AVP, Product Owner

Singlife; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Singlife is seeking a seasoned Product Owner to translate business requirements into compelling product features within a financial services context. The role emphasizes delivering digital projects using Agile methodologies, managing the backlog and roadmap, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders across the organization.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of Product Owner experience in insurance/financial services, with strong analytical and coordination skills to drive successful

Qualifications

• Must have minimum 5 years as Product Owner in Financial Services/Insurance
• Experience rolling out enhancements on business system applications
• Strong ability to work with multiple business stakeholders and translate requirements into product features

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to translate business requirements into product requirements
• Review processes and identify optimization solutions and features
• Deliver strategic digital projects with an Agile approach
• Manage and prioritize product backlog and roadmap based on business needs
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, and plan/execute UAT
• Monitor deliverables to ensure timely delivery of initiatives
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Skills

Product Owner

Agile

Backlog management

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Business or Digital/Tech

Agile certifications

Tools

Figma

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Singlife is a leading homegrown financial services company, offering consumers a better way to financial freedom. Through innovative, technology-enabled solutions and a wide range of products and services, Singlife provides consumers with control over their financial wellbeing at every stage of their lives.

In addition to a comprehensive suite of insurance plans, employee benefits, partnerships with financial adviser channels and bancassurance, Singlife offers investment and advisory solutions through its GROW with Singlife platform. It also offers the Singlife Account, a mobile-first insurance savings plan.

Singlife is the exclusive insurance provider for the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Home Affairs and Public Officers Group Insurance Scheme. Singlife is also an official signatory of the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, affirming its commitment to finding a better way to sustainability.

The merger of Aviva Singapore and Singlife was announced in September 2020 and created one of the largest homegrown financial services companies in Singapore in a deal valued at S$3.2 billion. It was the largest insurance deal in Singapore at the time. Singlife was subsequently acquired by Sumitomo Life in March 2024, one of Japan's leading life insurers, which valued Singlife at S$4.6 billion, making the transaction one of the largest insurance deals in Southeast Asia.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key business stakeholders to translate business requirements into product requirements
• Review business processes and identify optimizing solutions/features
• Deliver strategic digital projects with an Agile approach
• Manage and prioritize product backlog and roadmap based on business needs requirements
• Develop user stories, document acceptance criteria, review test plan/scenarios, and perform user acceptance testing
• Monitor deliverables and ensure timely and successful delivery of projects/initiatives
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the above functional activities

Experience

• Minimum 5 years working experience as a Product Owner in a Financial Services/Insurance industry
• Have experience rolling out enhancements on business system applications
• Have experience working with multiple business stakeholders
• Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Ability to work across departments in a fast-paced environment, self-motivated and flexible to change
• Have a solution mindset, detail oriented and willingness to learn is a must

Education

• Academic: Bachelor's/Master's degree in Business or Digital/Tech related field
• Agile knowledge or certifications
• Worked with Project Management tools (e.g. Figma/Confluence/JIRA)