Product Owner

Company:

Want to work for a company with unparalleled financial strength and stability that offers “large company” benefits with an exciting, friendly, and “small company” atmosphere?  Our companies, as members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, provides opportunities for professionals interested in just that. 

This position is responsible for identifying, organizing, prioritizing, and assessing work for a software delivery team. The Product Owner's responsibilities include gathering feature requests, scheduling releases and coordinating sprints. Abilities include identifying user needs and working with cross-functional teams to manage product releases.

This position will be with National Indemnity Company in Omaha, NE with a hybrid 50% in the office work environment.  This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. #LI-Hybrid / #LI-Onsite
 

What will you do?

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to define goals and create an execution plan for development projects, focusing on outcomes rather than solutions.
• Translate product initiative requirements to functional team members by defining user stories for the team.
• Provide overall leadership, guidance, and support of software product delivery team(s).
• Lead various Agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-ups, story review, release and sprint planning sessions, status meetings, sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
• Work closely with and ensure regular communication with Program and Portfolio Managers, internal stakeholders, project sponsors, and other technology teams to ensure smooth on-boarding of work.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information-technology or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5+ years related work experience.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
• Knowledge of software development practices and procedures.
• Experience working in application lifecycle management tools such as DevOps, JIRA, or Rally.

Who would excel in this role?

• Someone with experience with business analysis or project management.
• Someone with familiarity with continuous delivery and continuous integration.
• Someone with strong interpersonal skills including conflict resolution skills.
• Someone with insurance industry and product knowledge.

We want you to be involved! We offer Employee Resource Groups for volunteering, connecting with others, social gatherings, and professional development. We also regularly seek employees input through companywide surveys.

We care about your health and wellbeing! Our Wellness program is integrated into the Company culture with an online wellness portal that offers a year-round, one-stop-shop to manage and track all areas of health, our Omaha office boasts a complimentary state-of-the-art onsite fitness center, and a robust wellness program.

Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for regular, full-time employees and eligible dependents, a dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, 100% upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!