Product Owner/Sr. Product Owner

Location: Omaha, NE onsite. Salary: USD 92,880 - 159,610 per year. Education: Bachelor's degree. Markel Service Inc invites you to join the ERMS team as a Sr. Product Owner. This role focuses on sustaining legacy systems, advancing agile practices, prioritizing backlogs, and delivering scalable IT solutions aligned with roadmaps and budgets. As part of Markel Group, a Fortune 500 company with a global footprint, you’ll be part of a culture that supports work life balance and professional growth.

Benefits

• Competitive benefit programs to support a diverse and changing environment
• Full-time employees can choose from multiple health, dental and vision plans plus optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) with employer match and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays
• Parental leave

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders across upstream and downstream systems to understand business priorities and how legacy apps and workflows support them
• Lead strategic stakeholder engagement for assigned areas with deep knowledge of business processes and system constraints
• Apply agile best practices to sustain and improve legacy systems while balancing stability with incremental updates
• Make backlog and release planning decisions for the assigned product area
• Document stories and epics that capture business needs clearly
• Maintain and refine product backlogs, prioritize user stories, and define scope, objectives, deliverables, and requirements
• Partner with architects to translate business strategies into practical solutions within existing system limitations and identify opportunities for efficiency
• Drive delivery of scalable solutions aligned with IT roadmaps and portfolio budgets
• Coordinate with Operations to ensure legacy systems continue to support functions without disruption
• Support UAT, regression testing, and training for updates or transitions involving legacy systems
• Contribute to technology and process transformation initiatives for the US and Bermuda
• Measure product performance and value delivery using KPIs tied to business outcomes
• Ensure prioritization aligns with the IT investment roadmap and budget goals
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, and Enterprise teams to preserve conceptual and technical integrity across the portfolio
• Champion customer-centric outcomes by prioritizing features that enhance experience and operational efficiency
• Ensure product changes comply with regulatory and compliance standards
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry best practices to guide strategy

Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence

Requirements

• 5+ years of insurance experience is a plus
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is required
• Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role in technology or operations
• Ability to manage multiple and multi-faceted stakeholders
• Solution oriented, creative thinker
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and product management practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in Jira and Confluence for backlog management and documentation
• Ability to translate strategic goals into actionable business requirements
• Highly ethical, professional, and trustworthy with a commitment to compliance and integrity
• Flexible, adaptable, and resilient in a dynamic environment
• Financial and business acumen to align product decisions with organizational goals
• Ability to track and report on continuous improvement metrics and modernization impact

Who we are

Markel Group (NYSE MKL) is a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries. It serves as a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations worldwide.

What’s in it for you

In line with the Markel Style, we support employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work, fostering a culture that values collaboration, integrity and professional growth.

Pay information

The Sr. Product Owner base range is USD 116,080 - 159,610 per year with a 25 percent incentive, reflecting compensable factors such as education, experience, and location.