Product Owner

Overview

At Fadata, we take pride in our ability to adapt quickly to the ever-changing needs of our market and customers. This means that you, too, should be ready to embrace change as circumstances evolve. If you’re excited about a fast-paced, dynamic environment where strategy is set but flexibility to grow with the market remains, then hit the apply button.

We have a bold vision: to become the global standard for core software solutions in the insurance industry. Our aim is to achieve this by developing a truly cloud-native solution that can scale limitlessly—and we want you to be part of that journey.

Our values—Trust, Openness, Passion, Innovation, and Care—serve as our guiding compass. They shape how we work every day, our relationships with clients, and the way we collaborate as a team.

Opportunity

As a Technical Product Owner within the Fadata Product Team, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our Core Insurance Product. We are looking for someone with strong technical expertise across transversal topics (e.g., security, performance, scalability, integration) who can translate business and technical needs into well-defined product features, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals.

Reporting to the Director of Strategy, Product & Ecosystem, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Software Engineers, UI/UX Designers, Architects, and key stakeholders, to drive the development and continuous improvement of our core insurance platform. Your insights and leadership will help us deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions in the ever-evolving insurance landscape.

Your responsibilities

• Own the Teams Backlog (x2 teams): Define, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, ensuring clarity and alignment with business objectives and customer needs.
• Insurance Domain Expertise: Leverage your deep understanding of insurance processes, regulations, and products to influence product development decisions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between the business, customers, and development teams to gather requirements, define user stories, and ensure successful product outcomes.
• Vision & Roadmap Execution: Support the Product Manager in defining the product vision and roadmap, translating high-level strategies into actionable tasks.
• Agile Champion: Advocate for Agile principles and lead Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Requirements Gathering: Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer interviews to identify emerging trends and opportunities for product enhancement.
• Continuous Improvement: Analyze product performance metrics and user feedback to drive continuous improvement and deliver measurable business value.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks related to product delivery and proactively develop mitigation strategies.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Insurance, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role within the insurance industry.
• Strong knowledge of insurance operations and products
• Proven experience in agile product development, working and managing cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) and familiarity with backlog management techniques.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English (both written and spoken).
• A passion for innovation and continuous learning with a growth mindset.

Why you should join us

• Become part of a fast-growing insurance software vendor with multinational teams across Europe – we actually have +15 nationalities in our company
• Work from anywhere across Europe. We have a flexible home office policy and more than 5 international offices
• Receive a competitive remuneration package together with great opportunities for personal and professional growth
• A positive company culture built around people’s wellbeing
• No meetings time when we can focus on our main tasks
• Work in a dynamic environment with an exceptional team that is always ready to help
• A half-day off the second Friday of the month, so you focus on passion projects, boost your creativity or spend time with your loved ones

If you are interested in this role, we will be glad to hear from you.

About us

Fadata is a leading provider of software solutions for insurance companies globally. We are on a mission to empower the insurance industry to drive customer engagement, innovation and business value. Together with our customers we are on a journey to build the future of insurance and impact millions of people’s lives every day. Fadata has clients in over 30 countries across the globe. Headquartered in Munich, with offices in more than five European cities, Fadata is backed by Private Equity Riverside and Lowell Minnick.

We provide the heart of the insurance industry with the next generation of core insurance platform. We use end-to-end, flexible cloud services for all insurance processes across Life, P&C and Health, harnessing open ecosystems. Our values include building trust, engaging in open communication where feedback is welcome, being passionate about the value we deliver, innovating our product, and showing care, empathy and respect for one another. We embrace cultural differences and support diversity.

We are making the world a safer place by empowering insurance innovation. We want you to become part of our exceptional team who are driving insurance innovation forward.