Product Owner
Job Summary
YOU KNOW HOW TO BE flexible.
The Opportunity
Were on the lookout for a passionate resourceful Insurance Product Owner who is a great communicator negotiator and facilitator. Youll be a part of AMA Insurances agile delivery team responsible for gathering requirements from stakeholders and refining vision into clear requirements user stories and acceptance criteria. If youre objective-focused and deadline-driven you might just be the person were looking for to join our team!
Office location: Edmonton Kingsway
The Team Youve Been Looking For
AMA is more than a workplace; its a family. Together we help protect the things that matter most to our more than one-million memberseverything 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!
Building on a century of proud service in Alberta communities were 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 youll 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
For us curiosity fuels innovation. We value people who are eager to explore new ideas and who are comfortable putting emerging technologies into practice. We see experience with AIpowered tools like ChatGPT Copilot and similar platforms as a real plus - especially when its used to work smarter increase efficiency and find better ways to get things done.
Who You Are
- Youre 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 theres 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 youve got mad time management skills so you always deliver on time.
- Youre a self-starter who enjoys working independently but also loves being part of a fast-paced team.
How Youll 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 . Well 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.