Product Owner

Who We Are

Independent for over 75 years, Milliman delivers market-leading services and solutions to clients worldwide. Today, we are helping companies take on some of the world's most critical and complex issues, including retirement funding and healthcare financing, risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation.

Milliman invests in skills training and career development and gives all employees access to a variety of learning and mentoring opportunities. Our growing number of Milliman Employee Resource Groups (ERG's) are employee-led communities that influence policy decisions, develop future leaders, and amplify the voices of their constituents. We encourage our employees to give back to their varied professions, including leadership in professional organizations. Please visit our web site (https://www.milliman.com/en/social-impact) to learn more about Milliman's commitments to our people, diversity and inclusion, social impact and sustainability.

Through a team of professionals ranging from actuaries to clinicians, technology specialists to plan administrators, we offer unparalleled expertise in employee benefits, investment consulting, healthcare, life insurance and financial services, and property and casualty insurance.

What You Will Do

In this role, you will

• Articulate the productvision and strategy to all stakeholders.
• Manage and prioritize the productbacklog to focus on the most valuable features and tasks.
• Create and refine user stories and acceptance criteria to guide the development team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and execution of the product
• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the development team to ensure a clear understanding of business objectives.
• Participate in Scrum meetings, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure the product incrementsmeets user needs and business goals.
• Track and report on productprogress and performance metrics to stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration within the team and with external groups to remove impediments.
• Ensure the productadheres to legal, regulatory, and company standards and policies.
• Champion and advocate for the end user to ensure the productdelivers a high-quality user experience.
• Solve product-related problems, make decisions, complete trade-off analysis to stay on track towards business deliverable commitments.
• Possess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, market conditions, and competitor strategies to adapt the product

Who We Are Looking For

Required Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree, any field or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• 5+ years industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to gain approval of product vision with business users and communicate this to technology professionals.
• The ability to articulate detailed requirements and technical design documents that are understandable both to the business sponsor and the technology professionals (written, verbal, and visual forms).
• Keep current on all relevant trends in employee benefits and application development through conferences, magazines, books and internet research.
• Compatibility with Milliman Professionals, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills, Sensitive to Quality, Communication Skills, Flexibility, Priority Identification, and Project Management.
• CPSO certification.

Personal Qualifications

• Works well within a team environment and takes ownership of personal work product.
• Proficiency in the use of computers and other general office equipment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Able to productively respond to change.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.

Location

This role is based out of the Milliman office in Dallas, TX, but candidates hired into this role may work remotely anywhere in the US.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $96,000 - $194,000, depending on a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, location, etc.

Benefits

At Milliman, we focus on creating an environment that recognizes - and meets - the personal and professional needs of the individual and their family. We offer competitive benefits which include the following based on plan eligibility:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners
• A 401(k) plan with matching program, and profit sharing contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A discretionary bonus program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason; full-time employees will accrue 15 days of PTO per year, and employees working less than a full-time schedule will accrue PTO at a prorated amount based on hours worked
• Family building benefits, including adoption and fertility assistance and paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for employees who have worked for Milliman for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the preceding 12-month period
• A minimum of 8 paid holidays
• Milliman covers 100% of the premiums for life insurance, AD&D, and both short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for dependent care, transportation, and applicable medical needs

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Pay Transparency

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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The expected application deadline for this job is October 31st, 2024