Sr. Product Owner, Annuity

Guardian Life Insurance•Boston, MA

About The Position

As a Senior Product Owner, Annuity, you will be responsible for defining and driving product roadmaps, integrating customer research, and ensuring compliance with data/AI standards. The position requires strong knowledge of product journey mapping, business process improvement, and OKR management. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines You will Translate the product vision and strategy into a team backlog, including user stories with clear acceptance criteria and tasks, ensuring alignment with epics and customer needs Work closely with the Product Manager to prioritize and implement process improvements, track progress and communicate updates to stakeholders Define, prioritize, and sequence product features and requirements in the team backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs Manage the backlog and roadmap in collaboration with the Tech Lead Break down data requirements into the team backlog and ensure timely and quality delivery of product functionality and desired customer experience Work with data and AI SMEs to ensure data and AI standards are met across applications Conduct go-to-market readiness activities as the team prepares for release, including reviewing the release plan with the PDM

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in product management or a related field
Annuity experience a plus
Proven experience in defining and driving product roadmaps, integrating customer research, and ensuring compliance with data/AI standards
Strong knowledge of product journey mapping, business process improvement, and OKR management
Experience working with cross-functional teams
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Product Requirements
Product Backlog Management
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Solution Delivery

Nice To Haves

Annuity experience a plus

Responsibilities

defining and driving product roadmaps
integrating customer research
ensuring compliance with data/AI standards
Translate the product vision and strategy into a team backlog, including user stories with clear acceptance criteria and tasks, ensuring alignment with epics and customer needs
Work closely with the Product Manager to prioritize and implement process improvements, track progress and communicate updates to stakeholders
Define, prioritize, and sequence product features and requirements in the team backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs
Manage the backlog and roadmap in collaboration with the Tech Lead
Break down data requirements into the team backlog and ensure timely and quality delivery of product functionality and desired customer experience
Work with data and AI SMEs to ensure data and AI standards are met across applications
Conduct go-to-market readiness activities as the team prepares for release, including reviewing the release plan with the PDM