Product Owner

About the Role

This isn't just about managing a backlog; it's about being a pivotal force in a strategic initiative that redefines customer choice and experience in the insurance industry. You'll be the bridge, connecting innovative ideas with practical execution, ensuring our solutions deliver maximum value and uphold our commitment to customer-centric design.

What You'll Be Doing: Igniting Innovation & Driving Impact

As a Product Owner, you'll be at the heart of our agile delivery teams, transforming ambitious visions into tangible, market-leading products. This role offers you the chance to:

• Lead with Impact: Champion key Agile practices, guiding your delivery team with clarity and purpose.

• Shape the Future: Actively contribute to our Product Owner Community of Practice, fostering alignment and elevating our craft across the organisation.

• Uncover & Define: Collaborate closely with internal and external customers, deeply analysing their needs to align product features with our strategic business goals.

• Craft the Vision: Translate strategic objectives into clear, actionable backlog items – from epics and features to detailed user stories – setting the direction for our talented software development team.

• Solve & Deliver: Navigate product challenges, make informed decisions, and conduct trade-off analyses to ensure we consistently meet our commitments and deliver exceptional value.

• Collaborate & Influence: Engage and build strong relationships with stakeholders across all stages of the product lifecycle, ensuring transparency and shared success.

• Maximise Value: Ruthlessly prioritise stories, epics, and themes based on their assessed value, ensuring our efforts are always focused on what matters most for our customers and business strategy.

• Champion Quality: Develop and meticulously maintain a well-groomed, prioritised backlog that empowers your team to build outstanding solutions.

• Uphold Excellence: Foster a culture of risk awareness and compliance, ensuring integrity in all our digital offerings.

What You'll Bring: Your Toolkit for Success

Essential Experience:

• Proven Agile Acumen: At least 2 years of hands-on experience working in an Agile environment.

• Complex Systems Navigation: Experience working with large and intricate technology stacks.

• Stakeholder Wizardry: Demonstrated ability in engaging, influencing, and managing diverse stakeholders.

• Customer Journey Champion: A track record of improving customer experiences and optimising digital journeys.

• Facilitation Dynamo: Skilled in organising and facilitating engaging workshops that drive outcomes.

Bonus Points if You Have:

• Exposure to various Agile delivery methodologies.

• Experience within financial services or other regulated industries.

• Proficiency with Jira & Confluence.

• A background in Business Analysis or eCommerce.

The benefits of working at A&G

• Location – This role will be based at our Toowong office.
• Be rewarded - we recognise high performance and reward our people for their hard work through bonuses and other perks.
• Options for leave - life happens, so we’ve got volunteer days, an additional paid ‘ME’ day, paid parental leave and the opportunity to purchase additional leave to cover all of the big stuff.
• Grow with us - we’ve got learning and professional development opportunities to suit everyone.
• Give back - our A&G Difference program gives you the power to change our community for the better through volunteering, fundraising and donation opportunities for causes that you’re passionate about.
• Take care of yourself - your wellbeing is important to us and our healthy mind and body hub, mental-health support and fitness discounts will help you be your best self.
• Celebrate the wins - we love sharing our successes and celebrating together - join us and you’ve got a ticket to our many on-site events throughout the year, family fun days and annual celebrations.
• Save money - as well as discounts on insurance products, we’ve teamed up with some incredible retailers, hospitality providers and others to bring you discounts on your purchases, no matter where you are in Australia.

About us

Auto & General (A&G) is the fastest-growing major Motor and Home insurer in Australia, providing insurance products and solutions to safeguard a brighter future for our customers and community.

Our range of general insurance products including Car, Motorcycle, Home, Contents Pet and Travel products are delivered through our multi-award-winning brand Budget Direct and partnerships with leading brands - ING, Qantas, and Coles Insurance.

We’re excited about the future and we’re always on the lookout for talented, passionate individuals who can help us achieve our goal of being Australia’s best insurer! If this sounds like you, apply today.

Auto & General values individual differences and believes in fostering an inclusive culture that creates a great place to work for all.

*A note from Auto & General to recruitment agencies: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business. Auto & General is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes