Are you looking to grow your career in the Product space Do you love making the connection between business stakeholders and technology teams Kinsale Insurance is a leader in the Excess and Surplus space and from the beginning we have developed our own technology which has facilitated our fast growth and amazing success. Our Product Owners work within Agile Teams setting the tone and achievements for their team. We promote from within and help you establish a career with advancement and financial success. Join our team as a Product Owner in Richmond VA.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Grow and maintain a knowledge of business processes priorities value and constraints
- Partner with Delivery Management to set the product vision and objectives that align to our enterprise strategy
- Maintain team alignment and focus on value delivery
- Define prioritize and refine your feature teams backlog
- Improve the outcome quality and efficiency of stakeholder workflows by developing innovative solutions using proven technologies and practices
- Act as a stakeholder proxy/liaison between business units and your feature team
- Ensure that the product delivered meets stakeholder expectations and value
- Work with your Technical Lead to balance value delivery and adherence to technical best practices
- Create clear and compelling communications that inspire your team and encourage application optimization
- Decompose features connecting technical and operational dependencies required of the solution
- As part of the product community influence our practices to enable continuous improvement
- Define business opportunities and solution options considering future state and operational excellence
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree preferred
- 2 years of proven experience in Product Owner role in an Agile Scrum environment
- Experience in the insurance industry especially Excess and Surplus is highly desired
- Ability to process and manage multiple priorities and initiatives
- Analytical problem solver who can clearly identify evaluate and resolve issues as they arise
- Excellent communication (written and oral) collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively interface with varied levels across all business units/partner teams to communicate and collaborate on business solutions
- Proven ability to elicit business needs using effective strategies (interviews flow analysis story mapping user stories business/data analysis etc.)
- Familiarity with and/or experience using Generative AI to solve problems and increase efficiency is desired
At Kinsale we offer the following great benefits:
- Competitive salary with performance-based bonus opportunities
- Single and Family Health Dental and Vision Insurance plans with significant HSA funds contribution
- Short-Term and Long-Term disability
- Life Insurance
- Matching 401(k)
- Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Education dollars for training and certifications
- Promotion opportunities from within the company with clear goals and developed career paths
Kinsale values strong financial responsibility. A credit check will be conducted as a part of the selection process for roles that require sound judgement trustworthiness or access to sensitive information.