Product Owner - Remote

Symetra has an exciting new opportunity to join us as a Product Owner supporting the implementation of the new modern login experience for our customers and partners!
About The Role
As a product owner, you will be a key member of the Symetra Login Experience scrum team working on identity and access management capabilities across the enterprise. The Product Owner will represent the realization of the business vision and priorities throughout the implementation and future capabilities of our new login platform.
What You’ll Do In This Role

• Possess and provide authoritative knowledge on system being developed and communicates impact of change to stakeholders
• Work closely with stakeholders/program managers on change management activities and production support process and prioritization
• Own, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, transforming business problem statements into well documented user stories
• Ensure quality of features through facilitation and/or completion of user acceptance testing throughout the development process.
• Write the acceptance criteria for each user story/feature, refine user stories, and accept completed stories
• Develop and maintain the 30/60/90-day plan and update regularly
• Partner with product manager to represent the product vision and business problems to be solved by the delivery team
• Work with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and users to fully define requirements and communicate them to the agile team
• Work to remove impediments, participates in regular scrum team meetings and stand-ups, provides guidance and clarification on user stories

What We Offer You
“If you want to invest in yourself and build a career, this is a great place to work. If you don't want to put in the effort to learn the industry and become a student of the business (it takes real effort!), there are easier places to work.” Cris H. - AVP Internal Sales, Training and Development
“Symetra is inclusive of all employees regardless of their personal differences.” Darrell J. - Actuary III
“Symetra values learning. Symetra has so many resources - whether that is the Student of the Business courses, sponsorship of professional certifications, or just individual employees being so willing to teach and answer questions.” Felicia D. - Financial Reporting Lead Senior Analyst
Benefits And Perks
We don’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.

• Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching
• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%

Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overview
Compensation
Salary Range: $ 88,600 – 120,000 plus eligibility for annual bonus programs
Your Experience And Skills

• Strong negotiation and consensus building skills when dealing with internal customers, stakeholders and, team members
• Experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst representing business needs and priorities to a technology team
• Excellent communication skills, adept at communicating effectively with technical teams and business teams, as well as leadership
• Knowledge of Postman tool is a plus.
• Experience working as a member of an agile team on product execution
• Ability to take abstract and ambiguous information and organize into meaningful facts for business partners to understand
• Ability to lead and influence interdisciplinary team members and stakeholders across the enterprise
• Experience maintaining swagger or contract document between teams
• Experience working with API based data integrations

We empower inclusion.
At Symetra, we aspire to be the most inclusive insurance company in the country. We’re building a place where every employee feels valued, respected, and has opportunities to contribute.
Inclusion is about recognizing our assumptions, considering multiple perspective, and removing barriers.
We accept and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives, because lifting each other up fuels thought and builds a stronger, more innovative company. We invite you to learn more about our efforts here.
Creating a world where more people have access to financial freedom.
Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals and feel confident about the future. In our daily work, we’re guided by the principles of Value, Transparency and Sustainability. This means we provide products and services people need at a competitive price, we communicate clearly and openly so people understand what they’re buying, and we design products—and operate our company—to stand the test of time. We’re committed to showing up for our communities, lifting up our employees, and standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Join our team and help us create a world where more people have access to financial freedom.
For more information about our careers visit: www.symetra.com/careers
Work Authorization
Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company.
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