Sr. Product Owner (Hybrid)

Selective Insurance Company of America•Hartford, CT

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Product Owner is a product champion and key leader accountable for business value and outcomes, building a product mindset, and driving end-to-end delivery of complex, strategic imperatives across agile development teams. A strategic thinker with a knack for execution, this individual distills product vision and strategy into actionable plans and ensures ongoing delivery of measurable value. The Senior Product Owner is a passionate user advocate and proxy, engaging with internal and external customers to understand needs and experiences and represent these in the shaping and evolution of products. As a true business partner, the Senior Product Owner collaborates with team members, product and program leaders, end users, customers, and other stakeholders in prioritizing and refining content, managing dependencies, measuring team and product outcomes, demonstrating impactful business value, and enabling meaningful continuous improvement.

Requirements

Advanced understanding of the P&C insurance industry, product line or domain and aptitude for continued learning
Advanced collaborative and stakeholder management aptitude; appreciation for diverse perspectives
High proficiency in customer and user engagement
High proficiency in market and competitive research
Advanced problem-solving capability, Intellectual curiosity, and development-focused mindset
High proficiency in data collection and analysis and ability to apply in effective decision-making
Comfort and aptitude in navigating ambiguity
Elevated ability to effectively operate at both strategic and tactical levels
Advanced understanding of and experience with product and software development lifecycles
Strong knowledge of and practical experience with writing and refining agile requirements
Advanced knowledge of and practical experience with agile methodologies and tooling
Experience and comfort working with regulated products
Highly proficient written and verbal communication skills
5+ years of business analysis experience
5+ years of experience in insurance line of business role
Demonstrated success in leading projects from inception to delivery

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred

Responsibilities

Effectively synthesizes and translates product and program strategies and vision into actionable delivery plans for multiple agile development teams.
Accountable for end to end value delivery and outcomes at the team level, collaborating with product leaders, IT partners, business leaders, and stakeholders to ensure teams are building the right thing at the right time.
Acts as a customer advocate and proxy, engaging with internal and external customers to understand needs, optimize feedback mechanisms, and incorporate outcomes in product scope and design.
Conducts and participates in market and competitive research efforts, introducing applicable findings in development of product initiatives.
Collects, refines, and analyzes relevant data for informed decision making. Employs an economic view, assessing cost, benefit, and business value in determination of team priorities.
Cultivates a product mindset, ensuring team-level understanding and alignment with product strategy throughout development and innovation activities, navigating ambiguity, and embracing change.
Owns, manages, and regularly prioritizes user story backlogs. Refines features and user stories in collaboration with the Product Manager and Business Analysts
Leads demonstration of business value and guides multiple teams through agile ceremonies, program planning, defect remediation, and continuous improvement activities.
Proactively manages team-level dependencies, adapting delivery plans and communicating impacts as appropriate.
Collaboratively manages measurement and tracking of outcomes and status reporting at the team level.

Benefits

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life.
These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off.
Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page.

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