IT Product owner - Data Integrations

 

About the Team and our Scope

 

Our team, a software house within Swiss Re, develops cloud-native (Azure-based) SaaS/PaaS solutions for external Life & Health insurance clients. Our portfolio includes established products like Magnum and those in growth or incubation stages, used globally. We utilize the latest technology and prioritize innovation to stay competitive.

Our technical team comprises over 150 professionals with multidisciplinary skills, located in various countries, delivering highly available, multi-regional solutions used worldwide. 

 

 

About the Role

 

We are looking for an experienced IT Product Owner for our Data Integrations area. 

Our Data Integrations team provides a cloud-native integration application, utilizing Azure technologies and modern Java technology stack.

As IT product owner you would need to lead the implementation of strategic roadmap. You will ensure that the technology team delivers value to the business, oversee daily and strategic delivery of technical solutions, and act as the main interface between Product Management and engineering teams.  

Your main responsibilities include conveying the product vision to the team, prioritizing the backlog, and setting the direction for product releases and sprints. You will manage application releases and identify technical improvements within your area. 

 

Your responsibilities will be: 

• Work closely with Product Manager and other stakeholders to ensure realization of business needs and ensure all the dependencies are properly managed 

• Leads technology development efforts by describing vision, outlining work in the team backlog, and prioritizing it based on business value. The team itself has multi-functional skills to do the actual work (analysis, design, develop, test, document, operations, etc.). Uses appropriate methodologies (e.g. Agile).  

• Analyze business requirements end to end to ensure they meet quality criteria to enable smooth delivery. Verify the underlying business need and identify potential solution options. Defines which features of a product are most important, when they are developed, etc. based on input from leadership and stakeholders.  

• Reads, understands and validates technical designs meet solution needs for scalability, maintainability, cost effectiveness. Ensures that solution architecture and releases are developed aligned with the company governance and security policies.  

• Sets team direction, breaks down concepts into manageable achievable steps, assesses risks / challenges, collects estimates for large and complex size initiatives and coordinates to stay on track with delivery.  

• Plan the appropriate mix of functional and technical roadmap items to ensure that the solution they are managing remains scalable, maintainable and cost effective.  

   

 

 

 

About You

 

If you possess traits and experience that match most of the below, we’d love to hear from you: 

• Extensive experience in information technology and software development management with a special emphasis on delivering cloud solutions for large enterprise. 

• Demonstrated ability to discover and describe the current state situation, understand strategic business goals, design and articulate future state, perform gap analysis and make recommendations to business leadership that meet goals and requirements.  

• Demonstrated ability to understand, translate and communicate technical and complex ideas and situations to a wide variety of audiences including clients, coworkers and management.  

• Good competency of various technologies which may include cloud solutions, application development languages and frameworks, client/server systems, web and application servers, databases, etc.  

• Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills. Experience in leading IT projects and software development lifecycles. 

• Strong abilities to manage a team, create a high-performance culture, monitor and improve delivery according to KPIs. 

• Experience of leading multiple stakeholders often with competing demands and deadlines.  

• Previous experience with API-based data integration applications is beneficial 

• Effectively manage cloud infrastructure costs for your team 

• Good interpersonal skills, highly committed, energetic, proficient, reliable. 

• Team focus and orientation towards customers and results. 

 

 

 

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For Spain the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 60.000] and [EUR 100.000] (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers: 

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience.

  In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognize your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract. 

 

 

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About Swiss Re

 

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

 

 

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