Senior Product Owner - BenTech (Hybrid)

Guardian Life Insurance Company • Boston, MA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Guardian is seeking a Senior Product Owner, Benefits Technology (BenTech), to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of integration capabilities across its Group Benefits ecosystem. The role partners with business and technology leaders to define product priorities, drive execution, and improve connectivity with benefits administration platforms, carriers, and external partners. It focuses on translating business needs into digital solutions that improve the experience for customers, brokers, and partners.

The Senior Product Owner translates business objectives into prioritized backlogs, user stories, and development plans, and designs and delivers integrations across Group Benefits capabilities. The position oversees data exchange standards and integration governance, collaborates with product, business, and technical teams, and manages and mentors a small team of developers and testers. It also supports continuous improvement, release readiness, and go-to-market execution.

The primary work location is a local Guardian office, with a hybrid arrangement requiring at least three days per week onsite. Travel of up to 10% may be required. The stated base salary range is $118,980 to $195,465; the final salary depends on the candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, and abilities. The role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. Guardian states that it does not currently or foreseeably sponsor employment-based visas for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5–7+ years of experience in Benefits Technology (BenTech), Group Benefits, insurance technology, or a related domain.
• Experience building and managing product roadmaps, product backlogs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Knowledge of carrier integrations, benefits administration platforms (BenAdmin), and data exchange technologies.
• Experience implementing or supporting LIMRA LDEx standards and/or other industry data exchange protocols.
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders, product managers, and technical teams to deliver digital products.
• Experience leading or mentoring small technical teams.
• Strong understanding of business process improvement, customer journey mapping, and Agile product delivery methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Group Benefits products and operations.
• Familiarity with OKR development and performance measurement frameworks.
• Experience overseeing compliance with data governance, privacy, and AI standards.
• Proven success driving integration strategies with external partners, carriers, or third-party platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute the BenTech product strategy by translating business objectives into prioritized backlogs, user stories, and development plans.
• Design and deliver integrations supporting Plan Administration, Eligibility, Evidence of Insurability (EOI), Leave of Absence, Rating & Quoting, and other Group Benefits capabilities.
• Oversee implementation and governance of LIMRA LDEx standards and other data exchange protocols to ensure scalable, compliant integrations.
• Partner with Product Managers, business stakeholders, technical leads, developers, and QA teams to deliver solutions that enhance customer and partner experiences.
• Manage and mentor a small team of developers and testers.
• Drive continuous improvement, release readiness, and successful go-to-market execution.

Benefits

• Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources for eligible colleagues.
• Skill-building and leadership development opportunities.
• Philanthropic opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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