Agile Product Owner
The Hartford
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hartford • Connecticut • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $84,800 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead product execution for 1–2 Agile teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives and product vision.
- Engage with business and technology stakeholders to identify product opportunities and implications.
- Represent the voice of the customer to the Agile team(s) and ensure customer-centric delivery.
- Partner with the Agile Product Manager to provide perspective on portfolio and value stream vision and roadmap.
- Articulate the product vision and roadmap to the Agile team(s) and guide them in determining sprint goals.
- Manage the product backlog: break down epics into features, features into stories, and prioritize to maximize business value.
- Aid the Agile Product Manager in feature road mapping and strategic planning.
- Ensure the Agile team(s) understand backlog items and their business value.
- Write features and 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.
- Maintain a deep understanding of the voice of the customer, industry trends, and competitor insights.
- Drive business readiness and change management activities to support successful adoption.
- Monitor and communicate execution progress, including risks and impediments, to stakeholders.
- Analyze delivery metrics to identify trends and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Own communication across all levels—from stakeholders to Agile teams—ensuring consistency, transparency, and alignment throughout the product lifecycle.
Requirements
- Minimum one year of experience in a role aligned to technology build and implementation; product owner, business analyst, scrum master, etc.
- Familiarity with Personal Insurance products preferred.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP.
- Proficiency with Agile lifecycle management tools (e.g., Rally).
- Strong collaboration and influence skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.
- Ability to analyze data, identify insights, and create hypotheses for testing.
- Demonstrated preference for working collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, able to manage multiple high-priority demands, and deliver results at pace.
- Proven track record of execution readiness and adherence to definition of done.
- Willingness to travel 10%–25% as needed (offsite candidates).
- Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Agile methodologiesSAFeScrumKanbanXPproduct backlog managementfeature writinguser story validationdata analysisexecution readiness
Soft Skills
collaborationinfluencecommunicationteamworkself-motivationstakeholder managementadaptabilityproblem-solvingcustomer-centricitytransparency