Pay Philosophy
The typical starting salary for this position is determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, acquired skills, experience, education, and certifications/designations. This position may be eligible for annual merit increases and participation in our bonus program.
What are we looking for?
Join our team as a Data & Analytics Product Owner. In this position you will be responsible for bridging the gap between business subject matter experts (SMEs), IT enterprise architect, and technology SMEs. This role ensures a consistent, prioritized, and strategic framework and approach to data and analytics initiatives across the organization. The ideal candidate will own the data and analytics backlog grooming and prioritization, facilitate the gathering of business requirements, coordinate user acceptance testing, create and train on dashboards/reports, monitor progress of data and analytics initiatives, and propose strategic adjustments. Ideal candidate would be in Columbia, Missouri or one of our regional offices.
Austin, TX
Atlanta, GA
Omaha, NE
Who we are and what we do?
Here at Columbia Insurance Group, we believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Which is why our robust employee benefits and fun, family-like culture is something we pride ourselves on. Our commitment to our mission revolves around building and maintaining enduring relationships with our customers, and the only way to achieve that is by bringing together a team of skilled, passionate, and talented individuals.
Why us?
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401(k) and company match
- Generous paid time off (PTO), paid company holidays, paid maternity/paternity leave, and supplemental sick leave
- Family-like culture
- Year-round wellness initiatives
- Company sponsored events
- Opportunities for professional development with conferences, events, and continued education
Company History
Our legacy has roots back to 1889 when we first became part of the mutual insurance movement in the Midwest. Today, our extensive heritage resonates nationwide, as we proudly serve customers in 14 states across the country.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Liaison Between Business and IT enterprise architect and technology SMEs: Ensure a consistent, prioritized, and strategic framework and approach.
- Backlog Grooming and Prioritization: Own the data and analytics backlog grooming and prioritization process in collaboration with business and IT SMEs.
- Requirements Gathering: Facilitate the gathering of business requirements with business leads and communication of requirements to IT.
- User Acceptance Testing: Coordinate user acceptance testing with relevant business leads.
- Dashboard/Report Creation and Training: Create dashboards/reports and train business users on self-service capabilities.
- Progress Monitoring: Monitor data and analytics initiatives progress against targets, propose strategy adjustments, and assist in resource/tool identification.
- System Release Review: Review Guidewire and ancillary systems release notes in conjunction with IT to identify data impacts.
- Data Governance Facilitation: Facilitate business ownership of data governance, ensuring consistency across business units.
- Advanced Analytics and AI Business Product Ownership: Serve as the enterprise advanced analytics and artificial intelligence business product owner in collaboration with IT enterprise architect.
