Product Owner

Drive product vision and strategy while maximizing value delivery through agile, metrics-led execution.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate product vision goals and roadmap aligned to business strategy and market opportunities
• Serve as product sponsor, making strategic investment and prioritization decisions based on business value
• Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing features, enhancements, defects, and technical debt
• Define acceptance criteria and business outcomes that guide development efforts
• Collaborate with business leaders, customers, engineering, quality engineering, and operations teams
• Facilitate ongoing stakeholder engagement to gather and validate requirements
• Lead agile delivery ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and release planning
• Support delivery teams by clarifying requirements and validating completed features
• Make final Go/No-Go decisions for major releases when required
• Monitor product performance, customer adoption KPIs, and ensure compliance with governance, security, and quality standards
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation initiatives using value-driven delivery practices in an agile environment
• Use product management tools to manage roadmaps and backlogs effectively
• Make data-driven decisions informed by metrics and customer feedback
• Lead customer journey mapping, business process assessments, and discovery workshops to identify current-state challenges, future-state opportunities, and business transformation objectives
• Analyze and document end-to-end business transactions, including process flows, data flows, and operational dependencies across business and technology landscapes
• Identify process gaps, testing gaps, environment constraints, and test data challenges impacting delivery quality and business outcomes
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with Business SMEs, Product Teams, Architects, Development Teams, QE Teams, and Operations stakeholders to define optimal solutions
• Establish and govern delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and remediation actions using Agile and Jira-based portfolio management practices
• Define and execute roadmap-driven initiatives, ensuring objectives are met through planning, execution, governance, and outcome tracking
• Provide executive-level status reporting, risk assessments, decision support, and progress updates to client leadership and program stakeholders
• Demonstrate stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation, and influencing skills across business and technology leadership teams
• Apply expertise across the Life Annuity Insurance value chain, including New Business Underwriting, Policy Administration, Billing, Claims, and Servicing

Requirements

• Experience managing product strategy and translating business goals into product outcomes
• Ability to manage product backlog, including epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Background facilitating agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release planning
• Experience defining and validating requirements and outcomes with delivery teams
• Data-driven approach using metrics and customer feedback to support prioritization and decisions
• Experience with customer journey mapping, business process assessments, and discovery workshops
• Ability to analyze and document end-to-end business transactions, process flows, data flows, and operational dependencies
• Skilled at identifying process and testing gaps, environment constraints, and test data challenges
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technology teams
• Knowledge of the Life Annuity Insurance value chain (New Business Underwriting, Policy Administration, Billing, Claims, and Servicing)

Technologies

• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Agile

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical Plan covering Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time, Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays
• Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

Compensation

• Salary range: $140,000.00 to $145,000.00 per year
• Variable compensation: bonus or variable payout component based on individual and organizational performance

Location

• Milwaukee, WI (Hybrid)