Senior Manager, Product Owner - Underwriting - Military Veterans

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The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

As the Senior Manager, Product Owner, Underwriting, you will be responsible for Risk Proposal and Issuance business objectives within the Underwriting Domain for a set of global Agile Products that span across core capabilities. Responsible for articulating and translating the overall Underwriting business vision into digital strategy and tactics for specific agile products within the Risk Proposal and Issuance Portfolio. Responsible for overseeing Agile product teams and ensuring they are appropriately resourced, focused on the key priorities, and aligned on comprehensive roadmaps to achieve portfolio objectives. Manages a team of Product Managers and helps oversee their respective Agile teams and stakeholders to align priorities, remove roadblocks and secure resources. Accountable for outcomes and key results (OKRs) tied directly to Portfolio strategic objectives. Responsible for ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and overall progress against objectives using agile methodology.

Responsibilities:

• Sets ambitious and clear digital portfolio strategy and oversees the Product Managers who translate this into strategic roadmaps for their respective Underwriting Agile Products.


• Responsible for business results of the related set of customer journeys or agile Products as measured by relevant OKRs.


• Deeply understands the businesses that comprise Global Risk Solutions (GRS), their go-to-market strategies, their common opportunities to leverage scale, and their unique differences that are required to win in local markets.


• Responsible for communicating the Portfolio vision effectively to key stakeholders and team members.


• Works closely with IT and other Business Unit counterparts to ensure resource alignment in support of Portfolio vision and roadmaps. 


• Partnering with Design Team ensures customer-driven design is prioritized, considering user pain points from usability test results and market industry knowledge to deliver a well-positioned product.


• Owns alignment of development and business resources on goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and team to remove roadblocks to execution.


• Directly manages a team of Product Managers who are responsible for all Agile Products.


• Participates to provide feedback, support, coaching, in sprint-and release plans together with Product Managers and Technology counterparts.


• Manages delivery of scope, partners with the Leadership Team and Business Sponsors to align on key functional strategic outcomes, Portfolio and initiative performance and funding / resource demand and allocation.


• Works with Product Manager to ensure Epics and Features are clear and resolves open issues/questions quickly and efficiently.


• Acts as the voice of the customer for the larger Portfolio. Leads the analysis of feasibility, cost ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential programs within their respective Portfolio. </li><br><li>Approves final Epics and approves completed user features or series of features.&nbsp;</li><br></ul><p>** This is a global role with both customers and employees in the US, UK and Ireland.&nbsp;</p><b>Qualifications</b><ul><br><li>Advanced knowledge of Agile development methodologies </li><br><li>Bachelors degree in relevant field (business, computer science, etc.) and a minimum of 10 yearsexperience in business, engineering, technology and/or consulting. </li><br><li>Masters degree preferred.


• High level of proven business expertise needed to set clear priorities for product specifically across the Underwriting Domain and understand business value impacts.


• Technical proficiency is required to participate in sprint planning and have an informed, independent voice.


• Strong influencing skills to be seen as the decision maker when interfacing with business, and willingness to dissent with both teams and business.


• Proven experience with Agile practices and expectations.


• Comfortable with making decisions with some level of uncertainty.


• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. 

This position may have in-office requirements depending on candidate location.

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