Portal Product Owner - Life and Annuity Business Unit

Accenture•Hartford, CT

About The Position

Accenture is seeking a Digital Portal Product Owner for its Life and Annuity Business Unit to lead product management of a digital portal platform serving the life and annuities industry. The role owns and manages the portal product backlog, turning roadmap initiatives into deliverable work and partnering with engineering and design teams to deliver features in an Agile environment. The position also works with stakeholders and customers, supports platform integrations, and uses product performance, user feedback, and industry trends to identify improvements. Travel may be required and can vary from 0% to 100%, depending on business needs and client requirements. Accenture is a global professional services company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. The role is part of a Life and Annuity team of more than 975 industry professionals. Accenture describes its work as applying technologies such as AI, data analytics, and automation to support digital innovation, platform modernization, product distribution, and customer experiences.

Requirements

At least 5 years of Life/Annuity, insurance, or financial industry experience or knowledge.
At least 3 years of experience working with insurance policy administration systems or digital insurance platforms.
At least 3 years of experience with accessibility standards, digital security best practices, and modern portal frameworks.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with a minimum of 12 years of work experience; alternatively, an associate's degree with a minimum of 6 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the portal platform product backlog, aligning priorities with product strategy and customer needs.
Collaborate with Product Management to translate strategic roadmap initiatives into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Partner with engineering teams in an Agile environment to plan, refine, and deliver features across sprint cycles.
Define and document user journeys for agents, policyholders, customer service representatives, and administrators.
Work with UX and design teams to ensure adherence to product UX/UI guidelines published by Product Management.
Engage internal stakeholders, customers, and implementation teams to gather feedback and validate product requirements.
Support integration requirements with policy administration systems, CRM platforms, document management, and identity/access management solutions.
Participate in sprint reviews, backlog grooming, and release planning, ensuring quality and alignment with acceptance criteria.
Monitor product performance, user feedback, and industry trends to identify improvement opportunities.
Travel as needed based on business needs and client requirements; travel may range from 0% to 100%.