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Marie Wright

Marie Wright

Wyoming,MI

Summary

Accomplished Digital Product Owner and IT Project Manager at Farmers Insurance, specializing in product lifecycle management and strategic prioritization. Successfully led digital transformations that increased profitability by 4% while significantly enhancing customer experience. Championed the launch of the first SAFe Agile Release Train, resulting in substantial cost savings. Demonstrated leadership in driving operational efficiency and cultivating innovative solutions.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Digital Product Owner

Farmers Insurance
Caledonia, USA
01.2020 - Current
  • Documented user stories, acceptance criteria, test cases, use cases, and other related artifacts as part of product development lifecycle.
  • Managed risks and resolved issues that affected product scope, schedule, and quality.

Accomplishments

  • Reduced business expenses by approximately $200,000 annually by modernizing the digital customer platform from .NET to Angular/Java.
  • Increased profitability by 4% by integrating the MetLife digital CX into the Farmers digital CX.
  • Improved the customer experience for digital self-service by 14 NPS points, by integrating with a new payment vendor.

IT Project Manager/Release Train Engineer

Farmers Insurance
Caledonia, USA
01.2016 - 01.2020
  • Performed risk management assessments to identify potential risks associated with the project tasks or deliverables.
  • Completed full-scale project plans with oversight of engineering activities and design processes.
  • Coordinated with stakeholders, customers, vendors, and team members to ensure successful implementation of projects.

Accomplishments

  • Improved delivery efficiency by launching the first SAFe Agile Release Train.
  • Reduced company expenses by approximately $2 million annually by moving the Los Angeles print and mail operation to Grand Rapids.
  • Reduced company expenses by approximately $500,000 annually by moving the Seattle print and mail operation to Grand Rapids.

Regulatory Filings Administrator

Farmers Insurance
Caledonia, MI
01.2011 - 12.2016
  • Maintained, filed, and negotiated form, rate, and rule filings for six products across thirteen states with departments of insurance.
  • Built an electronic filing system to store all history of filings across all fifty states and to maintain future changes that provided access to all business partners.
  • Worked with legal and business partners to write policy forms for property and casualty insurance business.

Education

Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership

Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI
03-2018

Bachelor of Arts - Pre-Law

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
05-2002

Skills

  • Prioritization techniques
  • Product backlog management
  • Customer journey mapping
  • Scrum framework
  • Design thinking
  • Product lifecycle management

Timeline

Digital Product Owner

Farmers Insurance
01.2020 - Current

IT Project Manager/Release Train Engineer

Farmers Insurance
01.2016 - 01.2020

Regulatory Filings Administrator

Farmers Insurance
01.2011 - 12.2016

Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership

Cornerstone University

Bachelor of Arts - Pre-Law

Michigan State University
Marie Wright