Product Owner @Mars Tech

Marsh; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life insurance

Meal vouchers

Travel insurance

Job summary

Marsh seeks a motivated Product Owner to join the Dev CoE within Marsh Technology. The role is based in Cluj Napoca and is hybrid, requiring in-office presence at least three days per week.

You will work with two BCS squads to translate business needs into features, PoCs and apps for enterprise use. You will drive product strategy, backlog prioritization and roadmaps, coordinating with engineering, product management and the wider organization to align with Marsh's goals for innovation and

Qualifications

• 2+ years working as a business analyst or in product management.
• Minimum 2 years of Lean‑agile software development experience.
• Minimum 2 years of defining and documenting product requirements into small, well-articulated deliverables.
• Passion for metrics and driving value.
• Ability to articulate the value of the work you will be delivering.
• Baseline understanding of technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Work with agile development teams to deliver great products and services for our customers.
• Maintain an actionable, prioritized backlog with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with business and technical product managers on feature definitions.
• Proactively communicate progress, decisions, impediments and risks.
• Articulate business value and drive alignment with stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Metrics-driven

Job description

Company:

Marsh

Description:

We are seeking a motivated and passionate Product Owner to join our Dev CoE team within Marsh Technology business.

This role will be based in Cluj Napoca. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Product Owner, you will work with 2 Business Client Services (BCS) squads to help build the requirements for features, PoCs and/or new applications for use by the enterprise.

You will be responsible for driving the development and execution of products and solutions within the organization. This role involves collaborating with engineering teams, product management and the organization at large to define and prioritize the backlog for your squads. You will help with the definition of strategy, vision and roadmap, ensuring our products aligns with the company’s goals for innovation and growth.

We will count on you to:

• Work with agile development team(s) to deliver great products and services for our customers;
• Know your product details and contribute a genuine passion and enthusiasm for the product and mission;
• Work with business and technical product managers with the definition of product features and functionality;
• Maintain an actionable, prioritized team backlog of problems to solve;
• Express requirements in well written stories which have clear acceptance criteria;
• Proactively communicate progress, decisions, impediments and risks;
• Promote continuous improvement;
• Advocate the problems for which solutions should be built;
• Articulate the business value of the work we deliver;
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency to identify and mitigate risks and dependencies;
• Encourages the team to make reasonable commitments to achieve predictability;
• Join our strategic R&D tech hub delivering industry-leading solutions solving challenges for colleagues across the enterprise.
• Be part of our global Technology ecosystem.
• Perform a stand-alone role for high-profile, global projects at the enterprise level
• Be at the forefront of an ever-changing innovation pipeline setting our organization apart from others.

What you need to have:

• 2+ years working as a business analyst or in product management
• minimum 2 years of experience working within a Lean-agile software product development method
• minimum 2 years of defining and documenting product requirements into small, well-articulated and valuable deliverables
• Ability to define and document product requirements into small, well-articulated, and valuable deliverables
• Passion for metrics and driving value
• Ability to articulate the value of the work you will be delivering.
• A baseline understanding of technical environment(s).

What makes you stand out:

• Experience with tools and techniques to aid in the breakdown of large chunks of work, elicit requirements or make decisions
• The ability to derive actionable insights from customer usage data
• Comfortable presenting to groups and demoing working software
• Strong communication skills to collaborate and communicate compelling messages to key stakeholders across the business
• Confidence to challenge the norm
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with key stakeholders, peers and engineering teams

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders;
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities;
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being;
• A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary);
• 30+ days off (25 legal days off, 1 extra day off on your birthday, public holiday replacement days, extra buy/sell from your benefits budget);
• Performance Bonus scheme;
• Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge;
• Core benefits - Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.