Product Owner I, Underwriting Domain

The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

We are a forward-thinking organization passionate about harnessing people, process, and technology to drive innovation and profitable growth for the Global Risk Solution (GRS) business. We are looking for a skilled and dynamic Product Owner to join our Agile team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across multiple teams and departments, helping to shape and execute the vision and direction of underwriting technology to achieve GRS’s aspirations.  You will work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, and cross-functional partners to create and maintain a product roadmap, ensuring that our solutions meet customer needs and business objectives. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about both technology and business strategy, with a talent for innovation, process optimization, and creative problem-solving.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and communicate the long-term vision and strategy for the product portfolio, aligning it with business goals and technological capabilities
• Help drive process innovation and improvements to optimize business/technology workflows
• Leverage your creativity to find innovative solutions to complex challenges, enhancing product features and processes to meet evolving business needs
• Communicates the product and portfolio vision to their squad/team and other squads/teams outside their portfolio/functional area
• With the squad/team, contributes towards achieving assigned product KPIs.
• Manages product(s) with a low-medium degree of strategy, scope, and complexity
• Owns and maintains the product backlog and is accountable for its contents, prioritization, and acceptance criteria
• Accountable for clear, actionable user stories
• Sets priorities and actively participates in squad/team quarterly planning.
• Sets expectations with stakeholders for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities
• Participates in squad/team demos, retrospectives, and all other ceremonies
• Works daily with the Agile working group clarifying business requirements, removing roadblocks, constantly communicating, and supporting alignment around product strategy
• Contributes to aligning development and business goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and squad/team to remove roadblocks to execution
• Monitors and maintains the product health, supporting long-term product viability and efficiency, and balancing long and short term and costs with desired outcomes
• Analyzes feasibility, cost of delay ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential changes to the product
• Understands regulatory, compliance, and other industry constraints on the product and prioritizes accordingly
• Negotiates with immediate squads/teams to ensure priorities are aligned in a portfolio
• Collaboratively builds the squad/team product roadmap based on strategy and ongoing input from stakeholders
• Communicates expected value and any changes in value to be delivered in each iteration (sprint, monthly, quarterly, etc.) based on the squad/team-determined capacity
• Contributes in customer-driven design and usability testing.
• Ensures a well-positioned product through market & industry analysis

• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and IT project management as typically acquired through a Bachelors` degree in relevant field (business, computer science, humanities, etc.) and a minimum of 2 to 4 years direct experience with agile teams as well as 5 years in business, technology or consulting.
• Able to depict complex ideas, issues and designs to varied audiences; educate SBU/department(s) on business vision and plan and the impact of change.
• Able to make difficult and quick decisions daily.
• Problem solver with ability to lead the team to push the solutions and progress.
• Experience in the insurance industry preferred.
• Knowledge of relevant products and portfolio preferred.
• Experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty.

As a purpose-driven organization, Liberty Mutual is committed to fostering an environment where employees from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. Through strong relationships, comprehensive benefits and continuous learning opportunities, we seek to create an environment where employees can succeed, both professionally and personally.

At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.

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