About Us
The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.
You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.
Allstate operate a very flexible hybrid working policy that will allow you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager with a blend of remote and office working for NI based employees as well as condensed working patterns (4 day week/9 day fortnight). Employees based in GB will be employed on a permanent remote working contract.
Join our team and you’ll find challenge and reward in a culture of innovation, support and balance.
Location
Belfast/ Derry-Londonderry/ Strabane/ Remote, GB
Your role in the team
The Product Owner (PO) Sr Consultant is responsible for defining stories and prioritizing the team backlog to implement epics, features, and stories in alignment with the program vision. The PO will work closely with other agile team members including the Release Train Engineer (RTE), System Architect, Product Managers, and Scrum Master.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)
- Provides expertise for multiple areas of the business through analysis and understanding of analytical needs
- Supports efforts for program backlog refinement and prep for Program Increment (PI) planning
- Provides and writes story definition, including the clarifications necessary to assist with story and feature estimates and sequencing
- Leads functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology and participates in technical walk-throughs
- Demonstrates an understanding of the overall technology ecosystem as well as individual real-time and batch integrations supporting the business unit
- Provides guidance to technology teams on integrating data from various sources and maintaining information related to source and accuracy. This will also include making appropriate decisions based upon documented data quality and/or source.
- Adds value to information by analysis and interpretation of opaque information
- Evaluates requests for specific files or data and identifies issues/concerns with the planned use of the data
- Studies and tests interaction between systems or processes to take advantage of new and more effective ways of providing needed information
- Collaborates in the planning, design, development and deployment of new applications and enhancements to existing applications
- Collaborates with technology teams in interpreting third party data and provides recommendations on mapping of that data to internal sources for Analytics and other use cases
- Maintains data-related backlog which will consist of user stories, defects and enablers; backlog items will need to be prioritized based on business and risk values, time and other team dependencies
- Uses appropriate tools and techniques to elicit and define requirements that address more complex business processes or projects of moderate to high complexity, particularly around the organization’s analytics needs
- Validates stories meet test acceptance criteria
- Collaborates with Product Manager on Story Maps, Customer Journey Maps, Program Roadmap and Program Vision
- Provides informal coaching to other members on the team
- Executes change control process to manage changes to base lined deliverables and scope for projects of moderate to high complexity
- Partners with data and business stakeholders in the development of core metrics, analytics framework, and data management processes that facilitate high quality data and insights and enable efficient real time analytics
- Partners with data and business stakeholders to define and communicate our data strategy
- Works with Technology teams to guide efficient implementation of our data strategy and help define how our data and reporting needs can be met with enterprise solutions
- Supports SE&A teams in partnering with business teams across the organization to define reporting stories, use cases and requirements; collaborate with data scientists and data analysts to develop and deploy products efficiently
So, what are the essential criteria to apply?
- All candidates must evidence an existing right to work in the UK'
- At minimum 3 years relevant experience in a Product Ownership OR Business Systems Analyst OR Data Science, or Business Analytics focused role
- Proven track record of agile delivery
The candidate must also demonstrate competencies in:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire customers, partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment
- Ability to prioritize effectively
- Ability to mentor and be a thought leader to others
- Understanding of process flows and business rules
We also have some desirable criteria
- P&C Insurance Industry knowledge
- Confluence, Jira
- Ability to read XML and json
- MS suite
- Proven analytical thinking and problem-solving including use of raw datasets as part of data discovery, cultivates a culture of data-driven decisions and ability to perform root cause analysis
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) Certification
What we offer
As Digital DNA’s Workplace of the Year 2020 winners, we offer a generous benefits package that includes flexible annual leave entitlement, dental and healthcare insurance, an attractive pension package and discounts on gym memberships, public transport and parking.
Allstate invests heavily in your development, as an employee you will have access to multiple world-class learning platforms and courses from our award-winning in-house Learning & Development team.
We pride ourselves in providing clear career paths and opportunities for internal mobility allowing you to further develop within the organisation.
We encourage a better work life balance and you’ll have the opportunity to apply for various flexible working arrangements.
Apply Here: https://bit.ly/3rDOq11
Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities
Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 6th May 2022
