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# Product Owner

- **Company:** W. R. Berkley Corporation
- **Location:** Overland Park, KS, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Operational Data Store, Scrum Methodology, Functional Dependencies, Information Technology, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers-berkley.icims.com/jobs/14828/sr.-product-owner/job?in_iframe=1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Insurance, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
 * Typically seven or more years of experience in product management, business analysis, process improvement, technology delivery, operational leadership, or a related discipline.
 * Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and significant organizational impact.
 * Strong understanding of property and casualty insurance operations, products, and business processes, typically gained through five or more years of insurance industry experience.
 * Demonstrated ability to apply industry knowledge to guide product strategy, prioritize initiatives, assess business impacts, and deliver measurable outcomes in a regulated environment.
 * Demonstrated ability to manage products, capabilities, or initiatives that span multiple business functions and require balancing enterprise priorities, dependencies, risks, and long-term business outcomes.
 * Proven experience defining product vision, developing roadmaps, managing product backlogs, and translating business objectives into actionable product requirements.
 * Demonstrated ability to lead product discovery efforts, evaluate business opportunities, analyze tradeoffs, and make data-informed recommendations.
 * Experience partnering with technology teams and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that improve operational effectiveness, customer experience, business performance, or regulatory compliance.
 * Proven ability to influence decision-making and build alignment across business and technology leaders without direct authority.
 * Experience mentoring or coaching Product Owners, Business Analysts, or other team members is preferred.
 * Experience working within Agile, Scrum, or other iterative delivery frameworks is preferred.
 * Professional certification such as Certified Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or a similar certification is preferred.
 * Skills in product vision and strategy; product road mapping; product backlog management; product discovery; requirements facilitation; cross-functional leadership; stakeholder alignment; business and operational analysis; data-informed decision-making; strategic thinking; problem-solving; process improvement; dependency and risk management; facilitation; written and verbal communication; coaching and mentoring; and Agile and Scrum product delivery.

## Description

The Senior Product Owner leads large, complex product domains and strategic initiatives with significant business impact, driving cross-functional alignment, influencing decision-making, and ensuring that business investments generate measurable outcomes. This role serves as a recognized expert within its domain and as a mentor to less experienced product team members., * Own major value streams, business domains, or strategic initiatives that span multiple departments, systems, or operational functions.

 * Lead discovery, requirements facilitation, and solution development for complex business challenges, identifying root causes rather than addressing only stated requests.
 * Identify, sequence, and communicate dependencies across teams, systems, value streams, and stakeholder groups.
 * Evaluate proposed solutions within the context of business objectives, operational impacts, process controls, and downstream dependencies.
 * Develop or support investment framing for larger initiatives, including expected value, risk, effort, operational impact, dependencies, and success measures.
 * Define success measures and analyze business performance, trends, and operational data to guide product decisions and identify improvement opportunities.
 * Partner with department leaders to align product investments with organizational goals and maintain alignment across stakeholder groups.
 * Simplify complex business needs and cross-functional dependencies into clear, actionable product direction and requirements.
 * Coach Product Owners and Associate Product Owners by reviewing roadmap logic, backlog structure, story quality, acceptance criteria, stakeholder communications, and delivery readiness.
 * Drive the adoption of product management best practices and continually improve product team capability and maturity.