Director, Agile Product Ownership

Cisco

Director of Agile Product Ownership overseeing teams and strategies for Great American Risk Solutions. Leading a culture of empowerment, continuous learning, and agile practices.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $155,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop a team of Agile Product Owners, establishing clear expectations for product leadership, accountability, and outcomes.
Build a strong talent bench through hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
Create clarity around Product Owner career paths, readiness expectations, and development plans.
Foster a high‑trust, high‑performance culture that emphasizes ownership, learning, and continuous improvement.
Ensure Product Owners define and execute product visions and roadmaps aligned to divisional and enterprise strategy.
Partner with senior business and technology leaders to translate strategic priorities into outcome‑focused roadmaps.
Guide prioritization across products and teams by balancing business value, risk, dependencies, capacity, and sequencing.
Monitor portfolio health, delivery predictability, and value realization; proactively identify and address systemic risks.
Act as an escalation point for complex product, prioritization, or stakeholder challenges.
Own and evolve Agile Product Ownership practices, ensuring consistency and effectiveness across teams.
Serve as a leader in GAIG’s agile maturity journey by modeling strong product leadership and customer‑centric thinking.
Coach Product Owners and business partners on effective engagement in an agile delivery environment.
Partner closely with Scrum Masters, engineering leaders, and delivery leadership to continuously improve flow, outcomes, and collaboration.
Build strong, trusted relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders.
Enable Product Owners to communicate clearly and confidently with leadership about priorities, progress, risks, and outcomes.
Synthesize portfolio‑level insights into clear, executive‑ready narratives that inform decision‑making.
Influence without direct authority to drive alignment across teams and functions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience leading Agile Product Owners or product leaders in a complex, matrixed organization.
Strong background as an Agile Product Owner or product leader within an agile delivery model.
Proven ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and facilitate difficult trade-off discussions.
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience managing product development and agile development methodology, preferably Scrum and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Experience supporting large-scale system implementations or complex business domains.
Highly desired experience in Insurance, Underwriting, Policy Administration, Binding Authority, Data & Analytics, or related areas.
Certifications: CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) or SAFe certifications are a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
wellness plans
parental leave
adoption assistance
tuition reimbursement
Paid Time Off
paid holidays
401(k) plan with company match
employee stock purchase plan
commuter benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile Product Ownershipproduct developmentagile development methodologyScrumScaled Agile Framework (SAFe)portfolio managementrisk managementproduct visionroadmap executionperformance management

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationinfluencecollaborationproblem-solvingrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingaccountabilitycontinuous improvement

Certifications

CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner)SAFe certifications