Product Owner I

AMA - Alberta Motor Association; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AMA is seeking an Insurance Product Owner who excels in agile environments. This role involves collaboration with insurance partners, managing user stories, and ensuring timely delivery of high-value features. Ideal candidates have relevant experience and a commitment to detail in a fast-paced setting.

Benefits

Customizable benefits

Retirement Savings Program

Vacation and paid volunteer day

Discounts on AMA services

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years insurance industry experience.
• Understanding of agile project delivery methodologies.
• Certification in agile methodologies is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements from stakeholders to refine and create user stories.
• Participate in agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups and sprint planning.
• Develop relationships with business partners to address operational needs.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Agility

Time Management

Problem Solving

Education

Post-secondary education/certification

Job description

YOU KNOW HOW TO BE Flexible.

YOU KNOW HOW TO BE agile.

Location: Edmonton Kingsway

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!

What Moves You

• 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.
  
  

What You’ll Do

• 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’ve Done

• 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 an bonus!
  
  

What You'll Get

• A competitive salary with customizable benefits and an outstanding Retirement Savings Program.
• Great discounts on AMA services including memberships, insurance, travel and more.
• A work environment that prioritizes learning opportunities and career development.
• Paid vacation and other paid time off including a Volunteer Day and a flexible “Me Day”.
• We’re Albertans protecting Albertans, and by joining our locally-based insurance company, you’ll be helping your neighbours protect what matters most.
  
  

Work Model

Hybrid-Light

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