Job Description

Our Client, a Global Insurance Company, is seeking a Product Owner in their Philadelphia, Pennsylvania location.

Responsibilities:

Product Leadership & Strategy

• Own and manage the product backlog for the Data & BI scrum team, continuously refining features and user stories.
• Translate high-level business vision and reporting needs into concrete product roadmaps, epics, and user stories.
• Define clear acceptance criteria to ensure deliverables meet quality standards and stakeholder expectations.
• Communicate effectively—strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements

• Collaborate with stakeholders including business analysts, BI creators, report consumers, and architects to elicit, document, and validate data and reporting requirements.
• Lead discussions to understand analytics needs, explore technical solutions, and prioritize based on business value.
• Map reporting and data use cases to existing architectural solutions.

Agile Delivery & Quality Assurance

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and PI planning.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and Scrum Master to ensure delivery clarity and continuous improvement.
• Review data products for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with acceptance criteria.
• Provide updates to stakeholders on progress, challenges, and alignment to business objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for escalations related to data products or backlog prioritization.

Requirements:

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Technical Product Owner.
• Demonstrated experience in Big Data projects within the financial or insurance industry.
• Strong technical acumen in data product and BI solution delivery.
• Deep understanding of data modeling (e.g., star schema, normalized/denormalized models).
• Hands-on experience with BI and data wrangling tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Proficient in SQL, Python, and stored procedures.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with cloud data platforms, particularly:
• AWS Redshift
• Tableau
• AWS SageMaker (Power BI experience is a plus)
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Insurance domain knowledge preferred (Disability, FMLA, Life products).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large, matrixed environments.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and metadata management.
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices and version control in data/BI environments.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with attention to detail.
• Strong communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Self-starter passionate about solving business problems with data.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and diplomatic team player.
• Team-first mindset with a flexible approach to change.

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