Product Owner

**What we offer**

At Cowan Insurance Group, we believe our employees make the difference. That’s why we provide a professional, motivating, team environment where contributions are valued. This belief, supported by an entrepreneurial culture, has helped build a company with a strong history and an exciting future.

We seek to enhance our data transformation solutions to our clients and employees with a Product Owner position in our Integration Services team. This is an important role that will help guide the development of our product and service offering for our clients and employees.

The scope of the Product Owner role includes project management, requirements definition, business to technical requirement transformation, technical specifications, scrum management, and delivery support.

**What you will do**:

- Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to develop user Stories for feature requests and bug fixes
- Engage and facilitate discussions with stakeholders, users, and the development team on a regular basis to gather requirements, manage product backlog and promote ideas
- Write and present user stories to stakeholders and the development team
- Engage in acceptance phase as the product is being developed to ensure that acceptance criteria have been met.
- You will be accountable for developing and communicating the product vision and roadmap
- Work with product managers, technical and design leads, business owners and cross functional scrum teams through the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Manage and prioritize the development backlog queue
- Plan sprints, UAT, releases, set goals, monitor progress, and address issues during sprints
- Engage in acceptance testing as the product is being developed to ensure that acceptance criteria have been met

**Required skills and experience**:

- Strong problem solving and analysis skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills with leadership quality is required.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and writing skills
- Ability to handle diverse situations and multiple projects
- Constantly learning and honing your skills

**Qualifications**
- 1+ years of experience in Product Management or Business Analyst
- Technical experience in related fields such as DBA, Developer, Quality Assurance or Data analyst
- College or University Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
- Knowledge of Agile process and principles

**It’d be great if you have**:

- Product management / Product owner certifications
- Experience in UX and UI
- Knowledge of Power Query and Microsoft DAX
- Experience in data transformation and data structures
- Strong in using tools such as Excel, Power BI or Microsoft Data Factory
- Experience using Jira or agile tools
- Experience in insurance

**Who we are**

Canadian-owned and operated, Cowan Insurance Group is a leading independent insurance brokerage and consulting operation, providing real value to our clients. With close to 500 employees operating out of 9 locations across Canada, we’re proud to have been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2012.

We partner with leading national and international insurance companies to:

- deliver insurance and risk management solutions to businesses, organizations and individuals
- advise on and create retirement, group benefits, disability management and international benefits programs for employee groups.

We also offer wealth and asset management as well as financial and succession planning services to individuals, and specialize in property, casualty, and credit insurance.

What sets us apart?

**Be in Good company**

Integrity matters. It drives our award-winning workplace culture and fuels our collective desire to help our clients, employees, and communities thrive.

**Challenge your thinking**

You're valued for your passion, drive and creativity. The pace is fast but the work is meaningful, interesting, and complex, just the way you like it.

**Grow together**

We believe in your potential. If you’re looking to develop your expertise with learning opportunities and mentoring, we’ll make that happen.

**Benefits and perks**
- Competitive salary
- Participate in our comprehensive pension and benefits plan on day one — no waiting period
- Company-matched Registered Pension Plan
- Company-paid training and development courses
- Community involvement

**Are you interested?**

Send your cover letter and resume and share your unique story with us.

While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, we will contact only those selected for interviews. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.