Senior Technical Product Owner

Fadata is a leading provider of software solutions for insurance companies globally. We are on a mission to empower the insurance industry to drive customer engagement, innovation and business value. Together with our customers, we are on a journey to build the future of insurance and impact millions of people’s lives every day. Headquartered in Munich, with offices in more than five European cities, Fadata is backed by Private Equity Riverside and Lowell Minnick.

We provide the heart of the insurance industry with the next generation of core insurance platform. We use end-to-end, flexible cloud services for all insurance processes across Life, P&C and Health, harnessing open ecosystems. Our values include building trust, engaging in open communication where feedback is welcome, being passionate about the value we deliver, innovating our product, and showing care, empathy and respect for one another. We embrace cultural differences and support diversity.

We are making the world a safer place by empowering insurance innovation. We want you to become part of our exceptional team who are driving insurance innovation forward. For more information, please visit www.fadata.eu. Fadata operates according to the Agile methodology principles where the building block of the system is a self-sufficient scrum team. Planning and coordinating work based on a monthly planning cadence and then to a bi-weekly scrum sprint. The Product Owner has a fundamental role in the success of our mission.

Role Summary:

As a Product owner you will be situated in one or more cross-functional scrum teams.
The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes:

• Developing and explicitly communicating the product goal
• Creating and clearly communicating product backlog items
• Ordering product backlog items; and,
• Ensuring that the product backlog is transparent, visible and understood.

You work in tight cooperation with Product Management and Architects who are responsible for the product roadmap. You are the voice to bring clarity during priority clashes.
You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Your stakeholders management abilities are at an exceptional level. You can demonstrate previous experience as Product Owner in the IT and Insurance industries.

• Serve as the voice of the client within the scrum team

• Work with Product Management and Architects in understanding product roadmap goals

• Scope and define backlog items (break down EPICs raised by Product Management and Architects into User Stories and tasks). Develop, own & prioritize the team backlog.

• Resolve priority conflicts when those arise

• Be the “Go to” person for any business or team related matters

• Solve business related problems, make decisions, focus the team on the product goals

• Collaborate with stakeholders during the visioning and concept development of the product. In close contact with customer for any upcoming features as a holder of the product expertise

• Take the lead during scrum rituals

• Promote the understanding of scrum values and agile best practices

• Lead team-related operational escalations

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or a relevant professional experience

• At least 10 years of experience in the IT industry

• Previous experience as a Product Owner

• Solid understanding in product lifecycle and SDLC

• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical mindset

• Excellent communication skills and command of English

• Incident management skills and navigation in a complex and high-paced environment with a dynamic landscape of priorities
  NICE TO HAVE:

  • Insurance experience/professional background is а plus
  • Program/Project management experience in Services Delivery organization
  • Agile/Scrum or Project Management certification
  • Previous engineering experience

• Become part of a fast-growing insurance software vendor with multinational teams across Europe. Currently, we have offices in over 7 different countries, including Bulgaria (Sofia & Burgas), Germany (Munich), Denmark (Copenhagen), Spain (Madrid), Lima (Peru), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Belgrade (Serbia)

• Our diverse backgrounds has led to a collaborative and innovative work environment, where we value unique perspectives and experiences. At Fadata we are more than just coworkers - we are a team of professional and passionate individuals from over 20+ different countries.

• We have a flexible home office policy

• Receive a competitive remuneration package together with great opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• A positive company culture built around people's wellbeing.

• No meetings time when we can focus on our main tasks.

• Work in a dynamic environment with an exceptional team that is always ready to help.

• A half-day off the second Friday of the month, so you focus on passion projects, boost your creativity or spend time with your loved ones.

• Sea Camp – one week a year we go to the seaside in Bulgaria to work from our office facing the Black Sea and to have a nice time with the team Join us and become part of a team that is changing the insurance industry through technology for the better.