VP, Transformation & Product Leader

Unum•Atlanta, GA

3d•$163,700 - $336,000

About The Position

This position is part of the leadership team of Unum’s Transformation Acceleration Office (TAO). It coordinates the Value Stream program end to end, establishes and evolves its structure, and partners with Value Stream Owners to align scope, outcomes, priorities, sequencing, phasing, and asset reuse. The role monitors program progress, resolves cross-value-stream issues and dependencies, and aligns Value Stream plans with the enterprise roadmap and capability-development priorities. The role is also the accountable owner of the Product Chapter, setting and evolving product standards, playbooks, frameworks, and ways of working across the organization. It maintains an enterprise view of the Product talent pipeline and partners with leaders and HR on staffing, coaching, learning, and development. The leader establishes feedback mechanisms and measures to improve Product Chapter practices, including standards adoption, retention of key Product talent, and cycle time for product requirements development. Success requires deep product management expertise, strong cross-functional stakeholder management, value-based decision-making, and the ability to coach and develop product talent across a distributed, embedded workforce. The role also helps equip Value Stream Product Managers and Product Owners to leverage emerging technologies, AI, and automation through awareness, training, readiness, and cross-functional partnerships.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, product management, strategy, technology, or a related field.
15+ years of relevant experience.
Significant senior-level product management or product leadership experience in a complex, cross-functional organization.
Proven track record of coaching and developing product managers or Product leaders, with evidence of strengthened capability and career progression.
Experience partnering with senior leaders, HR, and cross-functional disciplines such as customer experience, data, and technology.
Deep knowledge of product management fundamentals, including customer and business outcomes, product strategy, roadmaps, backlog management, requirements, minimum viable product, and value realization.
Strong program and portfolio coordination skills, including roadmap integration, risk management, dependency management, governance, and executive-level escalation.
Ability to establish credible enterprise standards and influence consistent adoption across distributed teams without relying solely on direct authority.
Exceptional stakeholder management and facilitation skills, including the ability to align Value Stream Owners, sponsors, Product leaders, and cross-functional Chapters.
Strong coaching, talent-development, and capability-building skills, including translating capability gaps into practical learning and development priorities.
Strategic and value-based decision-making skills, including prioritizing investments and resolving tradeoffs across tools, frameworks, standards, and resources.
Ability to synthesize complex information, identify enterprise-level patterns and dependencies, and communicate clear decisions and actions to senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated comfort operating in ambiguity, evolving structures, and transformation environments while maintaining delivery discipline.
Ability to lead through influence, credibility, and enterprise perspective.

Responsibilities

Establish and continuously evolve the end-to-end Value Stream program structure, governance, and coordination mechanisms.
Partner with Value Stream Owners, sponsors, and run-team leaders to align Value Stream scope, intended outcomes, priorities, sequencing, phasing, and reuse of capabilities and assets.
Codify and update best-practice methodology for scaling front-to-back Value Stream delivery.
Ensure Value Stream roadmaps, risk logs, and dependency logs are established, maintained, and used to monitor overall program progress.
Develop and maintain a decision framework for identifying, escalating, managing, and resolving cross-value-stream issues and dependencies.
Monitor cross-value-stream risks, issues, capability gaps, and interdependencies, and coordinate timely resolution with accountable leaders.
Align Value Stream plans with the enterprise roadmap and capability-development priorities.
Provide an integrated view of Value Stream progress, dependencies, and areas requiring leadership action to promote transparency and disciplined decision-making.
Own Product Chapter standards, playbooks, methodologies, and ways of working, ensuring they are practical, current, and consistently applied.
Define and evolve backlog, minimum viable product, and value-realization frameworks for embedded Product practitioners.
Assess adherence to Product standards with Value Stream Owners, Product leaders, and run-team leadership; identify improvement opportunities and support adoption.
Represent Product in cross-Chapter and enterprise-level forums, escalating and helping resolve standards, capability, tooling, or resourcing conflicts.
Coach and develop Product practitioners and leaders, strengthening product craft and supporting visible career pathways.
Influence workforce and resourcing decisions to address cross-value-stream Product capability gaps and competing priorities.
Drive enterprise-wide adoption of consistent Product standards, backlog hygiene, and minimum viable product and value-realization frameworks.
Establish, track, and improve Product Chapter measures, including standards adoption, retention of key Product talent, and cycle time for product requirements development.
Improve the organization’s ability to identify and resolve cross-value-stream Product capability gaps, resource conflicts, risks, and dependencies.
Equip Value Stream Product Managers and Product Owners to leverage emerging technologies, AI, and automation through awareness, training, readiness, and cross-functional partnerships that enable adoption and accelerate value delivery.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package including health, vision, dental, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
Performance-based incentive plans.
Generous paid time off, including paid time to volunteer.
401(k) employer contributions: up to 9.5% is stated in the posting; the detailed benefits section describes an employer match up to 5% plus an additional 4.5% contribution.
Mental health support.
Career advancement opportunities.
Student loan repayment options.
Tuition reimbursement.
Flexible work environments.
Paid time off.
401(k) retirement plan.