Product Owner I

The Product Owner I role at Frontline Insurance Managers Inc. focuses on aligning product strategy with delivery, managing a product backlog, and partnering closely with cross-functional teams to support Agile execution for assigned Guidewire center and module capabilities.

Role Focus

You will support product strategy and roadmap alignment with organizational goals while managing the product backlog for Agile development. As the primary contact for stakeholders and the development team, you will address usability, functionality, and product requirement questions for the assigned Guidewire center or module.

Responsibilities

• Support product strategy and roadmap alignment with organizational goals.
• Understand user needs, market trends, and the competitive landscape.
• Develop an understanding of the assigned Guidewire center and its capabilities to guide development decisions.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure user stories and backlog items align with Guidewire system capabilities and integration points.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders and the development team regarding usability and functionality for the assigned Guidewire center, representing development capabilities, limitations, and product requirements.
• Create, prioritize, and maintain a well-groomed product backlog.
• Write clear and actionable user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Ensure backlog items are ready for development based on the definition of ready (DoR).
• Assist in documenting and refining requirements for enhancements or changes within the assigned Guidewire module.
• Act as the primary point of contact for product requirements with the development team.
• Participate in planning, daily stand-ups, refinement, and retrospectives.
• Make real-time decisions on scope, priority, and trade-offs to meet release goals.
• Work with cross-functional teams including UX/UI, development, QA, and business operations.
• Communicate progress, priorities, and risks to stakeholders.
• Gather feedback from internal and external users to refine product direction.
• Track product performance against KPIs and user satisfaction metrics.
• Analyze user feedback and data to inform product enhancements and ensure delivered outcomes meet business needs.
• Recommend process improvements to increase delivery efficiency and product quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, or equivalent industry experience of 1 to 3 years as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or in a related Agile role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to conduct research and work with subject matter experts and senior executive management.
• Insurance experience, preferably Property and Casualty Insurance domain.
• Experience with the Guidewire suite of products preferred.
• Experience with software development processes preferred.

Technologies

• Guidewire suite of products

Location and Work Style

Location: Lake Mary, FL (hybrid)

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• 401k Retirement Plan with a generous match
• Four weeks of PTO and Pet Insurance