Associate, Digital Product Owner

Global Atlantic Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

6d • $105,000 - $115,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Portal Product Owner to join our Digital Marketing team to drive the vision, roadmap, and execution of our insurance customer and distributor-facing portal platforms. The ideal candidate is someone who blends technical fluency with business acumen and thrives on transforming complex user needs into intuitive digital experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the insurance industry with a deep understanding of the end-to-end insurance product lifecycle, including operational, regulatory, and customer experience aspects of each stage
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release management; Product Owner experience preferred
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, using data to inform decisions and optimize experiences
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both written and verbal
• Organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority, influence decisions, and drive alignment across teams.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with digital identity management, including SSO, MFA, and account provisioning preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate a clear product vision and roadmap for portal development initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of our insurance customer and distributor-facing web portals, while acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and development teams to translate business needs into actionable requirements and user stories.
• Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring stories are well-defined, estimated, and ready for development.
• Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate new functionality and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor key product KPIs to track performance, identify opportunities, and inform future enhancements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with technology, UX design, operations, and marketing teams to define innovative, user-centered solutions.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks while keeping initiatives on track and within scope, while communicating progress, priorities, and results to leadership and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market.
• Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range.
• Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives.
• Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.
• Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees