We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Owner to join our London Market Underwriting Value Stream, reporting to the London Market Underwriting Product Manager and working alongside a cross functional in-house delivery team of technology and change professionals, to deliver the objectives and key results of our digital strategy for underwriting.
Requirements
- Own and proactively manage a complex, multi-stream product backlog aligned to strategic objectives and OKRs, ensuring there is a steady flow of work for the delivery team.
- Translate ambiguous business problems into clear, outcome-focused delivery goals
- Ensure sprint goals are clear, achievable, and aligned to roadmap milestones
- Conduct workshops to design and define delivery iterations, assess value, ensure work is prioritised and focused on delivering maximum value to our customers
- Capture requirements as increments of delivery and refine with the delivery team; ensure they are well thought through with clear acceptance criteria to ensure requirements are met
- Be the first point of contact for the delivery team to answer questions, clarify requirements and remove blockers.
- Act as the voice of the customer, ensuring everyone understands the business value of the delivery increments and represent the needs of our customers on a day to day basis within the delivery team
- Attend and participate in Agile events ā stand ups, refinement, planning and retrospectives and work with the Scrum Master to ensure that these are successful
- Provide feedback on the roadmap to the Product Manager, escalating risks, issues and blockers raised by the delivery team and advising on actual vs. expected progress and any knock-on impact to the product roadmap
- Develop, manage and motivate a delivery team (in a matrix organisation) across internal and external teams, including third party suppliers
- Build strong, productive relationships inside and outside of Hiscox in order to deliver effective solutions based on a strong understanding of the business drivers and benefits for each party
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the London Market to shape scope, manage expectations, and drive alignment
- Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing insight on trade-offs, sequencing, and delivery options
Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Generous Paid Time Off
