Salary
💰 $97,000 - $189,000 per year
About the role
- Owns and communicates Product Vision and Product Roadmap for commercial underwriting solutions
- Owns outcomes at the Agile Release Train (ART) level and decomposes roadmap into Program Increment (PI) work
- Collaborates with business owners, solution architects, product owners and delivery teams
- Develops benefit hypotheses and acceptance criteria; engages in portfolio-level meetings and budget insights
- Prioritizes architecture work with system architects and participates in PI ceremonies and release management
- Partners with application support to prioritize defects and user feedback; supports change management, training and communications
- Coaches and mentors Product Owners and supports development of a high-performing Product Management team
- Hybrid role based in Chicago, IL with potential remote work and travel to Chicago as needed
Requirements
- Minimum of three years' experience in the Commercial insurance industry
- Eight years' experience as a Product Manager, Senior Product Owner, Product Owner, or similar role
- Typically a minimum of ten years of related work experience
- Experience leading large underwriting-related initiatives supporting multiple business units and stakeholders
- Deep knowledge of Underwriting and Operations processes across multiple P&C lines of business
- Broad underwriting experience (risk assessment and pricing tools, low touch underwriting, global coverage placement) preferred
- Proven ability to coach, mentor and develop teams using the Lean-Agile mindset
- Strong strategic thinking, roadmap and program planning skills
- Excellent conflict resolution, facilitation, interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills
- Strong leadership and management skills with integrity and professionalism
- Experience with Agile methodologies; SAFe PO/PM, CSPO or PSPO preferred
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred or equivalent work experience