Product Owner

Posted 4hrs ago

Employment Information

Education
Salary
Experience
Job Type

Report this job

Job expired or something wrong with this job?

Job Description

Agency Product Owner translating title-insurance business needs into technology features, backlogs, and Agile delivery. Supporting user acceptance, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and product improvement remotely in Texas.

Responsibilities:

  • Execute the technology product strategy in alignment with the approved product vision and roadmap
  • Communicate product vision, roadmap progress, sprint status, standards, decisions, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to stakeholders and leaders
  • Own prioritization, business value, and intended functionality for work assigned to the Agile team
  • Develop, refine, prioritize, and maintain a visible product backlog
  • Translate roadmap features and business needs into epics, features, and user stories with requirements, acceptance criteria, business rules, and expected outcomes
  • Prioritize user stories and remain engaged throughout delivery to answer questions, clarify intent, remove business roadblocks, and protect product-vision alignment
  • Lead or participate in Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, release planning, reviews, retrospectives, demonstrations, and project planning
  • Monitor sprint progress and product risks; make scope and priority decisions and recommend changes when needed
  • Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing, including readiness, tester participation, issue clarification, acceptance decisions, and solution validation
  • Participate in end-user demonstrations, gather feedback, evaluate enhancements, and incorporate insights into backlog and roadmap decisions
  • Collaborate with development, design, operations, sales, marketing, compliance, and other business functions
  • Develop or support change management, communication, training, and business-readiness activities
  • Maximize product-team value while encouraging collaboration, accountability, recognition, and continuous improvement

Requirements:

  • Title Insurance industry experience is strongly preferred
  • Minimum three years of experience in title, settlement, Agency operations, a related field, or the settlement software industry is desired
  • Minimum two years of prior Product Owner or comparable product-delivery experience with demonstrated success is preferred
  • Working knowledge of Agile product development across discovery, planning, refinement, delivery, testing, release, and continuous-improvement activities
  • Experience preparing and managing product backlogs, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, business requirements, and User Acceptance Testing
  • Ability to understand complex business processes and translate them into clear, actionable requirements for technical and nontechnical audiences
  • SAFe, Scrum Alliance Product Owner, or comparable Agile certification is preferred
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Outlook
  • Experience with product, backlog, collaboration, or documentation tools is beneficial
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities, competing needs, dependencies, and deadlines
  • Excellent professional written, verbal, listening, presentation, and documentation skills
  • Ability to explain technical concepts in business-friendly language and communicate business needs precisely for technical teams
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive decisions without formal authority
  • Strong relationship-management, teamwork, interpersonal, and customer-service skills
  • Ability to facilitate discussions, resolve ambiguity, and guide groups toward decisions and next steps
  • Ability to work scheduled or core business hours, Monday through Friday, with dependable attendance
  • Valid driver’s license and auto insurance may be required when automobile travel is part of the role

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans
  • 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match
  • Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan
  • Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company
  • Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children
  • Fertility and Family Building Benefits
  • Paid Disability benefits
  • Paid time off programs
  • 11 Company paid holidays per year
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance
  • Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee’s primary personal residence at no charge
  • Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets