Product Owner I

Looking to start your career in Technology We have opportunities right here in mid-Michigan!Vertafore is looking for talented people to join our team in Michigan. Our dynamic environment provides professional development fast upward mobility and exposure to the latest and greatest in technology.

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business boost their productivity and efficiencies and lower costs while strengthening relationships. Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation technology partnerships and focusing on customer success. Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create think and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver Colorado with offices across the U.S. including East Lansing Michigan we are minutes from Michigan State University Lansing Community College and Cooley Law School!

JOB DESCRIPTION

A product owners mainobjectiveis to translatebusiness problems and requirementsintouser stories that enable a development team tocreate the best solution to solve customer problems.A product owner atVertaforeis a member ofanenergeticagile teamof Software and QA engineersandis responsible fordefining prioritizing andensuringthat developedsolutionsachieve business requirements.

You will collaborate closely with internalstakeholdersto understand business processes/goals andidentifybusiness problems that may be effectively resolved with technology with Sr. Product Owners and/ orProduct Managerstounderstand roadmap goals/strategy and distill high-level requirementsinto a backlog of user storiesthat enable development teams to understand what problems need to be solvedin order tobuild the best a ProductOwneryou will alsoprioritize thedevelopment backlog andwork with Sr. ProductOwnersand/ orProduct Managers toplan andsequence the features or user stories are deliveredyoullwork closely with QAto ensurethe problems are solved and requirements are met.

Our culture fosters collaboration innovation integrity mentorship commitment tosuccessand FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to makeanimpactinyour career.

CoreRequirements andResponsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

• Translate business problems and requirementsintouser stories for the development teams to implement

• Develop andmaintaina prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation

• Partnerwith QA todefine acceptance criteriaand verify acceptance criteriaaremet

• Research and respond to questions from designers developersand QA

• Clarify user stories to theappropriate levelof detail where needed

• Collaborate with product management developmentand user experience design staff to lead on time successful scopedefinitionand feature deployment

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 1-3yearsof professionalexperience preferablyworkingwithB2B SaaSsoftware

• Experience working within a cross functional organization

• Experiencesupporting customerneeds and communicating

• Experiencecommunicating effectively with multiple parties including customers

• Demonstrated ability toexercise judgment withingenerally definedpractices and select methods to obtain solutions

Additional Requirements and Details:

• Travel requiredup to10% of the time.

• Located and working fromanofficelocation.

• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

• Frequent repetitive hand and armmovementsrequiredtooperatea computer.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer etc.).

• Frequent sitting and/orstanding.