Product Owner I

Denver · On-site$55k – $70k

About this role

$55,000 - $70,000 / year + Bonus

 

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

A product owner’s main objective is to translate business problems and requirements into user stories that enable a development team to create the best solution to solve customer problems.A product owner at Vertafore is a member of an energetic agile team of Software and QA engineers and is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and ensuring that developed solutions achieve business requirements.

You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to understand business processes/goals and identify business problems that may be effectively resolved with technology solutions. You’ll work closely with Sr. Product Owners and / or Product Managers to understand roadmap goals/strategy and distill high-level requirements into a backlog of user stories that enable development teams to understand what problems need to be solved in order to build the best solution.As a Product Owner you will also prioritize the development backlog and work with Sr. Product Owners and / or Product Managers to plan and sequence the work appropriately.As features or user stories are delivered, you’ll work closely with QA to ensure the problems are solved and requirements are met.

Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make an impact in your career.

 

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

  • Translate business problems and requirements into user stories for the development teams to implement

  • Develop and maintain a prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation

  • Partner with QA to define acceptance criteria and verify acceptance criteria are met

  • Research and respond to questions from designers, developers, and QA

  • Clarify user stories to the appropriate level of detail where needed

  • Collaborate with product management, development, and user experience design staff to lead on time, successful scope definition and feature deployment

  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications:

 
  • 1-3 years of professional experience, preferably working with B2B SaaS software

  • Experience working within a cross functional organization

  • Experience supporting customer needs and communicating

  • Experience communicating effectively with multiple parties, including customers

  • Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and select methods to obtain solutions

 

 

Additional Requirements and Details:

 
  • Travel required up to 10% of the time.

  • Located and working from an office location.

  • Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

  • Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

  • Frequent sitting and/or standing.


Company at a glance

We believe insurance is about relationships. And technology should only make them stronger.

We exist to empower independent agents, carriers, and MGAs. To drive their success. Because their success is our success. And their ambitions for tomorrow are our goals for today.

Since our inception, we’ve been the technology backbone of the insurance industry. We began punching cards for independent agents over 50 years ago and turned this passion for technology into a relentless pursuit. Born of human-centric purpose, we empower our customers with the technology to garner trust.

Built to adapt, we equip the insurance channel for the future—transforming business and relationships along the way. Where others see opposition, we see opportunity. To look ahead. To modernize. To prepare our customers for what’s next—because we’re always thinking about it. Always innovating. Always building. Always creating.

Quite simply...we love insurance. Because behind every policy—is a person. And we’re obsessed with powering the spirit of our industry.

Vertafore. Powering your possible.

Founded1969
Team Size1,001-5,000 employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustrySoftware Development
Location
Denver, Colorado, United States
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