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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Agile Product Owner - **Company:** The Hartford - **Location:** Hartford, CT, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Scrum Methodology - **Published:** May 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2f4b742fd45bd8e1 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Stakeholder management?, Required * 3+ years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or digital product delivery * Strong experience in the Agile/Scrum environment * Strong written and verbal communication skills * Ability to break down complex problems into clear, actionable work items * Ability to manage stakeholders with high degree of professionalism * Strong organizational skills and attention to detail * High degree of curiosity and intrinsic motivation Preferred * Experience supporting digital products or customer-facing platforms * Familiarity with backlog management tools (e.g Jira, Rally) * Basic understanding of analytics and customer experience principles * Interest in building a career in Product Management ## Description We are seeking an Agile Product Owner to support the delivery of high-impact digital experiences across our Employee Benefits platform. This role partners closely with the Product Manager, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams to translate strategic business and customer needs into actionable work items. This is an execution-focused role responsible for managing team-level priorities, refining feature and user stories, and ensuring successful sprint delivery. It is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to deepen their product knowledge while contributing to meaningful customer-facing solutions., Backlog Ownership & Agile Execution * Own the overall health of the team backlog, ensuring features and stories are well-defined, prioritized, and ready for development * Own the prioritization of all features and stories to ensure close alignment with digital outcomes and objectives * Own the breakdown of the epics into features and document clearly and timely for refinement and PI planning * Partner with process and business analysts to have clear, concise user stories and acceptance criteria documented and aligned to features and priorities * Lead and/or participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and daily execution support * Partner with the team to clarify requirements and remove blockers * Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within the team's Agile processes Product Delivery Support * Collaborate with Agile Product Managers and senior Product Owners to execute against the product roadmap * Ensure delivered features meet defined acceptance criteria and business expectations * Assist in coordinating dependencies and aligning work across teams Cross-Functional Collaboration & Business Alignment * Work closely with engineering, UX, and business partners to ensure shared understanding of requirements * Communicate effectively and confidently with stakeholders on progress, risks/challenges, and delivery outcomes * Leverage customer feedback, analytics, and stakeholder input to inform backlog priorities ## Related Videos - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Coffee with Developers - Cassidy Williams - ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/912-coffee-with-developers-cassidy-williams) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [Shaping Up: Rethinking Product Development with Basecamp's Shape Up Methodology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1588-shaping-up-rethinking-product-development-with-basecamp-s-shape-up-methodology) - [Diversity as a Growth and Happiness Factor in Agile Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/862-diversity-as-a-growth-and-happiness-factor-in-agile-development) ## Related Articles - [What is product discovery and why do developers need it?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/517-what-is-product-discovery-and-why-do-developers-need-it) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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