Sr. Product Owner

Sr. Product Owner role for leading high-impact product domains and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own major value streams, business domains, or strategic initiatives spanning multiple departments, systems, or operational functions
• Lead discovery, requirements facilitation, and solution development for complex business challenges; focus on root causes rather than only the stated request
• Identify, sequence, and communicate dependencies across teams, systems, value streams, and stakeholder groups
• Evaluate proposed solutions against business objectives, operational impact, process controls, and downstream dependencies
• Develop or support investment framing for larger initiatives, including expected value, risk, effort, operational impact, dependencies, and success measures
• Define success measures and analyze business performance, trends, and operational data to inform product decisions and improvement opportunities
• Partner with department leaders to align product investments with organizational goals and maintain stakeholder alignment
• Turn complex business needs and cross-functional dependencies into clear, actionable product direction and requirements
• Coach Product Owners and Associate Product Owners by reviewing roadmap logic, backlog structure, story quality, acceptance criteria, stakeholder communications, and delivery readiness
• Promote product management best practices and drive continuous improvement in product team capability and maturity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Insurance, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Typically 7+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, process improvement, technology delivery, operational leadership, or a related discipline
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and significant organizational impact
• Strong understanding of property and casualty insurance operations, products, and business processes, typically from 5+ years in the insurance industry
• Ability to apply industry knowledge to guide product strategy, prioritize initiatives, assess business impacts, and deliver measurable outcomes in a regulated environment
• Proven ability to manage products/capabilities/initiatives across multiple business functions while balancing enterprise priorities, dependencies, risks, and long-term outcomes
• Track record defining product vision, developing roadmaps, managing product backlogs, and translating business objectives into product requirements
• Experience leading product discovery, evaluating opportunities, analyzing tradeoffs, and making data-informed recommendations
• Experience partnering with technology teams and business stakeholders to deliver solutions improving operational effectiveness, customer experience, business performance, or regulatory compliance
• Proven ability to influence decisions and build alignment across business and technology leaders without direct authority
• Preferred: Experience mentoring or coaching Product Owners, Business Analysts, or other team members
• Preferred: Experience working within Agile, Scrum, or other iterative delivery frameworks
• Preferred: Professional certification such as Certified Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or similar

Technologies

• Agile
• Scrum
• SAFe

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plan
• Robust benefits package for full-time regular employees

Location: Overland Park, KS (onsite)

Additional details: Berkley does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiting agencies or firms.

Compensation: The actual salary will be determined based on scope, complexity, and location, plus candidate skills, education, training, credentials, experience, and other employment conditions.

Sponsorship: Sponsorship not offered for this role.