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Product Owner

  • Edmonton, AB
  • Hybrid
  • Posted Sep 26, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education
High school
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Product Owner will gather requirements from stakeholders and refine them into clear user stories and acceptance criteria within an agile delivery team. They will also plan and prioritize sprint tasks while collaborating with business partners to solve strategic and operational needs.

Job details

YOU KNOW HOW TO BE flexible. The Opportunity We’re on the lookout for a passionate, resourceful Insurance Product Owner, who is a great communicator, negotiator and facilitator. You’ll be a part of AMA Insurance’s agile delivery team responsible for gathering requirements from stakeholders and refining vision into clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria. If you’re objective-focused and deadline-driven, you might just be the person we’re looking for to join our team! Office location: Edmonton Kingsway The Team You’ve Been Looking For AMA is more than a workplace; it’s a family. Together, we help protect the things that matter most to our more than one-million members—everything from roadside safety to retail savings, food security to childhood well-being. And with operations that span automotive, registries, travel, insurance, and more, the opportunities to grow with us are almost limitless! Building on a century of proud service in Alberta communities, we’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in the places where we live and work. And that all begins with our people. As part of the AMA team, you’ll enjoy: Competitive salary and flexible benefits Employer-paid retirement savings program Employee-exclusive discounts on travel, insurance, memberships, and more Free travel medical insurance for you and your immediate family Ongoing professional development Flexible work models that make sense for your lifestyle For us, curiosity fuels innovation. We value people who are eager to explore new ideas and who are comfortable putting emerging technologies into practice. We see experience with AI‑powered tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and similar platforms as a real plus - especially when it’s used to work smarter, increase efficiency, and find better ways to get things done. Who You Are You’re a spirited team player who excels in a fast-paced environment and thrives on challenge. You manage your time as expertly as you manage your projects. Prioritizing, planning, and organizing is part of your DNA. You strongly believe there’s no such thing as an insignificant detail — you keep at it until every ‘i’ is dotted and every ‘t’ is crossed. You have the natural ability to reduce a complex concept or task into something that is manageable and can be clearly understood and communicated. You have an inquisitive mind and love coming up with new ways to tackle a challenge, digging deeper to find the perfect solution. You never sweat deadlines — you’ve got mad time management skills, so you always deliver on time. You’re a self-starter who enjoys working independently but also loves being part of a fast-paced team. How You’ll Make an Impact Report to the Director, Underwriting and Product, Insurance Services. Develop relationships with insurance business partners to understand their operation and provide recommendations to solve strategic and operational needs. Plan and prioritize stories within a sprint plan. Participate in daily triage/scrum meetings to resolve issues, address changes and report on progress. Collaborate with team members to ensure the sprint results in a working product that can be shared with leadership and key stakeholders. Break down features into user stories to help deliver high-priority business value. Provide and analyze data to make informed decisions and mitigate risks. Evaluate problems and opportunities from both a business and customer perspective to determine the best approach. Gather requirements to support solutions by conducting interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, business process description, document analysis, use cases, tasks and workflow analysis. Assists team members with understanding system functionality, resolving straight forward system maintenance or production issues. What You Bring to the Table You have post-secondary education/certification or actively pursuing it in an applicable functional or business designation. You have at least three years of insurance industry/functional experience. You understand agile project delivery methodologies. Certification would be a bonus! Belonging Matters Here AMA is committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and accessible environment. If you require an accommodation at any time during our recruitment process, please contact recruitment@ama.ab.ca. We’ll work with you to feel supported throughout your journey with us. - WORK MODEL: Hybrid-Light - We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

What you’ll do

The Product Owner will gather requirements from stakeholders and refine them into clear user stories and acceptance criteria within an agile delivery team. They will also plan and prioritize sprint tasks while collaborating with business partners to solve strategic and operational needs.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least three years of insurance industry experience and a post-secondary education or relevant business designation. A strong understanding of agile project delivery methodologies is required.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible benefits
  • Employer-paid retirement savings program
  • Employee-exclusive discounts
  • Free travel medical insurance
  • Professional development
  • Flexible work models

Listed skills

  • Time management · Preferred
  • Data analysis · Preferred
  • Scrum · Preferred
  • Negotiation · Preferred
  • Communication · Preferred
  • Facilitation · Preferred
  • Requirements gathering · Preferred
  • Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Agile delivery
  • Requirements gathering
  • User stories
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Stakeholder management
  • Negotiation
  • Facilitation
  • Insurance industry knowledge
  • Project planning
  • Data analysis
  • Risk mitigation
  • Business process analysis
  • Scrum
  • Time management
  • Communication
  • Resourcefulness
  • ChatGPT
  • Intellectual Curiosity
  • Self-Starter
  • Insurance Industry
  • Sprint Planning
  • Workflow Management
  • Ability To Meet Deadlines
  • Curiosity
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Agile Projects
  • Planning
  • Agile Methodology
  • Data Analysis
  • Underwriting
  • Business Process
  • Business Valuation
  • Content Analysis
  • Food Security
  • Leadership
  • Innovation
  • Operations
  • Scrum (Software Development)
  • Time Management
  • Triage
  • User Story
  • Surveys

Job areas

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Management & Leadership
  • Technology
  • Consulting
  • Product Owner
  • Management and Organization Analysts
  • Information Technology Project Managers
  • Computer Occupations, All Other

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