Product Owner - 14 month contract
About the role
Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.
We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.
What to expect from the role?
- Create, prioritize and manage the product backlog to achieve product vision for the assigned value stream, aligned with Sonnet’s strategic priorities, and in context of target market segments and desired customer experience
- Lead a cross-functional team of Design, Content and Development experts to deliver initiatives and capabilities that drive customer and business goals
- Monitor and optimize throughput, ensuring the team meets delivery commitments while minimizing cycle time
- Foster deep relationships with key business stakeholders (e.g., Product & Underwriting, Distribution, Customer Experience, Marketing, Business Insights) to consistently embed business and customer feedback, data and new thinking into digital experiences
- Contribute to continuous improvement, identify inefficiencies and foster a culture of high performance within the POD
What you bring to the role?
- 8+ years experience in product management role within a technology driven business
- 3+ years of insurance or fintech experience preferred.
- Proven experience driving end-to-end omni-channel experiences including mobile apps
- Experience optimizing sites for SEO, SEM and conversion funnels.
- Strong ability to apply business value to digital experiences / technologies
- Seasoned in Agile development and product management practices including writing user stories and acceptance criteria for business objectives
- Extensive experience with experimentation & A/B testing (design to measuring)
- Expert communicator, must be able to ensure buy-in from stakeholders and influence all major decisions and strategy through collaboration
- Experience monitoring and driving KPI’s and long term objectives
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organization skills, an enviable ability to manage multiple responsibilities and are motivated by an innate need to deliver significant contribution to our customers' success.
- Passionate about delivering products and services that are scalable, high quality and consistent with reusability in mind. Stays current in functional expertise and keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Certified Scrum Product Owner certification
- Bachelor’s degree in a technology or business major
Salary Range : $77,100 - $142,000
Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.
We also take potential into consideration. If you don’t have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.
Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting: accessibility@definity.com .
Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).
#LI-Hybrid
About Definity
Definity Financial Corporation is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative property and casualty insurance brands and companies, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. We focus on making insurance better for our customers, our employees, our broker partners, and our communities.
Our promise to employees is to provide a workplace that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering. Our inclusive environment provides the space to innovate with colleagues and implement even better ways of doing things. We invest in our employees’ growth and development and help them thrive. With our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, total rewards packages, company share ownership program, and emphasis on work-life balance, it’s better here.
If you’re looking for a career where your perspective and expertise are valued, you’ll find it here at Definity.
La Société financière Definity est la société mère de compagnies d’assurance de dommages parmi les plus établies et innovatrices au Canada, soit Assurance Economical, Sonnet Assurance, Family Insurance Solutions et la Compagnie d’assurance Petline. Definity est dévouée à faire évoluer l’assurance pour sa clientèle, ses équipes, son réseau de courtage et ses communautés.
Nous promettons de fournir un environnement de travail collaboratif, ambitieux, valorisant et stimulant. Notre environnement inclusif vous permet d’innover avec vos collègues et de mettre en œuvre de meilleures façons de travailler. Nous investissons dans la croissance et le perfectionnement de nos gens et les aidons à s’épanouir. Grâce à nos options flexibles de travail hybride, notre programme de rémunération globale, notre régime d’actionnariat et l’accent sur l’équilibre travail-famille, vous évoluerez avec nous.
Si vous souhaitez une carrière où votre point de vue sera reconnu, ne cherchez pas plus loin que Definity.
Product Owner - 14 month contract
About the role
Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.
We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.
What to expect from the role?
- Create, prioritize and manage the product backlog to achieve product vision for the assigned value stream, aligned with Sonnet’s strategic priorities, and in context of target market segments and desired customer experience
- Lead a cross-functional team of Design, Content and Development experts to deliver initiatives and capabilities that drive customer and business goals
- Monitor and optimize throughput, ensuring the team meets delivery commitments while minimizing cycle time
- Foster deep relationships with key business stakeholders (e.g., Product & Underwriting, Distribution, Customer Experience, Marketing, Business Insights) to consistently embed business and customer feedback, data and new thinking into digital experiences
- Contribute to continuous improvement, identify inefficiencies and foster a culture of high performance within the POD
What you bring to the role?
- 8+ years experience in product management role within a technology driven business
- 3+ years of insurance or fintech experience preferred.
- Proven experience driving end-to-end omni-channel experiences including mobile apps
- Experience optimizing sites for SEO, SEM and conversion funnels.
- Strong ability to apply business value to digital experiences / technologies
- Seasoned in Agile development and product management practices including writing user stories and acceptance criteria for business objectives
- Extensive experience with experimentation & A/B testing (design to measuring)
- Expert communicator, must be able to ensure buy-in from stakeholders and influence all major decisions and strategy through collaboration
- Experience monitoring and driving KPI’s and long term objectives
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organization skills, an enviable ability to manage multiple responsibilities and are motivated by an innate need to deliver significant contribution to our customers' success.
- Passionate about delivering products and services that are scalable, high quality and consistent with reusability in mind. Stays current in functional expertise and keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Certified Scrum Product Owner certification
- Bachelor’s degree in a technology or business major
Salary Range : $77,100 - $142,000
Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.
We also take potential into consideration. If you don’t have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.
Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting: accessibility@definity.com .
Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).
#LI-Hybrid
About Definity
Definity Financial Corporation is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative property and casualty insurance brands and companies, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. We focus on making insurance better for our customers, our employees, our broker partners, and our communities.
Our promise to employees is to provide a workplace that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering. Our inclusive environment provides the space to innovate with colleagues and implement even better ways of doing things. We invest in our employees’ growth and development and help them thrive. With our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, total rewards packages, company share ownership program, and emphasis on work-life balance, it’s better here.
If you’re looking for a career where your perspective and expertise are valued, you’ll find it here at Definity.
La Société financière Definity est la société mère de compagnies d’assurance de dommages parmi les plus établies et innovatrices au Canada, soit Assurance Economical, Sonnet Assurance, Family Insurance Solutions et la Compagnie d’assurance Petline. Definity est dévouée à faire évoluer l’assurance pour sa clientèle, ses équipes, son réseau de courtage et ses communautés.
Nous promettons de fournir un environnement de travail collaboratif, ambitieux, valorisant et stimulant. Notre environnement inclusif vous permet d’innover avec vos collègues et de mettre en œuvre de meilleures façons de travailler. Nous investissons dans la croissance et le perfectionnement de nos gens et les aidons à s’épanouir. Grâce à nos options flexibles de travail hybride, notre programme de rémunération globale, notre régime d’actionnariat et l’accent sur l’équilibre travail-famille, vous évoluerez avec nous.
Si vous souhaitez une carrière où votre point de vue sera reconnu, ne cherchez pas plus loin que Definity.