Product Owner FIRST

As one of the largest premium finance companies in the country FIRST Insurance Funding provides full premium finance services plus additional services built specifically for agencies. We pride ourselves on the variety of incentive programs services and technology we offer. This not only helps grow the agents brokers and companies we partner with but also helps them better serve their clients. FIRST Insurance Funding is a subsidiary of Wintrust a financial services company with more than $66 billion in assets.

The Product Owner FIRST InSite will report into the EVP Strategic Initiatives and will play a key role in defining delivering and evolving the InSite platform as aligned to the Digital Strategy. This individual: engages with various departments across and at all levels of the organization to analyze existing business and operational procedures prescribe how external / internal needs may be best met through process improvement via InSite features and functions; establishes the end-to-end target user experience via functional design user story elaboration in JIRA and consults with Project Managers Business Analysts the IT Application Development team and Input 1 Vendor in feasibility and solution design analysis. The Product Owner will also work in collaboration with the FIRST and Enterprise Salesforce Product and Center of Excellence Teams to deliver tightly integrated lending processes from Lead Identification to Customer Onboarding and Administration across the two platforms.

Why join us

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical dental vision life a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

• Family-friendly work hours

• With 200 community bank locations we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career

• Promote from within culture

Why Join this Team

• We are a high performing collaborative and diverse team focused on transforming the business through engaging work on enterprise-wide product innovation
• You will play a crucial rule in a major system assessment and implementation project that will define the target Lending Experience on a best-in-class Loan Origination Platform for the P&C Division
• We work across disciplines and departments with opportunities for exposure to and partnership with Executive and Senior Management in leading strategic initiatives
• We are seeking a critical thinker whos ready to take on new challenges in support of our stakeholders ever-evolving business needs

What Youll Do

• Product Design and Innovation: Liaise with Business Stakeholders and End Users FIRST InSite and Salesforce Product Teams IT partners across Wintrust and the Vendor to drive design and innovation in platform capability enhancement and expansion.
• Product Requirements Definition: Produce related project documentation to support platform health and expansion including: business requirements in the form of JIRA user stories with related current and target state process flows / business architecture diagrams and functional definition and related artifacts to drive business validation. Own and tightly manage the Product Backlog.
• Product Testing and Validation: Partner with VP Project Management to support the coordination of User Acceptance Testing among Business Analysts Business Stakeholders and End Users perform and oversee test script execution and report defects back to IT to resolve issues prior to implementation.
• Product Roll-out and Training: Partner with EVP Strategic Initiatives and Learning & Development Partners to define custom training content participating in end-user training sessions as the Product SME.
• Product Management and Administration: Assist end users with business administration enhancements production issues and related projects; work with the EVP Strategic Initiatives to prioritize and align business requests to the Strategic Roadmap and escalations as required for production hot fix.

Qualifications

• 3 years working in a financial services environment with special emphasis on coordinating business functional requirements and/or project management across large cross-functional teams programs or projects Insurance Premium Finance experience a plus
• 3 years working on a financial services lending platform Input 1 PBS experience a plus
• 1 years working with JIRA
• Advanced knowledge of Product Management IT Business Operations and Change Management processes
• Must possess exceptional leadership service business analysis time management and organizational skills
• Ability to be creative and think outside-of-the box to see the whole business picture while maintaining an exceptional eye for detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills must be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical people
• Ability to create and manage JIRA user stories throughout the SDLC process following AGILE methodology
• Must have working knowledge of business productivity tools like Microsoft Office Excel Power Point and Visio.
• Excellent attitude positive demeanor and strong collaborator

Benefits

Medical Insurance Dental Vision Life insurance Accidental death and dismemberment Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount Critical Illness Insurance Accident Insurance Transportation and Commuting Benefits Banking Benefits Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $85000 - $110000 along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors such as a candidates qualifications skills and experience

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From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.