Product Owner - Vancouver, Canada - The Co-operators

The Co-operators

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Overview:

Company:

CGIC

Number of Positions: 1

Language:
This role operates in English.

Work Model:
Hybrid

Alternate Title:
n/a

Additional Information:

This is a 12 month temporary/contract position.
The work location for this role is flexible across Canada.
For internal employees: This role is eligible for a 1000$ referral bonus.
This position primarily works with majority nonfrancophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential nonFrench duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy.

That's why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose.

The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients and our communities.

Our Farm & Commercial insurance team aspires to be the industry leader by meeting the evolving needs of Canadian businesses and farm operations.

Our passionate team is committed to enhancing the client experience and delivering operational efficiencies by investing in leading edge technology and leveraging analytics to achieve strategic objectives.

Farm Insurance can be categorized as a specialized insurance product that provides coverage to farmers against natural disasters, liability claims and other insurance needs.

It provides a peace of mind to farmers that they will be able to recover financially from unexpected events.

Working in Farm insurance offers exposures to gain more knowledge about agriculture and play a crucial role in supporting our farm industry.

In addition, you will be equipped with a breath of knowledge about farm insurance that becomes highly valued in the insurance sector.

As the Product Owner for Property and Casualty (P&C) Manufacturing you will work as part of an agile team to represent the needs and desires of the stakeholder community.

You will provide clarity on solution details and be responsible for maintaining a prioritized list of work items required of the team to deliver business value.

You will also have the opportunity learn more about the different risks on the farm industry such as production, price, financial to name a few and the impact this has on our economy/industry.

How you will create impact:

Collaborating with various stakeholders to resolve product issues and create seamless integration.
Partnering with management to provide leadership and prioritize work for the team to ensure capabilities are in scope, on time and of high quality.
Serving as the primary source of information for the team, delivering details of the items and offering clear definitions of the expected capability, the intended value to the customer and all acceptance criteria.
Representing the department by owning issues, forming solutions and defining outcomes to effectively deliver on the roadmap.

How you will succeed:

You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team:

You have five years of experience in P&C Manufacturing and experience working in an agile environment.
You have a postsecondary degree in Business, Commerce, Information Technology (IT) or Marketing.
You have or are working towards the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation.
Having the Disciplined Agile certification and strong working knowledge of software development, Jira and Confluence software would be an asset.
You have strong knowledge of insurance products, services and systems.
Passion to gain exposure to a niche insurance market and help be part of a team that crafts unique insurance solutions based on the evolving market needs.

What you need to know:

You will travel occasionally.

Interested in applying?:

Co-operators is focused on fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible work environment and we encourage individuals from all identity groups to apply.

If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact the hiring manager.