Senior Technical Product Owner - Investments

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated • Remote, Missouri, United States of America, MO

13d • $126,710 - $188,840 • Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for strategic product planning, product backlog management, representing customer needs to technology teams, business solution design, and project oversight for complex Investments products and services. The role leads business product managers in defining product vision and roadmaps, drawing on industry knowledge, business analysis, stakeholder needs, and technology expertise. It also leads business solution design for new product features and capabilities in partnership with technology delivery teams.

The position works with business product managers, stakeholders, clients, and technology teams to develop user- and business-centric solutions, turn business needs into features and stories, and guide delivery. It develops strategic roadmaps and solution strategies across divisions, lines of business, and geographies, while supporting effective governance, cross-functional collaboration, and an engaged work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in IT, or equivalent experience.
• At least 15 years of progressive professional experience evaluating, delivering, and/or managing complex development or process-improvement projects in a global environment.
• At least 10 years of business and technical experience, including at least 5 years in product ownership, business analysis, investment operations, or technology delivery within an insurance company, asset manager, reinsurer, or institutional investment organization.
• Ability to solve unique and complex problems with potentially broad impact on the Investments business; proven innovative thinking.
• Facilitation skills and ability to obtain business stakeholder buy-in, serving as the primary point of contact between Investment stakeholders and Technology delivery teams for assigned initiatives.
• Solid understanding of investment workflows, data flows, and reporting concepts.
• Global teaming and remote collaboration skills.
• Ability to challenge the status quo collaboratively and facilitatatively.
• Competence in business domain analysis, business architecture development, and business process modeling.
• Persuasion skills for resolving issues and problems with internal partners and external providers.
• Project management skills, including assessing objectives and scope feasibility, scheduling resources, managing budgets to plan, and managing multiple projects or sub-teams simultaneously.
• Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to convey information effectively to stakeholders and team members.
• Ability to adapt to new methods and work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions.
• Ability to make timely, effective decisions; plan strategically; implement and evaluate programs; and foster teamwork and customer service.
• Ability to liaise with individuals across operational, functional, and technical disciplines.
• Ability to translate investment priorities into technology and data outcomes and create clear, well-structured functional and non-functional requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification or progress toward certification, such as CFA, agile certification, or product owner certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead business product managers in defining product-level vision aligned with technology roadmaps, portfolio capabilities, frameworks, and processes.
• Guide clients and stakeholders through designing product and solution features, from understanding business strategy and needs to translating them into delivery features and stories, while ensuring cost-benefit validity and alignment with business objectives.
• Develop multi-year strategic product roadmaps incorporating forward-looking trends, in partnership with the Business Product Manager.
• Communicate complex concepts using storyboards, prototypes, and interactive design techniques; recommend user-centric solutions and present and advocate for alternative approaches.
• Apply the RGA Product Framework and best practices to develop user- and business-centric solution recommendations and proposals.
• Serve as a technical expert to ensure stakeholder needs are interpreted accurately throughout the development lifecycle.
• Create and maintain the product backlog, collaborating with the Business Product Manager on prioritization and delivery.
• Lead cross-divisional, line-of-business, and geographic solution strategy planning for functional products, including understanding stakeholder needs, assessing existing systems, identifying technology and process solutions, and supporting effective business processes.
• Define business objectives, delivery practices, and solution goals; specify service delivery, roles, responsibilities, effort, and success measures; translate business architecture into implementation roadmaps; and document features and user stories for development teams.
• Work across regions and functions, forming and evolving virtual teams and establishing governance structures as appropriate.
• Foster a positive and engaged work environment.
• Translate investment priorities into technology and data outcomes and oversee analysis across major investment initiatives, including creation of clear functional and non-functional requirements.

Benefits

• Annual bonus plan covering all roles.
• Some positions are eligible for participation in a long-term equity incentive plan.
• A full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.
• Opportunity to learn from diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Career potential and global opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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