Technical Product Manager

Primary Details
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The Opportunity

You will be a member of the Agile team, who represents the voice of the customer. You will b responsible for working with Product Management and other stakeholders, including other Product Owners to define stories to meet user's needs whilst adding value to the product. By guiding the team towards the product vision & strategy, you will ensure that the product backlog is prioritized so that the team can deliver the most important features in the most efficient way.

Primary Responsibilities
• Preparation of quarterly planning by updating the team backlog, review and contribute to the program vision, roadmap, and content presentations
•Providing clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story development, estimates and sequencing and working together with the Agile team to determine their team objectives for the upcoming PI, enabling the team to maximize the delivery of business value
•Primarily responsible for building, editing, and maintaining the team backlog, prioritizing by coordinating and representing the expectations of all interested customers/stakeholder segments whilst understanding and managing how team Backlog impacts and contributes to the larger picture and product family through coordinating dependencies with other Product Owners
•Acts as the voice of the customer, responding to customers' needs in real time and the liaison between the Business, Technology Services, and the team
•Know what product features to build based on a clear understanding of customer needs and the related business value; translates this information to the team for delivery, ensuring a continuous release of value-add solutions
•Work with the team to agree on accepted story completion. This includes validating that the story meets acceptance criteria, that it has the appropriate, persistent acceptance tests, and that it otherwise complies with its Definition of Done (DoD). In so doing, assuring a level of quality, focusing primarily on fitness for use
•Understand the scope of the upcoming enabler work and collaborate with System and Solution Architect/Engineering to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the critical technological infrastructures that will host the new business functionality
•Manage Budget & ROI, and make necessary trade-off decisions

Required Experience
• 5 years relevant experience

Preferred Competencies/Skills
• Courageous to say NO" to requests
•Highly collaborative
•Always look for and encourage opportunities to ship early and often
•Leadership & Facilitation
•Can handle competing stakeholder expectations collaboratively
•Can articulate the value derived to the product from the increment delivered by the team
•Have a vision & can communicate that vision clearly
•Business Advocate
•Customer Advocate
•End User Advocate
•Subject Matter Expert
•Analyst
•Designer
•Visionary
•Communicator
•Decision Maker

Preferred Licenses/Certifications
• SAFe 5.0 Product Manager/Product Owner

Preferred Knowledge
• Advanced working knowledge of best practices and market trends in product management and Agile
•Good understanding of the architecture discipline, processes, concepts and best practices
•Sound knowledge of lean, design thinking and discovery techniques
•In depth technical understanding of relevant technologies

About QBE
We can never really predict what's around the corner, but at QBE we're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future by helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We're an international insurer that's building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the center of our success. We're proud to work together, and encourage each other to enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than 12,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

We believe this is our moment: What if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE - let's make it happen

https://www.linkedin.com/company/qbe-north-america/

US Only - Disclaimer
• To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

Job Type
• Individual Contributor

Global Disclaimer
• The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee's normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.

Compensation

Base pay offered will vary depending on, but not limited to education, experience, skills, geographic location and business needs.

Annual Salary Range: $121,000 - $182,000

AL, AR, AZ, CO (Remote), DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL (Remote), IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX (Remote, Plano), UT, VA, VT, WI, WV and WY

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Annual Salary Range: $133,000 - $200,000

CA (Remote, Fresno, Irvine and Woodland), Greenwood Village CO, CT, Chicago IL, MA, MD, NY (Remote), RI, Houston TX and WA

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Annual Salary Range: $152,000 - $228,000

San Francisco CA, NJ and New York City NY

Benefit Highlights

You are more than your work - and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why QBE provides you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. Employees scheduled over 30 hours a week will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health.

We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution and a paid-time off program. In addition, our paid-family and care-giver leaves are available to support our employees and their families. Regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE's annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.

At QBE, we understand that exceptional employee benefits go beyond mere coverage and compensation. We recognize the importance of flexibility in the work environment to promote a healthy balance, and we are committed to facilitating personal and professional integration for our employees. That's why we offer the opportunity for hybrid work arrangements.

If this role necessitates a hybrid working model, candidates must be open to attending the office 8-12 days per month. This approach ensures a collaborative and supportive work environment where team members can come together to innovate and drive success.

Application Close Date: 06/10/2024 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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