About the position
At The Standard, you'll join a team focused on putting our customers first. Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We're looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what's right - across the company and in our local communities. We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day. Ready to reach your highest potential? Let's work together. The Product Owner - Annuities collaborates with leaders, internal stakeholders, and partners to reliably and continuously deliver value-added technology solutions to the business. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in Annuity Administration platforms (ID3) and Annuity Order Entry platforms (FirefLight, Affirm) to advocate for enhancements or integrations aligned with the business strategy. You will interact daily with the technology team, business operations, and vendor partners to properly steer and manage the delivery of those needs and desires and use your understanding of the business and technology landscapes to help develop future state capabilities and drive the technology roadmap. In this highly visible role, you will exercise your opportunity to design processes for the future, weigh-in on strategic direction, build out documentation, and evolve this product suite and function as a whole.
Responsibilities
- Identify and prioritize technology work for the business.
- Negotiate and adjust scope based on evolving needs.
- Partner with BSAs and IT to articulate business requirements that drive technical solutions.
- Develop compelling business cases with cost-benefit analysis.
- Translate ideas and/or work requests into consumable user stories.
- Manage the delivery and communicate status updates to leaders/stakeholders.
- Participate in acceptance testing.
- Demonstrate solutions to leaders/stakeholders.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree is required.
- 7+ years in a product owner or product owner-like role.
- Proven success participating in technology delivery efforts.
- A strong background in Annuities, and familiarity with Annuity Administration platforms / Annuity Order Entry platforms (ID3, FirefLight, Affirm, or other) is required for this role.
- Prior experience with vendor management, negotiation, and an ability to influence.
- Experience developing business cases with cost-benefit analysis, showcase polished presentation abilities, and effectively engaging diverse audiences.
- Strong project management experience, communication skills, and ability to translate technical jargon to a non-technical audience.
- An understanding of integrations, and best practices around how data is processed & fed is highly preferred.
Benefits
- A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions.
- An annual incentive bonus plan.
- Generous paid time off.
- A supportive and responsive management approach.
- Opportunities for career growth and advancement.
- Paid time off to volunteer.
- An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools.
