Director, Agile Product Owner- Property Insurance

The Travelers Companies, Inc. is seeking a Director, Agile Product Owner to lead a team delivering property-related capabilities through an agile approach. You will guide day-to-day execution by acting as the voice of the end-user, aligning a cross-functional product team to defined outcomes.

This role focuses on capabilities that support Property, including aerial imagery and other new data sources that help provide better insights into risk. You will translate business strategies and needs into execution-ready work while shaping the roadmap through measurement, experimentation, and continuous refinement.

What You’ll Do

• Define, prioritize, and maintain a ready backlog for a cross-functional product team, accepting final product output with an emphasis on achieving defined outcomes over prescribing how work is completed.
• Manage a backlog of deliverables and capabilities, including “test and learn” experimentation, to define and refine future deliverables; measure performance and adjust the roadmap as needed.
• Translate business strategy and needs into execution-ready work for an Agile product team, including defining team goals and strategy aligned with the circle and value stream vision; communicate goals and strategy to key stakeholders, Circle Leads, and team members.
• Serve as the voice of the end-user by anticipating customer needs and proactively seeking customer feedback to ensure requirements are clearly defined; ensure team work products meet defined acceptance criteria.
• Own team backlog prioritization and refinement, making trade-off decisions to maximize value.
• Optimize flow of value by setting objectives and KPIs for solutions.
• Participate in business readiness by understanding the impact of change, translating the approach to support adoption, and mitigating resistance.
• Provide feedback on work-in-progress, clarify requirements, and help remove roadblocks or impediments while pursuing continuous team and process improvement.
• Partner with key leaders and peers to determine the resources required to achieve defined business outcomes.
• Share best practices across teams to support alignment and consistency in ways of working within a value stream.
• Foster an innovative, inclusive, and diverse team environment by promoting positive team culture, encouraging collaboration, and supporting self-organization.
• May manage Agile Product Owners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2 years of experience in Agile product management.
• 2 years of work experience within the discipline being supported (examples include Claim, Risk Control, Technology, Project Management, Production, Application Development, etc.).
• 3 years of experience articulating and translating business strategy, product vision, and analysis for a product.
• Agile mindset aligned to openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment, and the ability to infuse Agile principles, practices, and methodologies.
• Product mindset focused on a product value proposition aligned with circle and value stream objectives as the “north star” for the team.
• Influence across leaders at all levels without relying on traditional hierarchy.
• Servant leadership, including creating an environment where individuals thrive as empowered, equal team members.
• Communication skills to adjust messaging for different audiences.
• Collaboration experience in cross-functional multi-team environments.
• Continuous improvement mindset, including sharing learning and encouraging team development.
• 3 years of work experience in a related field.
• 3 years of experience motivating and influencing teams.

Compensation and Location

• Location: Hartford, CT (onsite)
• Target opening: 1
• Salary range: USD 123,400 - 203,600 per year
• Base salary range reflects a nationwide market range and may vary based on scope, complexity, location, and the candidate’s skills, education, training, credentials, experience, and other conditions of employment.
• Employees may also be eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: coverage for employees and eligible family members from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: 401(k) match dollar-for-dollar up to the first 5% of eligible pay (subject to an annual maximum); eligibility for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Student loans: Paying it Forward Savings Program for employees with student loan debt, plus Travelers contributions into your 401(k) account when you make student loan payments.
• Paid Time Off: minimum of 20 days annually plus nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness Program: tools, discounts, and resources; mental health program with access to free professional counseling services, health coaching, and other resources.
• Volunteer encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.

Equal Opportunity

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer that values unique abilities and recognizes the benefits of differences. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. For additional details on physical requirements, candidates can send an email for assistance. Additional benefit information is available at http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.