., Rally, JIRA).
- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams for reporting and collaboration.
- Experience analyzing data to identify insights and create hypotheses for testing.
- Minimum of two years of experience in insurance Agile Product Ownership or similar role.
- Experience with ADKAR or other change management frameworks preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead product execution for 1–2 Agile teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives and product vision.
- Manage the product backlog: break down epics into features, features into stories, and prioritize to maximize business value.
- Write user stories with clear acceptance criteria and validate completed stories against the definition of done and quality expectations.
- Validate that delivered solutions meet the product vision and incorporate feedback from sprint demos into the backlog.
- Partner with Scrum Masters, Architects, Tech Leads, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions deliver the intended business outcomes.
- Monitor and communicate execution progress, including risks and impediments, to stakeholders.
- Analyze delivery metrics to identify trends and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Other
- Experience in the insurance industry required, with knowledge of Employee Benefits Life & Voluntary Products a plus.
- Strong collaboration and influence skills, including ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand audiences, tailor messages, and influence outcomes.
- Familiarity with mentoring junior APOs and contributing to a product management community of practice.
- Willingness to travel 10%–25% as needed.
