Director, Agile Product Manager

Travelers • Hartford, CT

1d • $120,400 - $198,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

Travelers is seeking a Director, Product Manager who will support our Human Resources function; this individual will own specific products within the HR digital portfolio. This is a role with dual accountability: this role will manage the product strategy and vision aligned directly to business outcomes while remaining close enough to delivery to make smart, technically-informed prioritization and trade-off decisions. This role will act as the primary bridge between engineering, business analysts, and HR business stakeholders - navigating ambiguity and influencing in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have product lifecycle experience, strong stakeholder management skills, and a growth mindset; preferred experience in AI/ML literacy, or HR technology domain knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years of experience in Agile product management.
• Two years of work experience within the discipline being supported (e.g.: Claim, Risk Control, Technology, Project Management, Production, Application Development, etc.).
• Three years of experience articulating and translating business strategy, product vision, and analysis for a product.
• Agile Mindset: Embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment. Infuse Agile principles, practices and methodologies to achieve team success.
• Product Mindset: Focus on defining a product value proposition that aligns with and supports the circle/value stream objectives and which is the north star for the team.
• Influence: Ability to influence behaviors of leaders at all levels and without traditional hierarchy.
• Servant Leadership: Foster an environment where individuals thrive as empowered and equal members of a team.
• Communication: Ability to communicate thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience.
• Collaboration: Expertise working with others in a cross-functional multi-team environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others and encourage team development.
• Three years of work experience in related field.
• Three years of experience motivating/influencing teams.

Nice To Haves

• AI/ML literacy, HR tech domain expertise or proven Product Ownership background
• Experience working within or alongside a Technology team, with an understanding of the distinction between Product Owner, Business Analyst, and Engineering responsibilities in an agile delivery model.
• Demonstrated ability to manage structured intake processes — including writing and refining epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria — for a Technology backlog using tools such as Jira and Smartsheet.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience establishing and maintaining regular operational cadences (e.g., 'PO Sync' meetings) with functional business leaders, COE partners, and engineering teams.
• Experience supporting HR Technology, specifically Workday or another large SaaS Vendor in a configuration, BA, or product role.
• Demonstrated understanding or experience within the HR Domain, supporting HR Functions or delivering HR Products

Responsibilities

• Define, prioritize and ensure a ready backlog of work for a cross-functional product team, accept final product output, focusing on achievement of defined outcomes versus defining how the work is completed.
• Effectively manage a backlog of deliverables and capabilities as well as 'test and learn'/experimentation targeted at defining/refining future deliverables, measuring performance and adjusting the overall roadmap of deliverables as needed.
• Translate business strategies and needs into execution ready work for an Agile product team; define team goals and strategy, ensuring alignment with circle and value stream vision; Articulate team goals and strategy effectively to key stakeholders, Circle Leads, and team members.
• Act as voice of the end-user; have a deep understanding of and anticipate and proactively seek customer feedback ensuring needs and requirements are clearly defined; ensure team work product meets defined acceptance criteria.
• Own team backlog, including prioritization and refinement; Make trade-off decisions to maximize value.
• Optimize the flow of value by setting objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) for solutions.
• Inform and participate in business readiness; understand the impact of change, translate the approach to manage adoption and mitigate resistance.
• Provide feedback on work-in-progress, clarify requirements and contribute to removing roadblocks or impediments; Look for opportunities for continuous team and process improvement.
• Partner with key leaders and peers across to determine resources required to achieve defined business outcomes.
• Share best practices across teams to ensure alignment and consistency in ways of working within a value stream.
• Foster an innovative, inclusive and diverse team environment, promoting positive team culture, encouraging collaboration and self-organization.
• Proven ability to communicate product strategy to senior business stakeholders
• Explicit focus on AI, automation, and omnichannel value in work you have delivered or are delivering
• Confidence in ability to build roadmaps that explicitly account for AI/ML and automation opportunities
• Strong stakeholder management across ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Preferred: AI/ML literacy, HR tech domain expertise or proven Product Ownership background
• Experience working within or alongside a Technology team, with an understanding of the distinction between Product Owner, Business Analyst, and Engineering responsibilities in an agile delivery model.
• Demonstrated ability to manage structured intake processes — including writing and refining epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria — for a Technology backlog using tools such as Jira and Smartsheet.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience establishing and maintaining regular operational cadences (e.g., 'PO Sync' meetings) with functional business leaders, COE partners, and engineering teams.
• Experience supporting HR Technology, specifically Workday or another large SaaS Vendor in a configuration, BA, or product role.
• Demonstrated understanding or experience within the HR Domain, supporting HR Functions or delivering HR Products
• May manage Agile Product Owners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director