We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the development and management of financial life products within our IT team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining the product vision, prioritizing the backlog, and ensuring that products meet customer needs and business objectives.

What you do

· Define the vision and strategy for financial life products, aligning with company goals.

· Coordination of a IT Team and a group of projects

· Plan all activities requested by the OE regarding the IT Plan

· Manage and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that the highest value features are delivered first.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, marketing, and sales, to ensure effective product delivery.

· Gather and analyze feedback from customers and stakeholders to guide continuous product improvements.

· Create clear user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.

· Monitor product performance and implement adjustments as necessary to optimize outcomes.

· Stay updated with market trends and innovations in the financial life insurance sector.

· Develop software in agile teams and implement software engineering techniques and methods

 

What you bring

· Bachelor's degree in Management, Economics, Information Technology, or a related field.

· Proven experience as a Product Owner or in product management, preferably in the insurance or financial sector.

· Strong understanding of financial life products and the insurance market.

· Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team.

· Experience with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum).

· Proficiency in JIRA and Confluence for project management and collaboration.

· Fluency in English.

· Experienced knowledge in HTML5, CSS and Angular2+. Knowledge on Spring Boot, Maven, Git and GitHub. Knowledge on architecture and web services (HTTP, SOAP, REST – microservices, JSON).

· Knowledge of EPAC solutions.

 

What we offer

· We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.

· We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).

· From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

· Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

66982 | Product Management | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent

About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 13,000 employees located in 22 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking, and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

 

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

You. IT

 

To Recruitment Agencies:

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