Product Owner, Product Innovation

Gallagher • Rolling Meadows, IL

4h

About The Position

At Gallagher Bassett, helping people through challenging moments is their purpose. They assist clients in navigating complexity, supporting recovery, and delivering outcomes that make a real difference. The company fosters a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates impact. The Product Owner will collaborate closely with Gallagher Bassett's global business and IT organizations. Key objectives include leading strategies to leverage data, AI, and analytics to achieve business goals and drive successful outcomes for both the company and its clients. This role involves collaborating with business stakeholders and data & analytics professionals to prioritize initiatives, define project goals, and ensure successful execution of Product initiatives. The Product Owner will oversee and lead the execution of product journeys, coordinating and aligning efforts across product, analytics, data science, IT, and business resources. They will establish governance processes for product initiative prioritization and execution, devise flexible and maintainable implementation approaches, and drive change management for new product implementations. The role also involves contributing ideas for using data, AI, and analytics to improve competitiveness, quality, responsiveness, and efficiency, and driving organizational awareness on the latest advancements in AI & analytics, addressing ethical considerations, and fostering continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 8 years of related experience
• Thorough knowledge of the insurance brokerage industry

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree
• Consulting experience including Change Management, Business Consulting, and Project Implementation disciplines

Responsibilities

• Business alignment (contributor): Ensure Product initiatives and strategies are aligned with GB business’ overarching goals
• Stakeholder engagement (leader): Work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, including executives, business leaders, IT and external partners
• Gen AI program execution (leader): Drive the execution of the Product vision; overseeing the efforts from Analytics, Product, data science, IT and business teams
• Business IT project management (partner): Team with IT project leader(s) in managing project scope, timelines, budgets, and resources
• Monitor and evaluate Product initiatives (leader): Progress and performance of Product initiatives, tracking key metrics, and evaluating their impact on business outcomes
• Team collaboration & mentorship (contributor): Provide guidance, mentoring, and support to team members, to ensure the team's overall success
• Continuous learning (leader): Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements, industry trends, and best practices in Product space

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees