Product Owner, II - Business Transformation Worker's Compensation

Description
As a member of the Agile team, the Product Owner II represents the voice of the customer and the organization through the delivery of business value. This person works closely with stakeholders (business and technology), including line of business leadership, to define and prioritize features and stories, ensuring alignment with customer needs and organizational goals. This person understands customers` problems in detail and ensures the problems are clearly defined, prioritized and the squad/team is focused on the most valuable work.
Our program is amulti-year, flagship initiative driving business transformation within the Workers Compensation (WC) line of business, powered by modern technology and a product-centric mindset. At its core, it is about reimagining how we serve our customers-now and into the future-through a fully modernized platform that enables WC Claims to meet evolving expectations with agility and impact.
We're looking for passionate and strategic Product Owners to lead two execution teams. These roles are critical to shaping Evergreen's success, translating complex technical concepts into meaningful business outcomes, and anticipating stakeholder needs to deliver value at every stage.
If you thrive in a space where transformation meets execution, and where leadership means driving clarity, collaboration, and customer-centric innovation-this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
The Product Owner II is the team member always communicating with stakeholders to ensure an aligned understanding of how the squad/team can provide the highest value to the customer through the lens of the portfolio. This person collaborates with squads/teams, technologies, and architects across portfolios to develop a deep understanding of the technologies and systems they support.

• Contributes to the creation of product vision and alignment with strategic priorities with stakeholders.
• Communicates the product and portfolio vision to their squad/team and other squads/teams outside their portfolio/functional area.
• With the squad/team, contributes towards achieving assigned product KPIs. Manages product(s) with a low-medium degree of strategy, scope, and complexity.
• Owns and maintains the product backlog and is accountable for its contents and prioritization.
• Accountable for clear, actionable user stories.
• Sets priorities and actively participates in squad/team quarterly planning.
• Collaborates with more senior Product Owners to set priorities for portfolio quarterly planning.
• Participates in squad/team demos, retrospectives, and all other ceremonies.
• Works daily with the Agile working group clarifying business requirements, removing roadblocks, constantly communicating, and supporting alignment around product strategy.
• Contributes to aligning development and business goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and squad/team to remove roadblocks to execution.
• Monitors and maintains the product health, supporting long-term product viability and efficiency, and balancing long and short term and costs with desired outcomes.
• Analyzes and reports on feasibility, cost of delay ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential changes to the product.
• Understands regulatory, compliance, and other industry constraints on the product and prioritizes accordingly.
• Negotiates with internal and external squads/teams to ensure priorities are aligned across squads/teams both within and outside the portfolio.
• Collaboratively builds the squad/team product roadmap, contributes to strategy inputs from stakeholders.
• May contribute to program/portfolio level planning. Influences stakeholder expectations for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities.
• Communicates expected value and any changes in value to be delivered in each iteration (sprint, monthly, quarterly, etc.) based on the squad/team-determined capacity.
• Contributes to customer-driven design and usability testing.
• Ensures a well-positioned product through market & industry analysis.

***This position requires candidates who live within 50 miles of Boston, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Seattle, WA; Indianapolis, IN; Columbus, OH; or Plano, TX will follow a hybrid schedule, coming into the office two days per week***
Qualifications

• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and IT project management as typically acquired through a Bachelors` degree in relevant field (business, computer science, humanities etc.) and a minimum of 3 to 5 years direct experience with agile teams as well as 7 years in business, technology, or consulting.
• Able to depict and explain the importance of complex ideas, issues and designs to varied audiences; educate SBU/department(s) on business vision and plan and the impact of change.
• Able to influence a diverse group of stakeholders; strong leadership skills.
• Able to make difficult and quick decisions daily.
• Strong problem solver with demonstrated ability to lead a team to push the solutions and progress.
• Experience in the insurance industry preferred.
• Knowledge of relevant products and portfolio preferred.
• Strong experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty.

About Us
Pay Philosophy: 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 a purpose-driven organization, Liberty Mutual is committed to fostering an environment where employees from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. Through strong relationships, comprehensive benefits and continuous learning opportunities, we seek to create an environment where employees can succeed, both professionally and personally.
At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where employees from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. By actively seeking employee feedback and amplifying the voices of our seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are open to all, we create an environment where every individual can make a meaningful impact so we continue to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits
Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
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• Los Angeles Unincorporated
• Philadelphia
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USD $123000.00 - $174000.00