.Agile Product Owner Advisor Apply remote type Remote locations UK Greenock 35 hrs UK Glasgow 35 hrs Madrid, Spain time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id 25000098 Cigna is one of the largest International Medical Insurers worldwide and can trace its roots back over 200 years.
We are looking for a highly motivated, focused individual to join our rapidly expanding team.
You will have the opportunity to work for a forward-thinking and progressive organisation, within a dynamic team environment where there are tangible progression opportunities.
Cigna International's Global Individual Health business is a leader in providing international health insurance to expatriates and other globally mobile individuals.
The Position: The Agile Product Owner represents the "voice of the customer" at the team level, maintaining and prioritizing the Product Backlog, to ensure that the team is working on stories that maximize business value and deliver necessary fixes and functionality to all customers.
The incumbent provides counsel and advice to top management on significant matters, often requiring coordination between organizations.
Focuses on providing thought leadership and technical expertise across multiple disciplines.
Recognized internally as "the go-to person" for the most complex assignments.
Position Responsibilities Serves as the customer proxy by understanding key business objectives and strategy of the product Works with business owners to ensure that they are engaged and supportive of direction Works with Product Management and Stakeholders to define and prioritize the Product Backlog (refinement) Assesses business value and prioritize all stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that align with product strategy Creates User Stories and Acceptance Criteria, ensuring stories clearly communicate customer/Stakeholder needs to the development team; work with team to clarify stories as necessary Responsible for final decisions on product functionality Participates in and prepares for Program Increment Planning Involved in Program Backlog Refinement Provides clarification on User Stories and Product Backlog to the team Supports Acceptance Test Driven Development spec by example Accepts User Stories Participates in team demo, retro, and Inspect and Adapt Understands and supports enabler work Understands and supports inter-team dependencies, and escalate issues when necessary Works with the delivery team to set and communicate release date and scope Works with Team Members to ensure products are working in production (potentially – depends on DevOps model) Ability to monitor potential risks and develop mitigation plans Identifies improvements and codifies them for broader consumption Collaborates with scrum master and team to promote an environment of empowerment and creativity