Product Owner
Job Description
Build products with a team that values clear delivery and well-documented business outcomes. Capgemini offers paid time off, comprehensive health coverage, retirement savings plans, and support through employee assistance programs. This Product Owner role is based in New York, NY (onsite) with a salary range of USD 90,000 to 110,000 per year, and is focused on translating business needs into actionable product work for Agile delivery.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Underwriting, Operations, Billing, and Product teams to collect and analyze business requirements.
- Convert requirements into features, user stories, and acceptance criteria that development teams can deliver.
- Own and refine the product backlog, supporting PI Planning, sprint planning, reviews, and demos.
- Provide functional guidance to development and QA throughout delivery.
- Support system integrations, API-related requirements, and data flow analysis.
- Assist with testing, defect resolution, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Document business processes, workflows, and business rules.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in Surety, Commercial Insurance, Specialty Insurance, or a related domain.
- Understanding of the Surety bond lifecycle, including new business, renewals, cancellations, and endorsements/riders.
- 2+ years experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Product Analyst, or similar Agile role.
- Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, Jira, and Confluence.
- Basic understanding of APIs, system integrations, data flows, and JSON.
- Strong skills in stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration.
Benefits
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), per policy: Vacation: 12-25 days depending on grade, company paid holidays, personal days, and sick leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada).
- Retirement savings plans (for example, 401(k) in the U.S. and RRSP in Canada).
- Life and disability insurance.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Additional benefits provided by local policy and eligibility.
Technologies
- Jira
- Confluence
- Agile/Scrum
- APIs
- JSON
Preferred
- Exposure to Contract and Commercial Surety products.
- Experience with SAFe, PI Planning, rating, billing, financial transactions, or integration projects.