CNA Insurance-posted 4 months ago
$97,000 - $189,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Chicago, IL
5,001-10,000 employees

At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. The Product Manager works with business owners and creates, maintains and communicates the Product Vision and Product Roadmap to develop technical changes to a moderately large / complex business solution. Alternatively, their accountability may be for several smaller, less complex solutions. The Product Manager owns the outcomes at the Agile Release Train (ART) level, breaking down the roadmap into a program increment roadmap that is clearly communicated to product owners and developers on release trains. The Product Manager also ensures alignment at all times with the product vision. This is a key role and works collaboratively with business owners, solution architects, product owners and delivery teams.

  • Owns, and has final authority for, the business strategy, content and priorities for the ART.
  • Collaborates with Business Owner / Initiative Owners to decompose Initiatives into ART-level work efforts.
  • Develops and owns the Agile Program Vision, Backlog and Program Increment (PI) Roadmap, continuously communicating to the Portfolio and Team levels.
  • Develops Benefit Hypotheses and acceptance criteria.
  • Works with Portfolio Management, where applicable, actively engaging in Portfolio-level meetings and providing insights into budget parameters.
  • Partners with system architects to prioritize architecture work aligned with the architectural runway and business priorities.
  • Actively participates in Team-level PI ceremonies.
  • Provides strategic insights into work activities to help development teams in sizing.
  • Participates in release management and solution validation, including partnering with application support teams to prioritize system defects and user feedback.
  • Supports change management, training and communication needs.
  • Supports the development of a high performing Product Management team at CNA.
  • Provides leadership and mentoring, coaching and development support to empower Product Owners to proactively manage product backlogs to deliver business value.
  • Minimum of three years’ experience working within the Commercial insurance industry.
  • Eight years’ experience as a Product Manager, Senior Product Owner, Product Owner, or similar role.
  • Experience leading large Underwriting-related initiatives, supporting multiple business units and stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of policy administration systems, policy lifecycle processes, and product definition.
  • Experience in driving data needs across multiple internal and external business stakeholders to support downstream processes.
  • Ability to partner closely with agile team members on technical requirements, including data mapping and validations.
  • Understanding impacts to integrating systems.
  • Multiline P&C experience preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree, with Master's preferred, in a related discipline or equivalent work experience.
  • Typically a minimum of ten years of related work experience, preferably as a Product Manager, Product Owner or equivalent role implementing technology enhancements to policy administration or underwriting systems.
  • Experience with insurance, preferably Commercial insurance.
  • Successful track record with Agile methodologies.
  • Applicable certifications preferred - SAFe PO/PM, CSPO or PSPO.
  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
  • Support for physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.
© 2024 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service