Technology Analyst -Platform Engineering Product Owner in Tempe, Arizona at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Location US-AZ-Tempe;US-IL-Bloomington;US-TX-Richardson;US-GA-Dunwoody
Job Category Technology and UX
Position Type Regular Full Time
Req ID 46184
Overview

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.

Responsibilities

As a Technical Product Owner in our Platform Engineering team, you'll work hands-on to guide our CI/CD DevOps workload as we support our AWS RedHat Open Shift (ROSA) environment and build our next-generation delivery platform. This is a fast-paced role with a balanced mix of service support, continuous improvement, and innovative feature development.

You'll partner closely with Platform Engineering and Application Development teams to ensure our CI/CD processes and automation products create the best possible "builder" experience for enterprise customers. Working with your Engineering Manager, Senior Technical Engineers, Lead Software Engineers, and our Agile Delivery Lead, you'll help define features and roadmaps, manage capacity and expectations, and shape work intake and execution through our evolving Jira/Confluence toolset.

If you thrive in a dynamic, highly collaborative environment and enjoy communicating across technical and delivery teams, this role is for you. We also offer clear career progression within our Product discipline, including the path to Group Product Manager.

Primary focus areas:

1. Product Vision & Strategy– Understanding the “why” and long-term direction, translating goals into a clear product roadmap.
2. Backlog Management & Prioritization– Ordering work based on value, risk, dependencies, and stakeholder needs.
3. Stakeholder Management & Communication– Building alignment, gathering feedback, and communicating decisions and trade-offs clearly.
4. Requirements & Outcome Clarity– Defining user/customer needs, articulating acceptance criteria, and focusing on measurable results.
5. Decision-Making & Trade-off Handling– Making timely choices about scope, timing, and impact, balancing competing priorities.

Qualifications

List of desired skills:

• Agile methodologies - kanban, scrum
• Demonstrated experience managing agile delivery using industry standard tooling such as Jira/Confluence
• Strong learning agility
• Ability to manage products in various degrees of "done"
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate many dependencies across the enterprise
• Experience with software delivery, DevOps, Gitops, Gitlab, and GitHub
• Great communicator with at least 3 years of Enterprise level product management background
• Ability to generate Go To Market type marketing materials and messaging
• Ability to generate Features and Stories for the team
• Ability to help keep work organized and the team focused during many iterations of ambiguity
• Ability to generate roadmaps from complex dependency patterns

Work Arrangements:
Hybrid Work Locations: Bloomington, IL-Corporate, Dunwoody, GA-Park Center, Richardson, TX-CityLine or Tempe, AZ-Marina Heights Hub locations.
Hybrid Work arrangement: A "Hybrid" position means selected candidates will be assigned to a facility and will spend some time working both in the office and from their home. Work arrangements could change over time based on business need.

SPONSORSHIP: Applicants for this position are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Our Benefits

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $80,600 - $123,000
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!