Product Owner

At Physicians Mutual, technology and business work together to deliver solutions that improve experiences for our customers and employees. We're looking for a collaborative, strategic Product Owner who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable deliverables and helping Agile teams deliver high-quality solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of business and technology. You'll work closely with business partners, and technical teams to align priorities, manage backlogs and ensure the team delivers solutions that support organizational goals. You'll serve as the voice of the customer for your assigned teams, helping them understand business priorities and requirements, while also helping stakeholders understand technical solutions.

If you're an excellent communicator who enjoys solving complex business problems and guiding Agile delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

Own and prioritize the backlogs for assigned teams.

Partner with business stakeholders to understand business goals, gather requirements and define features and user stories.

Write clear acceptance criteria that enable successful development and testing.

Work with development and architecture teams to refine, estimate and prioritize work.

Serve as the primary decision-maker for story acceptance, ensuring both functional and nonfunctional requirements are met.

Facilitate backlog refinement sessions and support quarterly and iteration planning.

Provide ongoing clarification to developers throughout the development lifecycle.

Balance business priorities, technical considerations and delivery timelines when making prioritization decisions.

Coordinate dependencies across teams and communicate risks, roadblocks and changing priorities.

Participate in iteration reviews, demonstrations and retrospectives while promoting continuous improvement.

Build strong relationships across business and technology teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

Help translate technical concepts into clear business language for stakeholders, particularly within data-focused initiatives.

What Makes You Successful

You enjoy collaborating with diverse teams and are comfortable serving as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams. You're naturally curious, organized and proactive, with the ability to independently manage competing priorities while maintaining a focus on delivering customer value.

Successful candidates demonstrate:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The ability to influence without direct authority.

Confidence facilitating discussions with both business and technical audiences.

A collaborative mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

The ability to make informed decisions in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Three to five years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or in a similar business technology role.

Experience working within an Agile software development environment.

Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria.

Strong understanding of backlog management and Agile planning practices.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred

Experience in insurance, financial services or another highly regulated industry.

Experience supporting data-focused products or applications.

Experience using Rally or similar Agile project management tools.

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe, CBAP or similar certifications.