iptiQ Looking for IT Product Owner P&C Solutions at Hyderabad, Telangana Full Time

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

About the Role

If tackling complex challenges excites you, then join our team where you will get to collaborate and work on solutions across business and functions, to drive transformation and deliver better experiences to our customers. We constantly strive to reduce time-to-market and streamline our processes. We follow agile methodology and work to embed an improvement habit across the company.

We are looking for a Product Owner (PO), who will be an empowered decision maker, responsible for maximizing the business value of the work of the Squad. The PO will own and manage product backlog and is ultimately accountable for the successful delivery of P&C solutions & products. The PO will work closely with the Product Manager to deliver on the Product roadmap and vision.

Roles & Responsibilities

Develops and owns the vision of the squad and holds accountability for delivering on Objectives & Key Results (OKRs)

Responsible for creating, sizing and prioritizing user stories for the squad to deliver on daily basis

Defines product requirements and makes sure they are complete, integral and consistent

Contributes to squad product development to the extent of her or his competence

Define squad objectives and scope, taking into account resource constraints and long-term vision

Manages relationships and synchronizes it with the Engineering Lead, Chapter Lead and other Product Owners in Squads responsible for related products to align on roadmaps, priorities and dependencies

Squad, Backlog & People Management

Build and prioritize Squad backlog in terms of user stories to achieve business goals, continuously keep the backlog up to date

Holds regular meetings to update product backlog and ensure requirements are correctly understood

Participate in planning of the Squad’s sprint to reaffirm priorities and clarify the requirements

Interact with other Squads in synchronization ceremonies to implement cross-squad tasks

Lead team through the process of clarifying requirements and delivery expectations with stakeholders

Provides input into squad members evaluation and performance review on a monthly basis

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for talented individuals who can be effective leaders with functional and operational expertise. You must be a strong communicator who builds trust-based relationships within the squad and amongst stakeholders. If you possess traits and experience that match most of the below, we’d love to hear from you:

6+ years’ experience and knowledge in Property & Casualty Insurance

3+ years in Agile on a similar role, strong skills of maintaining and prioritizing a backlog

Strong communication skills to synchronize tasks, clarify requirements and delivery expectations with stakeholders

Ability to present updates to senior management on progress, key risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions and constraints, seeks their support to remove roadblocks

Understanding of industry trends and client needs, ability to create a value proposition and a squad vision

Previously worked as an IT BA and has been exposed to Software development process

Demonstrated track record of delivering objectives

Previously defined product requirements and development

Relevant agile certification is a plus

Strong prioritization and analytical skills to manage backlog

Good to have knowledge of design thinking frameworks and customer journeys

Prior experience managing BAs nice to have

Past proven experience working with globally distributed teams

About the team

The person hired in this role will be a part of the Chief Information & Data Office – Reinsurance Solutions IT team.

Swiss Re Property & Casualty’s professionals provide clients with a broad range of premium products, unmatched offers and tailored solutions. Closeness to the markets and a thorough understanding of the key drivers enable us to recognize trends in the risk landscape early and develop innovative reinsurance solutions in collaboration with our clients. Our teams translate global expertise and local knowledge into tailor-made solutions for clients across the globe. Our portfolio is well positioned for future growth, backed by a highly experienced staff with strong underwriting expertise. This fact makes us a forceful partner in providing the right solutions for our treaty and facultative clients. A local market presence combined with an understanding of how external factors impact each line of business allow us to differentiate and tailor our approach for each client.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.