Alberta Motor Association→
Product Owner II at Alberta Motor Association in Edmonton, Alberta, CA
Skills
Job Description
The Opportunity
We’re on the lookout for a passionate, resourceful Product Owner who is a great communicator, negotiator and facilitator. You’ll be a part of our agile delivery team responsible for gathering requirements from stakeholders and refining vision into clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria. You will be seen as the key resource for bridging the gap between stakeholders and the IT development team. If you’re objective-focused and deadline-driven, you might just be the person we’re looking for to join our team!
A Place to Belong
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
- Paid vacation and personal days, including a Volunteer Day and Me Day
- Flexible work models that make sense for your lifestyle
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 at all levels.
- 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 impressive 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.
- 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.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Report to the Controller, Insurance.
- Develop relationships with 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 you will share 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 recommendations for decisions that 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.
- Develop and support the execution of robust testing strategies, test plans and scripts.
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!
- Strong of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Azure an asset.
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 feel supported throughout your journey with us.
WORK MODEL:
Hybrid-We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.