Product Owner III- Underwriting

Liberty Mutual Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Mutual Group is seeking a Product Owner III within the North America Underwriting Agile team. You will represent the voice of the customer, define and prioritize features, and align with executives to deliver business value.

You will own the product backlog, collaborate with squads and architects, monitor KPIs, and ensure the squad focuses on the most valuable work for the organization. Excellent communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Agile development methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; master’s preferred.
• 7 years in business, technology, or consulting with 5–7 years agile experience.
• Strong stakeholder relationships and cross‑functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Owns and prioritizes the product backlog and aligns with stakeholders.
• Defines and communicates product vision and strategy to teams and leadership.
• Leads quarterly planning and monitors product health and KPIs.
• Collaborates across squads, technology and architecture to maximize value.

Skills

Agile knowledge

Stakeholder management

Product backlog management

Roadmapping & prioritization

Communication

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Description

The Product Owner III is a member of the North America Underwriting Agile team, representing the voice of the customer and the organization through the delivery of business value. Works closely with stakeholders (business and technology), including executive leadership, to define and prioritize features and stories, ensuring alignment with customer needs and organizational goals. Understands customers' problems in detail and ensures the problems are clearly defined, prioritized and the squad/team is focused on the most valuable work for the organization.

The Product Owner III is the team member always communicating with stakeholders to ensure an aligned understanding of how the squad/team can provide the highest value for the customer through the lens of the organization. Collaborates with squads/teams, technologies, and architects across the organization to develop a deep understanding of the technologies and systems they support.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for collaboratively creating product vision and alignment with strategic priorities with stakeholders
• Contributes to the development of the portfolio vision
• Communicates the vision as a product strategy to their squad/team and other squads/teams outside their portfolio & functional area as well as executive leadership
• With the squad, accountable for developing and achieving product level KPIs
• Manages product(s) with high 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
• Contributes to priorities for and actively participates in portfolio quarterly planning
• Sets expectations with stakeholders for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities
• 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
• Leads IT and business leadership to align development and business goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and squad/team to remove roadblocks to execution
• Monitors and maintains the product health
• Designs additional monitoring to support enhanced understanding of product health
• Proactively monitors impact of their product on others in the ecosystem
• Analyzes and reports on feasibility, cost of delay ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential changes to the product
• Drives alignment with stakeholders to understand the impact that their products' regulatory, compliance, and other industry constraints will have on other products in the portfolio
• Negotiates with internal and external squads/teams to set aligned priorities among squads/teams both within and outside the portfolio

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Agile development methodologies as typically acquired through a Bachelors’ degree in relevant field (business, computer science, humanities etc
• 7 years in business, technology, or consulting with 5 to 7 years direct experience with agile teams
• Master's degree preferred
• High level of proven business expertise needed to set clear priorities for product and understand business value impacts
• Develops strong stakeholder relationships and influencing across multiple organizational boundaries
• Demonstrated experience leading varied audiences through the development of complex ideas, issues and designs
• Ability to lead varied audiences through census building
• Proven experience with Agile practices and expectations
• Comfortable with making decisions with some level of uncertainty
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of insurance industry preferred
• Knowledge of relevant products and portfolio strongly preferred
• Strong experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty and exploit market opportunities

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.

At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.

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://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/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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