Product Owner

Howden, A Chart Industries Company

Product Owner leading evolution of underwriting and rating platforms at DUAL North America. Blending product management discipline with insurance domain expertise.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Azure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for underwriting and rating platforms
Partner with underwriting leadership and business stakeholders to align product direction with organizational goals
Identify opportunities to enhance underwriting workflows, improve rating accuracy, and drive business value
Balance competing priorities to maximize product impact and ROI
Elicit, analyze, and document business and system requirements for new initiatives and enhancements
Translate complex business needs into user stories, process flows, and functional requirements
Define clear acceptance criteria to ensure alignment between business expectations and delivered solutions
Establish and promote best practices for requirements management and documentation
Own and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, data insights, and technical considerations
Collaborate with Agile teams to ensure stories are well-defined, understood, and ready for development
Lead or support Agile ceremonies including PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
Track progress, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality features
Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, underwriting teams, and technical delivery teams
Facilitate workshops and working sessions to gather input, drive consensus, and resolve issues
Partner with architects and engineers to ensure solutions are scalable, integrated, and aligned with enterprise standards
Communicate product updates, priorities, and risks effectively to stakeholders and leadership
Ensure solutions meet business needs through strong validation practices and acceptance testing
Support and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Continuously refine requirements and solutions based on stakeholder feedback and outcomes
Apply Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to streamline processes and improve efficiency
Identify and implement improvements to underwriting processes, systems, and user experience
Promote Agile and continuous improvement practices across teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–7+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, or related roles, preferably in insurance technology
Strong understanding of insurance underwriting, rating methodologies, and policy lifecycle
Experience working in Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban)
Proficiency with Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Visio, or similar tools
Experience translating business needs into product requirements and delivering solutions end-to-end
Familiarity with integrations, APIs, and data flows
Demonstrated experience in process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

product managementbusiness analysisunderwritingrating methodologiesAgile frameworksprocess improvementrequirements managementacceptance testingdata flowsuser stories

Soft Skills

communicationstakeholder managementfacilitationcollaborationprioritizationrisk managementconsensus buildingleadershipproblem-solvingadaptability