Job Description
Company:
NICO National Indemnity CompanyWant to work for a company with unparalleled financial strength and stability that offers “large company” benefits with an exciting, friendly, and “small company” atmosphere? Our companies, as members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, provides opportunities for professionals interested in just that.
A Brief Overview
This position is responsible for identifying, organizing, prioritizing, and assessing work for value stream delivery teams. The Program Product Owner's responsibilities include gathering and prioritizing stream-aligned Feature requests, assigning, scheduling and coordinating releases.
What will you do?
Collaborate with key stakeholders to define goals and create an execution plan for development projects, focusing on outcomes rather than solutions
Participate in the analysis phase of the Portfolio Process by working with a cross-functional team including by not limited to architects, security professionals, technical leads, and subject matter experts to create possible solutions for business problems
Provide overall leadership, guidance, and support of stream aligned software product delivery team(s)
Lead various Agile activities and ceremonies including Scrum of Scrums, feature review, release planning sessions, status meetings, sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
Work closely with and ensure regular communication with Portfolio Managers, internal stakeholders, project sponsors, and other technology teams to ensure smooth on-boarding of work.
What are we looking for?
Five or more years of related work experience
Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience required
Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
Knowledge of software development practices and procedures
Experience working in application lifecycle management tools such as DevOps, JIRA, or Rally
Experience with the ServiceNow platform, both as a user and as an administrator
Professional experience as a Business Analyst, Business Team Manager, Project Manager, or Scrum Master
Who would excel in this role?
Experience with business analysis or project management
ITIL certification or formal professional experience
Previous experience in implementing ServiceNow or additional modules on its platform
Familiarity with continuous delivery and continuous integration
Insurance industry and product knowledge
We want you to be involved! We offer Employee Resource Groups for volunteering, connecting with others, social gatherings, and professional development. We also regularly seek employees input through companywide surveys.
We care about your health and wellbeing! Our Wellness program is integrated into the Company culture with an online wellness portal that offers a year-round, one-stop-shop to manage and track all areas of health, our Omaha office boasts a complimentary state-of-the-art onsite fitness center, and a robust wellness program.
Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for regular, full-time employees and eligible dependents, a dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, 100% upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!