Paralegal

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serves as the customer proxy to the Agile team within the agile process and is the final authority for decisions regarding priority, business value, and functionality for all the work done by the Agile development team.
• Analyzes complex cross-functional business processes and defines integrated user stories using industry standard techniques and applies modified approaches and techniques to meet different circumstances.
• Monitors metrics and suggests new ways of increasing quality and verifies the business value delivered by the team.
• Works directly with one to two Agile teams dependent upon initiative complexity.
• May collaborate with Product Managers and other Senior Product Owners and other Product Owners to ensure Stories align to value, goals and objectives of overall program priorities.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Strong executor, proven across complex initiatives
• Champion for the adoption of new Agile technologies and methodologies
• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• Highly collaborative with good conflict resolution skills
• Proven ability to enact change quickly
• Willingness to develop Agile team members by inspiring, encouraging and providing constructive feedback
• Solid leadership skills
• Proven ability to work directly with Product Management, business stakeholders and technical/product teams
• Domain knowledge of solutions being developed

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of five years as a Product Owner or equivalent role
• Experience with insurance or finance based products
• Successful track record with Agile methodologies
• Applicable certifications preferred (e.g. SAFe PO/PM, CSPO or PSPO)