The Product Owner owns the digital product on behalf of the company; championing the product, and managing product decisions. He / She is responsible for driving execution on the product strategy. The Product Owner will work closely with the business to ensure the features developed align with the strategic goals, and customer/distributor needs. This role will be critical in the self-organized team and will translate strategic goals to requirements to implementable solutions as well as being involved in the day to day operations and practices of the team.

Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy and Vision
  • Lead and manage digital journey transformation initiatives within the organization to ensure a consistent and coherent experience across the customer/ distributor’s journey.
  • Link business strategies clearly to product objectives based on the long term strategic plan of the organization and prioritize the development to optimize resource allocation
  • Manage and work with senior leadership at the entity business lines, AXA Group, AXA Regional Office and other AXA entities to identify, scope and structure key strategy digital initiatives to drive growth and profitability.
  • Understand issues facing the business that would affect the digital products, and develop strategic solutions for implementation.
  • Accountable for measuring digital business – baseline KPIs, target conversions and based on agreed upon metrics from the business.
  • Ensure realization of benefits arising from products vetted and approved for delivery
  • Prioritize stories and requirements based on maximizing value of the product for incremental business value and customer/distributor value.
  • Modify the product backlog in response to industry and business changes.
  • Accountable for managing product targets based on overall vision.
• Product Delivery, Execution and Implementation
  • Educate stakeholders and create understanding within the organization of the delivery model and method for product execution.
  • Manage relationships with internal, external and group contacts to ensure that all digital products (e.g. website, portal, mobile application, etc.) are developed, deployed and maintained on schedule, on budget and up to AXA standards.
  • Manage allocated budget for digital product delivery
  • Prioritize stories and requirements by business value.
  • Create, Maintain, Prioritize and Sequence the Product Back-log based on the Product Timeline, Minimum Viable Product and Enhancement Stages.
  • Lead and manage backlog vetting, grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, demo sprints, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Approve stories completed at the end of each sprint prior to deployment.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities to optimize the product
• Team Management
  • Manage team and their respective deliveries.
  • Ensure team outputs are provided on schedule and of quality.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree holder
• Minimum 5 years industry experience
• Minimum 2 years project management experience
• Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodology
• High degree of adaptability
• Puts the customer/ distributor experience first
• Creative and Solutions-Focused
• Curious and passionate about digital innovation
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Ability to learn and support new systems and applications
• Ability to test and learn
• Domain Expert relating to Customer/ Distributor Journey
• Presentation/ Facilitation Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Leadership & Influencing Skills
• Project Management
• Technical Support: Agile Methods
• Proficient in office productivity applications

About AXA

A global leader in insurance and investments, AXA takes care of 103 million lives in 64 countries worldwide. We actively invest in pioneering and personalized solutions to meet your ever-changing needs and exceed your expectations. In the Philippines, we are in partnership with Metrobank, one of the country's strongest banks.

About the Entity

Established in 1999, AXA Philippines is one of the largest and fastest growing life insurance companies in the country. It offers financial security to more than one million individuals through its group and individual life insurance as well as general insurance products through its subsidiary Charter Ping An.

AXA Philippines is one of the first to introduce bancassurance operations in the country, and is among the pioneers in the investment-linked insurance sector.

AXA now offers a complete range of products for all its customers’ insurance and financial protection needs, including savings and investments, health plans, income protection, and health coverage; and through its general insurance subsidiary Charter Ping An Insurance Corporation: fire, motor car, marine cargo, personal accident, bonds, casualty, and engineering insurance products.

AXA Philippines closed 2017 with P26.4 billion in total premium income and P5.7 billion in gross written premiums from Charter Ping An. Today, AXA has more than 4,000 financial advisers in 36 branches, and 700 financial executives in over 900 Metrobank and PSBank branches nationwide. Charter Ping An, on the other hand, has 22 branches nationwide and 2,007 agents.

AXA Philippines is a joint venture between the AXA Group, headquartered in France, and the Metrobank Group, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the Philippines.

The Metrobank Group is a conglomerate of industry-leading businesses that includes First Metro Investment Corporation, Metrobank Credit Cards, Federal Land, Toyota, and Manila Doctors Hospital. It was hailed Best Bank in the Philippines in 2010, 2011, and 2012 by Euromoney and recognized as the strongest bank in the Philippines by The Asian Banker in 2013. It is owned by the Ty Family whose major business interests include financial services, real estate development, power, and manufacturing.

What We Offer
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