Product Owner

Brief Description

The Product Owner is a member of a cross-functional agile development team, responsible for defining business requirements and prioritizing a project backlog. Their essential responsibility is to understand the business problem and ensure the solution being built meets the business needs.

What you will do:

• Facilitate the definition of project scope for projects that are loosely defined
• Communicate and work with cross-functional development and business teams in an Agile development environment
• Provide vision and direction to agile development team and stakeholders
• Create and own a prioritized project backlog
• Gather and document business requirements; ensure acceptance criteria is understood
• Collaborate with team leadership on release planning
• Collaborate with cross-functional commercialization team to ensure internal readiness
• Oversee the review and prioritization aspects of production defect management

What you should bring:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, UX design, IT \& Business Education, Computer Science or related area, or equivalent experience in a Product Owner or Business Analyst role
• 3-5 years related experience
• Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication
• Experience with agile development process; certified Agile Product Owner preferred
• Strong analytical, questioning and facilitation skills
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to build rapport, establish credibility and trust

Why Work at Zywave?

Zywave empowers insurers and brokers to drive profitable growth and thrive in today’s escalating risk landscape. Only Zywave delivers a powerful Performance Multiplier, bringing together transformative, ecosystem-wide capabilities to amplify impact across data, processes, people, and customer experiences. More than 15,000 insurers, MGAs, agencies, and brokerages trust Zywave to sharpen risk assessment, strengthen client relationships, and enhance operations. Additional information can be found at www.zywave.com.