The Product Owner role within the Analytics Center of Excellence serves as a voice to connect the expectations of business stakeholders across the organization to the Data and Engineering agile release train.

The Product Owner will utilize strong business knowledge to make decisions about analytics features and capabilities, and to clarify and prioritize them for the product development team based on business needs. Under the direction of the Product Manager, the product owner understands the vision of analytic needs from the point of view of stakeholders and translates this vision to the Analytics Agile implementation team. The work done by the Product Owner is critical towards the achievement of project results to support strategic analytics efforts.

This position offers a hybrid work schedule and can be based out of our corporate offices in Bloomington, IL or Alpharetta, GA.

How does a Product Owner make an impact?

• Based on internal and external customer needs, describes, prioritizes, and communicates requirements, ensuring recommended change is aligned to product roadmaps. May manage and execute long term road maps to drive the overall vision and execution of products.
  
• Actively manages product development and provides regular updates to all stakeholders. Frequently touches base with development teams and the business for sprint reviews.
• Applies design thinking techniques (e.g., user stories) in order to define product features.
• Uses team scrum/agile development techniques and tools for team collaboration, product testing, issue tracking and backlog management.
• Assists in developing business cases for product enhancements, establishment of the Minimum Viable product, Minimum Marketable Features, and product improvements.
• Identifies and highlights risks and issues, articulating the impact of these on the product delivery.
• Responsible for ordering backlog, clearly expressing the product backlog items, ordering the items to best achieve goals and optimize the value of the work the team performs.

Do you have what we're looking for?

• Focuses on client needs.
• Advocates for a consistent, streamlined experience across channels.
• Has a natural curiosity that supports creative problem solving.
• Meets deadlines prior to due date with no follow up needed.
• Can balance the complexity of details while simultaneously leading multiple efforts.
• Can anticipate communication/change management needs and build/execute a plan accordingly.
• Can identify problems and aligned solutions.
• Typically requires 7 years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training.

This position is part of a job family. Placement will be determined by skills and qualifications of the candidate.

Why work with us?

Our employees and representatives serve nearly one million households with our diverse range of personal and business insurance products as well as retirement and investment services. We build relationships and work together to create a stronger, more secure future for our clients and our communities. We’re a big company, yet small enough you can make an impact and won’t get lost in the shuffle. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow throughout your career, either within this role or by exploring other areas of our business.

You’ll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, which includes insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), 401(k) with company match, parental leave, paid time off, paid company holidays and time off to volunteer in your community. Please click here to learn more about who we are and the many benefits we offer our employees.

COUNTRY Financial is committed to providing equal opportunity in all areas of employment, and in providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

Come join our team at COUNTRY today!

COUNTRY Financial does not generally sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.