Product Owner

AMA - Alberta Motor Association; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

Retirement savings

Member discounts

Travel medical insurance

Professional development

Flexible work models

Job summary

AMA Insurance seeks a passionate Insurance Product Owner to join its agile delivery team, gathering requirements from stakeholders and refining vision into clear user stories and acceptance criteria. The role emphasizes objective-focused, deadline-driven delivery and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Edmonton Kingsway is the office location with a Hybrid-Light work model. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in insurance, strong communication skills, and experience in agile delivery to

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or certification in an applicable designation.
• At least three years of insurance industry experience.
• Understanding of agile project delivery methodologies; certification is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Director, Underwriting and Product, Insurance Services.
• Develop relationships with insurance business partners to understand their operation and provide recommendations.
• Plan and prioritize stories within a sprint plan.
• Participate in daily triage/scrum meetings and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure a working product for leadership and stakeholders.
• Break down features into user stories to deliver high-priority business value.
• Provide and analyze data to support informed decisions and mitigate risks.
• Evaluate problems and opportunities from business and customer perspectives.
• Gather requirements through interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, and use cases.
• Assist team members with understanding system functionality and resolve maintenance issues.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independent worker

Education

Post-secondary education

Job description

The Opportunity

We’re on the lookout for a passionate, resourceful Insurance Product Owner, who is a great communicator, negotiator and facilitator. You’ll be a part of AMA Insurance’s agile delivery team responsible for gathering requirements from stakeholders and refining vision into clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria. If you’re objective-focused and deadline-driven, you might just be the person we’re looking for to join our team!

YOU KNOW HOW TO BE Flexible.

We’re on the lookout for a passionate, resourceful Insurance Product Owner, who is a great communicator, negotiator and facilitator. You’ll be a part of AMA Insurance’s agile delivery team responsible for gathering requirements from stakeholders and refining vision into clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria. If you’re objective-focused and deadline-driven, you might just be the person we’re looking for to join our team!

The Opportunity

We’re on the lookout for a passionate, resourceful Insurance Product Owner, who is a great communicator, negotiator and facilitator. You’ll be a part of AMA Insurance’s agile delivery team responsible for gathering requirements from stakeholders and refining vision into clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria. If you’re objective-focused and deadline-driven, you might just be the person we’re looking for to join our team!

Office location

Edmonton Kingsway

The Team You’ve Been Looking For

AMA is more than a workplace; it’s a family. Together, we help protect the things that matter most to our more than one-million members—everything from roadside safety to retail savings, food security to childhood well-being. And with operations that span automotive, registries, travel, insurance, and more, the opportunities to grow with us are almost limitless!

About

Building on a century of proud service in Alberta communities, we’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in the places where we live and work. And that all begins with our people. As part of the AMA team, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Employer-paid retirement savings program
• Employee-exclusive discounts on travel, insurance, memberships, and more
• Free travel medical insurance for you and your immediate family
• Ongoing professional development
• Flexible work models that make sense for your lifestyle

Who You Are

• You’re a spirited team player who excels in a fast-paced environment and thrives on challenge.
• You manage your time as expertly as you manage your projects. Prioritizing, planning, and organizing is part of your DNA.
• You strongly believe there’s no such thing as an insignificant detail — you keep at it until every ‘i’ is dotted and every ‘t’ is crossed.
• You have the natural ability to reduce a complex concept or task into something that is manageable and can be clearly understood and communicated.
• You have an inquisitive mind and love coming up with new ways to tackle a challenge, digging deeper to find the perfect solution.
• You never sweat deadlines — you’ve got mad time management skills, so you always deliver on time.
• You’re a self-starter who enjoys working independently but also loves being part of a fast-paced team.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Report to the Director, Underwriting and Product, Insurance Services.
• Develop relationships with insurance business partners to understand their operation and provide recommendations to solve strategic and operational needs.
• Plan and prioritize stories within a sprint plan.
• Participate in daily triage/scrum meetings to resolve issues, address changes and report on progress.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure the sprint results in a working product that can be shared with leadership and key stakeholders.
• Break down features into user stories to help deliver high-priority business value.
• Provide and analyze data to make informed decisions and mitigate risks.
• Evaluate problems and opportunities from both a business and customer perspective to determine the best approach.
• Gather requirements to support solutions by conducting interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, business process description, document analysis, use cases, tasks and workflow analysis.
• Assists team members with understanding system functionality, resolving straight forward system maintenance or production issues.

What You Bring To The Table

• You have post‑secondary education/certification or actively pursuing it in an applicable functional or business designation.
• You have at least three years of insurance industry/functional experience.
• You understand agile project delivery methodologies. Certification would be a bonus!

Belonging Matters Here

AMA is committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and accessible environment. If you require an accommodation at any time during our recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]. We’ll work with you to feel supported throughout your journey with us.

Work Model

Hybrid-Light

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.