Product Manager II

Safety National; Maryland Heights (MO); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Safety National, a leading specialty insurer, seeks a Product Manager II for its Information Technology department. You will shape strategy, vision, and roadmaps, collaborating with Product Owners, engineering, and business owners to translate customer needs into prioritized features.

You’ll drive product lifecycle from ideation to delivery, focusing on value and risk management. You will partner with Infrastructure, Data Strategy, and Information Security to address non-functional requirements,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Product Management or a related field.
• Excellent written, analytical, problem-solving, and verbal communication skills.
• Technical skills to understand how complex systems work and explain customer needs to teams to achieve value.
• Systems-thinking skills to identify and remedy issues or roadblocks within products or processes.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to navigate tradeoff conversations with stakeholders.
• User-centric mindset and business acumen with the ability to think like a customer.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Hybrid work schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week in St. Louis Corporate Office.

Responsibilities

• Shape the product strategy, vision, and roadmap; define feature priorities.
• Bridge business needs with technology by partnering with stakeholders and engineering.
• Manage priorities, dependencies, and product performance across the lifecycle.
• Define KPIs and product objectives; communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Prepare features for PI Planning and ensure value delivery across teams.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Agile/SDLC

Systems thinking

Business acumen

Negotiation

Team collaboration

Prioritization

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT/CS

Job description

This opportunity is in the Information Technology department

As the company's largest department, I.T. is responsible for supporting both ongoing operations and our next innovative project. Information technology is prioritized, allowing us to partner with colleagues to securely enable and support new capabilities every day. Utilizing a diverse set of technologies, like Guidewire, Salesforce, Java, C#/.NET, Mule, and Azure, the available career opportunities continue to grow rapidly. Our department consists of agile teams where individual contributions are recognized, and career advancement is nurtured.

Role Description

As a Product Manager II, you will help shape the strategy, vision, roadmap, and feature definition for products that deliver meaningful value to Safety National and our stakeholders. You'll serve as a bridge between business and technology, partnering with Product Owners, engineering teams, business owners, and other stakeholders to translate customer needs and business objectives into clear product priorities and solutions. You'll develop and communicate product vision and strategy, maintain product roadmaps, evaluate opportunities, prioritize features, and help teams focus on delivering the greatest value.

In this role, you'll take ownership throughout the product lifecycle, from ideation and planning through delivery and continuous improvement. You'll work collaboratively to prepare features for PI Planning, manage priorities and dependencies, monitor product performance, and use customer feedback and data to guide future enhancements. You'll build strong relationships across teams, create effective feedback loops, identify and proactively manage risks, and communicate product progress and strategy at the appropriate level for audiences ranging from delivery teams to senior stakeholders.

Your customer-focused mindset will be critical as you seek feedback, develop personas and visualizations, evaluate product performance, and use insights to improve outcomes. You'll also define KPIs and product objectives, analyze trends, identify opportunities for process improvement, and partner with infrastructure, compliance, data strategy, and Information Security stakeholders to address non-functional requirements such as security, performance, and compliance. If you enjoy combining strategic thinking, collaboration, technology, and customer insight to turn ideas into valuable products, this role offers an opportunity to make an impact across the organization.

Qualifications

Education

A Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.

Required Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in Product Management or a related field
• Excellent written, analytical, problem-solving, and verbal communication skills
• Technical skills to understand how complex systems work and explain customer needs to teams to achieve value
• Systems-thinking skills with the ability to identify and remedy issues or roadblocks within products or processes
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to navigate tradeoff conversations with stakeholders to position products for success
• User-centric mindset and business acumen with the ability to think like a customer and understand business needs
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Motivated, self-directed, results-oriented, and customer-focused
• Working knowledge of product and software development life cycles, including agile, waterfall, and iterative methodologies
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• This position allows for a hybrid work schedule which includes a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd. Saint Louis, MO. All employees are required to submit work from home requests and follow our Work From Home policy, which will be provided to all candidates selected to interview.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification or education in Product Management, such as SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (PO/PM), Certified Product Manager (CPM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or similar
• Property & Casualty Insurance experience
• SAFe experience

Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures.

Safety National is a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance provider. Our culture is built upon relationships, which allow us to demonstrate our expertise gained through our rich 80-year history. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine, Inc., we appreciate the benefits and support provided by our affiliation with one of the top 10 insurance companies in the world.

Total Rewards That Put Employees First

In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation that includes base salary, holiday bonus, and incentive awards is only a small portion of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. Our total rewards approach recognizes and rewards the time, talents, efforts, and results of our valued employees. Highlights of our exceptional benefits include generous health, dental, and vision coverage. Health savings accounts. A 401(k)-retirement savings match. An annual profit sharing contribution. Family forming benefits for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy. Generous paid time off and paid holidays. Paid parental and caregiver leave. A hybrid work environment. Company-paid life insurance and disability. To support employees in their career journeys, we provide professional growth and development opportunities in addition to employee recognition and well-being programs.

Safety National is committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-based compensation. In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation is only one piece of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. The target base salary range for this position is $88,000 to $113,500. Compensation for the successful candidate will consider the candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location.

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