Own and evolve the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for underwriting and rating platform capabilities
Partner with underwriting leadership to define business needs, refine requirements, and ensure alignment with organizational goals
Translate complex underwriting workflows and rating logic into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
Lead backlog prioritization using data, business value, and technical considerations
Work closely with technical development and integration teams to ensure clarity of requirements and timely delivery of features
Manage PI planning activities within a SAFe environment, ensuring alignment across teams and ARTs
Monitor delivery progress, remove impediments, and ensure high‑quality planning increments
Collaborate with solution architects to ensure designs align with enterprise architecture, integration patterns, and scalability standards
Understand and guide discussions around rating engines, data flows, APIs, and integration points
Evaluate technical trade‑offs and support decision‑making across engineering and business stakeholders
Facilitate cross‑functional discussions with underwriting, operations, IT, and leadership to gather feedback and drive consensus
Communicate product status, risks, and decisions clearly to senior stakeholders
Serve as the primary liaison between business teams and technical delivery teams
Ensure delivered functionality meets business expectations through strong acceptance testing and validation
Identify opportunities to streamline underwriting workflows, improve rating accuracy, and enhance user experience
Champion Agile and SAFe best practices across teams
Apply Lean methodologies or other process improvement frameworks to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and improve delivery efficiency
Identify opportunities to enhance underwriting processes, rating accuracy, and user experience
Promote Agile and SAFe best practices across teams

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of experience
7+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in insurance technology
Strong understanding of commercial insurance underwriting, rating methodologies, and policy lifecycle
Hands‑on experience with rating development platforms (e.g., Guidewire Rating, Ratabase, custom engines)
Experience with SAFe® 6.0 or Agile delivery frameworks
Proficiency with Azure DevOps for backlog management and delivery tracking
Demonstrated ability to lead delivery from requirements through rollout, including UAT
Familiarity with solution architecture concepts, including integrations, APIs, and data flows
Experience in P&C commercial lines (Property, Casualty, Specialty) preferred
Background with underwriting workbenches or submission platforms preferred
SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification preferred
Experience applying Lean or process improvement methodologies
Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem‑solving skills

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
a wide variety of wellbeing offers
competitive salary
unlimited PTO
401k with company match
paid volunteer days

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

product visionbacklog managementuser storiesacceptance criteriarating development platformsUATLean methodologiesAgile delivery frameworksSAFe 6.0solution architecture

Soft Skills

communicationfacilitationproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershipstakeholder managementdecision-makingrequirements gatheringconsensus buildingmonitoring progress

Certifications

SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)