Product Owner - Commercial Line

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

94,200 - 115,200

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

12%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We are looking for a Product Owner to join our growing team!

Workplace: Any of our offices across Canada.

Reporting to the Director, OPL Project Management (Commercial Lines National Operations and Planning), We are looking for a product owner who is familiar with the insurance industry and who has experience in the Agile approach. As the PO, the incumbent will work on the National Contact CL Auto project. The focus will be to build strong relationships with multiple business teams and with IT to properly manage a national business backlog of priorities.

What you'll do here:

• Define the MVP and strategy to roll-out the vision.

• Collaborate with the team to define the product vision.

• Understand the objectives of the product and the problems it's solving.

• Convey the vision and goals to the team.

• Manage the product backlog (creating stories, prioritizing development stories and technical debt based on business priority/scope, etc.).

• Communicate progress and deadlines.

• Understand customer needs and how the product fits in.

• Define KPIs and objectives for the product and through data analytics and feedback, ensure business objectives and targets are met.

• Mitigate risk by raising concerns to the management team regarding product quality and propose actions to mitigate the risk.

• Guide the activities of team members in an effective and efficient way to achieve success of a project or deliverable.

• Act as a positive change agent by supporting and influencing others to adopt new approaches.

• Coach others to systematically and logically to resolve problems, identify causation and anticipate expected results.

• Work effectively and cooperatively with others; actively participate towards the completion of goals; establish and maintain good working relationships with others.

• Convey ideas logically and simply, actively participate in meetings and make a conscious effort to understand what people are really saying.

• Coach others to adapt to and work in an environment constantly. in motion and evolving, comfortable with ambiguity and perform well under stress.

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree or any combination of equivalent education and experience.

• Typically requires between 5 and 8 years of experience.

• Commercial lines Insurance (Auto) Knowledge required.

• CBAP certification an asset.

• Exposure to large scale or national projects.

• Planning methodology and relevant experience and proven knowledge of Agile methodology.

• Working knowledge of Word, Excel and Power Point

• Knowledgeable about the application development cycle, especially when defining requirements/Stories and good understanding of the testing strategy.

• Ability to work on multiple projects in teams or in a matrix environment (multitasking).

• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.

• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

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Il s'agit d'un nouveau rôle au sein de notre équipe en pleine croissance | This role is a new member of our growing team.