Product Owner - Warrenville Illinois

Company: Liberty Mutual Insurance
Location: Warrenville, Illinois
Posted On: 05/04/2024

Schedule: Full-Time Salary Range: USD $91800.00 - $171100.00 Job Category: Technology Pay Philosophy The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role. Description Come join the Business Agility organization within Global Risk Solutions as a Product Owner supporting the Distribution portfolio! We are looking for a Product Owner I (PO) to contribute to the Client & Partner Enablement (CAPE) portfolio. This PO will support both internally and externally facing applications and help transform our risk management information systems, which are a critical to creating best-in-class experiences for Liberty Mutual's commercial insurance customers. As a member of the CAPE train, you would help represent the voice of the customer and the organization through the delivery of business value. You would work closely with stakeholders (business and technology), to define and prioritize features and stories, ensuring alignment with customer needs and organizational goals. You would be the voice of the customer and ensure problems are clearly defined, prioritized and the squad/team is focused on the most valuable work. You would spend your days communicating with stakeholders to ensure an aligned understanding of how the squad/team can provide the highest value to the customer through the lens of the portfolio. From there, you would collaborate with squads/teams, technologies, and architects across portfolios to develop a deep understanding of the technologies and systems they support. If the selected candidate lives within 50 miles of a GRS office, then the selected candidate must come into the office two days/week. This policy is subject to change. The selected candidate must be able to work standard EST/CST hours, with EST hours preferred. Contributes to the creation of product vision and alignment with strategic priorities with stakeholders. Communicates the product and portfolio vision to their squad/team and other squads/teams outside their portfolio/functional area. With the squad/team, contributes towards achieving assigned product KPIs. Manages product(s) with a low-medium degree of strategy, scope, and complexity. Owns and maintains the product backlog and is accountable for its contents, prioritization, and acceptance criteria. Accountable for clear, actionable user stories. Sets priorities and actively participates in squad/team quarterly planning. Sets expectations with stakeholders for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities. Participates in squad/team demos, retrospectives, and all other ceremonies. Works daily with the Agile working group clarifying business requirements, removing roadblocks, constantly communicating, and supporting alignment around product strategy. Contributes to aligning development and business goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and squad/team to remove roadblocks to execution. Monitors and maintains the product health, supporting long-term product viability and efficiency, and balancing long and short term and costs with desired outcomes. Analyzes feasibility, cost of delay ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential changes to the product. Understands regulatory, compliance, and other industry constraints on the product and prioritizes accordingly. Negotiates with immediate squads/teams to ensure priorities are aligned in a portfolio. Collaboratively builds the squad/team product roadmap based on strategy and ongoing input from stakeholders. Communicates expected value and any changes in value to be delivered in each iteration (sprint, monthly, quarterly, etc.) based on the squad/team-determined capacity. Contributes to customer-driven design and usability testing. Ensures a well-positioned product through market & industry analysis. Qualifications Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and IT project management as typically acquired through a Bachelors` degree in relevant field (business, computer science, humanities, etc.) and a minimum of 2 to 4 years direct experience with agile teams as well as 5 years in business, technology or consulting. Able to depict complex ideas, issues and designs to varied audiences; educate SBU/department(s) on business vision and plan and the impact of change. Able to make difficult and quick decisions daily. Problem solver with ability to lead the team to push the solutions and progress. Experience in the insurance industry preferred. Knowledge of Risk Management Information System products and portfolio preferred. Knowledge of SQL and Database query tools preferred. Experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty. About Us At Liberty Mutual, our purpose is to help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow. That's why we provide an environment focused on openness, inclusion, trust and respect. Here, you'll discover our expansive range of roles, and a workplace where we aim to help turn your passion into a rewarding profession. Liberty Mutual has proudly been recognized as a "Great Place to Work" by Great Place to Work US for the past several years. We were also selected as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" on IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld's 2020 list. For many years running, we have been named by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Women and one of America's Best Employers for New Graduates as well as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity. We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Employment Type: Full Time More...

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