Director, Agile Product Owner- Property Insurance

Travelers • Hartford, CT

9d • $123,400 - $203,600

About The Position

Travelers is seeking a Director, Agile Product Owner to lead a team delivering capabilities and solutions using agile methods. The team will work on emerging capabilities that support Property, including aerial imagery and other new data sources that provide better insights into risk. The role serves as the voice of the end user and guides a cross-functional team’s day-to-day work, focusing on defined outcomes rather than prescribing how the work is completed.

The position translates business strategies and needs into execution-ready work, sets team goals and strategy, and aligns the team with circle and value stream vision. It owns and prioritizes the team backlog, manages deliverables and experimentation, evaluates performance, and adjusts the roadmap as needed. The Director also supports business readiness and adoption, removes impediments, promotes continuous improvement and collaboration, and partners with leaders and peers to identify resources needed to achieve business outcomes. The role may manage Agile Product Owners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three years of work experience in a related field.
• Three years of experience motivating or influencing teams.
• Agile mindset, including openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment.
• Ability to apply Agile principles, practices, and methodologies to achieve team success.
• Product mindset and ability to define a product value proposition aligned with circle or value stream objectives.
• Ability to influence leaders at all levels without traditional hierarchy.
• Servant leadership approach that fosters an environment where team members thrive as empowered and equal members.
• Ability to communicate concepts and practices effectively at all levels and adapt to the audience.
• Expertise working collaboratively in a cross-functional, multi-team environment.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, sharing learning, and encouraging team development.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience in Agile product management.
• Two years of work experience within the discipline being supported, such as Claim, Risk Control, Technology, Project Management, Production, or Application Development.
• Three years of experience articulating and translating business strategy, product vision, and analysis for a product.

Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize a ready backlog for a cross-functional product team, accept final product output, and focus the team on defined outcomes.
• Manage a backlog of deliverables, capabilities, and test-and-learn experiments; measure performance and adjust the roadmap as needed.
• Translate business strategies and needs into execution-ready work for an Agile product team.
• Define team goals and strategy and ensure alignment with circle and value stream vision; communicate these effectively to stakeholders, Circle Leads, and team members.
• Represent the end user, anticipate and seek customer feedback, clarify needs and requirements, and ensure work meets acceptance criteria.
• Own, prioritize, and refine the team backlog and make trade-off decisions to maximize value.
• Optimize value flow by setting objectives and key performance indicators for solutions.
• Participate in business readiness, understand the impact of change, and shape adoption approaches to mitigate resistance.
• Provide feedback on work in progress, clarify requirements, help remove roadblocks, and identify opportunities for continuous team and process improvement.
• Partner with leaders and peers to determine resources needed to achieve business outcomes.
• Share best practices across teams to support aligned and consistent ways of working within a value stream.
• Foster an innovative, inclusive, and diverse team environment that promotes positive culture, collaboration, and self-organization.
• May manage Agile Product Owners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance eligibility for employees and eligible family members beginning on the first day of employment.
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching on contributions up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
• Paying it Forward Savings Program contributions to an employee’s 401(k) when the employee makes student loan payments.
• Pension Plan funded 100% by Travelers.
• Minimum of 20 days of paid time off annually.
• Nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness program with tools, discounts, and resources for wellness goals and caregiving needs.
• Mental health program with access to free professional counseling services, health coaching, and other resources.
• Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.

What This Job Offers

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