Voya aims to solve the business problem of bridging business goals and technical execution by hiring a Product Owner who can translate product strategy into actionable work for development teams, ensuring the delivery of valuable product features and enhancements that support customer needs and business objectives.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role within an Agile development environment.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum principles, with direct experience writing user stories, managing product backlogs, and collaborating with cross-functional delivery teams.
- Experience working with tools such as Jira, Confluence,
- Strong analytical skills and a data-driven mindset, with the ability to interpret metrics and user feedback to drive product improvements.
- Familiarity with software development processes and technology concepts; ability to work effectively with engineers and understand technical constraints.
- Ownership of performance and event monitoring activities, utilizing reporting and debugging tools to identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimize system efficiency.
- Ensure that the environment is compliant with all applicable regulations, updates, and security policies.
Responsibilities
- Translate business needs and product strategy into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
- Own, prioritize and maintain the product backlog ensuring it reflects customer needs, business priorities, technical constraints, and team capacity.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders – including business teams, UX and engineering – to gather requirements, validate solutions and align on priorities.
- Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups to guide development and ensure delivery of high-value features.
- Make trade-off decisions based on scope, time, and resources, balancing immediate use needs with long-term product goals.
- Ensure development work aligns with the product vision and delivers measurable outcomes that support business objectives.
- Validate complete feathers against acceptance criteria and support user acceptance testing.
Other
- This position allows remote work of home but will require travel to our Voya office as business requires.
- Candidates must be located within a 50-mile radius from your assigned office.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly articulate product requirements and priorities to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to balance competing priorities, make data-informed decisions, and manage trade-offs between scope, time and resources.
- A customer-first mindset and a passion for delivering value through iterative product improvements.
