Product Owner, Insurance

Guardian Life Insurance • Pittsfield, MA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Product Owner, Financial Protection and Retirement Services (FPRS), you will be responsible for translating the product vision and strategy into actionable tasks, ensuring alignment with customer needs and organizational goals. The Product Owner role involves close collaboration with various stakeholders to clarify requirements, prioritize tasks, and maintain up-to-date product documentation. The Product Owner will track progress to ensure timely delivery, participate in Agile ceremonies, and continuously learn Agile product management practices under the guidance of a senior Product Owner. You will Develop and manage the product backlog, ensuring it aligns with the overall product vision and strategy Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and refine requirements, ensuring they are well-documented and prioritized Maintain clear and up-to-date product documentation, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and meeting notes Monitor the progress of product development, ensuring that features are ready for sprints and delivery timelines are met Participate in Agile ceremonies, contributing to the continuous improvement of Agile practices within the team Work closely with stakeholders to ensure that the product meets customer needs and business objectives Support the team in understanding and implementing Agile product management fundamentals and best practices May lead projects or project steps within a broader project

Requirements

• College degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Experience in product management or a related field
• Proven ability to develop and manage product backlogs, ensuring alignment with product vision and strategy
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams to gather and refine requirements
• Excellent documentation skills to maintain clear and up-to-date product documentation, including user stories and acceptance criteria
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and participation in Agile ceremonies
• Strong communication skills to work closely with stakeholders and ensure the product meets customer needs and business objectives
• Ability to support the team in understanding and implementing Agile product management fundamentals and best practices
• Agile Facilitation
• Product Document
• Requirements Management
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Scrum (Agile)

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the product backlog, ensuring it aligns with the overall product vision and strategy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and refine requirements, ensuring they are well-documented and prioritized
• Maintain clear and up-to-date product documentation, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and meeting notes
• Monitor the progress of product development, ensuring that features are ready for sprints and delivery timelines are met
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, contributing to the continuous improvement of Agile practices within the team
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure that the product meets customer needs and business objectives
• Support the team in understanding and implementing Agile product management fundamentals and best practices
• May lead projects or project steps within a broader project

Benefits

• At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.
• Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.
• Inspire Well-Being As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.
• Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.
• Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

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