Senior Technology Product Owner (Hybrid)

As a Senior Technology Product Owner with American Family Insurance you will be at the forefront of innovation, driving the creation of the latest application delivery platforms that transform the way we work.

In this exciting role, you'll lead a dynamic team, guiding them to success through your expertise in managing backlogs, roadmaps, and cross-team dependencies. Your leadership will foster a collaborative environment where creativity and enthusiasm succeed.

You'll influence strategic decisions, adapt to evolving priorities, and inspire your team to achieve continuous improvement. Your experience with technology and ability to navigate complex challenges will be necessary for delivering high-value solutions that align with our application development needs.

Join us and be part of a team that is shaping the future of technology at American Family Insurance. Your journey to innovation starts here!

The Senior Technology and Product owner supports our Enterprise Policy Administration Platforms.
You will report to Senior Manager, Engineering.
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Position Compensation Range:

$97,000.00 - $164,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Alignment and Planning:
  • Align team roadmap with technology strategies for AmFam's Personal Lines Policy platform.
  • Create short and intermediate-term planning roadmaps.
  • Develop backlog for iterative sprint and program increment planning.
  • Maintain capacity and demand framework for planning.

• Collaboration and Story Creation:
  • Write specific, measurable stories with technical detail for desired outcomes.
  • Lead sprint planning and refinement using past velocity and priorities.
  • Align with product delivery and platform teams for solutions.

• Platform Engineering Knowledge:
  • Understand application platforms, tech stacks, IAC, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, CI/CD, and observability teams.
  • Gain knowledge in component architecture for DevOps and CI/CD.

• Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
  • Experience in customer-driven solutions, support, or service.
  • Understanding of the technology industry and data science trends.
  • Experience leading customer-facing digital/technology products.
  • Knowledge of agile methodologies and tech project management.
  • Understanding of the digital product market and user landscape.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional work.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Experience in promoting a collaborative team environment.

• Key Technical Knowledge:
  • Experience with Java Soap and RESTful Services.
  • Understanding of AWS, especially ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, and S3.
  • Understanding of CI/CD.
  • Knowledge in GitLab and Maven.

Licenses

• Not applicable.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

• Not applicable.

Additional Information

• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks

• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions

• Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

In this hybrid role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month out of our Madison, WI or Boston, MA offices.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual