Product Owner

Brown & Brown Insurance; Plano (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Student loan assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health services

Paid time off

Holiday discounts

Job summary

Brown & Brown Insurance is seeking a Product Owner to join our Retail Technology Solutions team in Plano, TX. You will bridge business objectives with technical execution, owning the product backlog and facilitating Scrum ceremonies.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to maximize product value, translate needs for the development team, and drive agile delivery with a focus on customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in customer service, technical support application support, or insurance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions in a dynamic environment.
• Understanding of Agile principles and Scrum framework.
• Experience with product management or business analysis.
• Customer-focused mindset and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead transition to one shared Agency Management System.
• Own, create, and maintain the product backlog, ensuring it is visible, transparent, and understood by all team members.
• Know the business results to be achieved and collaborate with technical resources to research and recommend solutions based on the business case.
• Clearly define user stories and acceptance criteria, providing sufficient detail to guide development.
• Translate business needs to the development team.
• Engage with Scrum squad to clarify features, reduce ambiguity and remove blockers to keep delivery moving.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Demonstrations, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Represent the empowered decisionmaker for the squad, providing timely decisions that maintain momentum.
• Inspect deliverables at sprint end, accept or reject work based on criteria, provide feedback.
• Represent customer needs within the squad, ensuring value delivery for customers and business.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and collaborate to identify process and product improvement opportunities.
• Track sprint KPIs to assess progress, delivery health and value realization.

Skills

Strong communication

Agile methodologies

Scrum framework

Product management

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Customer-focused mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Trello

Azure DevOps

Job description

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.

Brown & Brown is seeking a Product Owner to join our growing team!

The Product Owner is a pivotal member of the Scrum team or squad, responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the development team. Acting as the voice of the customer and stakeholders, the Product Owner bridges the gap between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring that the final product aligns with organizational goals and user needs.

The Product Owner plays a critical role in the success of a Scrum squad by championing the product vision, maximizing value delivery, and fostering strong collaboration between business and technology teams.

As a member of the Retail Technology Solutions team, the Scrum Product Owner will serve as the subject matter expert with our customers and the assigned product or product areas.

This position is HYBRID, located in Plano, TX.

How You Will Contribute:

• Lead transition to one shared Agency Management System.
• Own, create, andmaintainthe product backlog, ensuring it is visible, transparent, and understood by all team members.
• Knows the business results to be achieved and collaborates with technical resources to research and recommend solutions based upon the business case.
• Clearly define user stories and acceptance criteria, providing sufficient detail to guide development.
• Ability to understand business needs and translate to the development team.
• Actively engages with Scrum squad to clarify features, reduce ambiguity and remove blockers to keep delivery moving.
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Demonstrations, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Represents the empowered decisionmaker for the squad, providing timely decisions that maintain momentum and reduce uncertainty.
• Inspect deliverables at the end of each sprint, accept or reject work based on predefined acceptance criteria, and provide constructive feedback.
• Represent customer needs within the squad, ensuring solutions deliver meaningful value to both customers and the business.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Review, Retrospective) and collaborate with the team to identify opportunities for process and product improvement.
• Tracks sprint-level KPIs to assess progress, delivery health and value realization.

Licenses & Certifications:

• CSPO, PMI-ACP, or PSPO or appropriate certification.

Skills & Experience to be Successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in customer service, technical support application support, or insurance
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions in a dynamic environment.
• Understanding of Agile principles and Scrum framework.
• Experience with product management or business analysis.
• Customer-focused mindset and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with relevant tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps).

Preferred:

• Prior experience in transition, migration or transformation to an Agency Management System.
• Intermediate knowledge of CRM software (Dynamics, Salesforce).
• Intermediate knowledge of ITIL, Agile and Scrum frameworks.
• Intermediate knowledge of the insurance industry.
• Experience in supporting a variety of business applications in a production environment.

Teammate Benefits & Total Well-Being

We go beyond standard benefits, focusing on the total well-being of our teammates, including:

• Health Benefits: Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Financial Benefits: ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement
• Mental Health & Wellness: Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
• Beyond Benefits: Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.

Not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Benefit details and offerings may vary for subsidiary entities or in specific geographic locations.

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