Senior Product Owner, Annuities (Hybrid)

• Translate the annuity product vision and strategy into a team backlog, including user stories with clear acceptance criteria and tasks, ensuring alignment with epics and customer needs
• Work closely with the Product Manager (PDM) to prioritize and implement process improvements, track progress and communicate updates to stakeholders
• Define, prioritize, and sequence annuity product features and requirements in the team backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs
• Manage the backlog and roadmap in collaboration with the Tech Lead
• Break down data requirements into the team backlog and ensure timely and quality delivery of product functionality and desired customer experience
• Work with data and AI SMEs to ensure data and AI standards are met across applications
• Conduct go-to-market readiness activities as the team prepares for release, including reviewing the release plan with the Product Manager (PDM)

As a Senior Product Owner supporting our annuities group , you will be responsible for defining and driving product roadmaps, integrating customer research, and ensuring compliance with data/AI standards. The position requires strong knowledge of product journey mapping, business process improvement, and OKR (objectives and key result) management. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines, * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in annuity product management or a closely related field
• Proven experience in defining and driving product roadmaps, integrating customer research, and ensuring compliance with data/AI standards
• Strong knowledge of product journey mapping, business process improvement, and OKR management
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines, * Ability to define and interpret annuity product requirements
• Experience with Product Backlog Management
• Experience performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Preferred skills:

• Experience in a large matrixed organization
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Understanding of the broader annuity landscape, Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

$99,150.00 - $162,885.00

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

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