Product Owner, Risk Management & Compliance - Liberty Mutual Investments

Liberty Mutual Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 132,500 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Inclusive environment with ERGs

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Boston is seeking a Product Owner for Risk Management & Compliance to lead Scrum teams, develop essential dashboards, and enhance analytics within Financial Markets. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product ownership within investment management, exceptional communication skills, and proficiency in SQL. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product ownership, business analysis, or reporting roles within investment management.
• Proven track record of implementing dashboards and analytics reports.
• Exceptional communicator able to articulate complex ideas.

Responsibilities

• Lead Scrum teams in developing capabilities for the private markets investment lifecycle.
• Drive root cause analysis for data quality issues impacting reporting.
• Define and own the vision for reporting and analytics in Financial Markets.

Skills

Product ownership

Business analysis

Data validation

Agile methodologies

SQL

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science or related field

MBA or CFA

Tools

Aladdin

Snowflake

WSO

Job description

Overview

Product Owner, Risk Management & Compliance - Liberty Mutual Investments. Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) manages Liberty Mutual Insurance Group’s (LMIG) global financial assets across global markets and private domains to build capital and generate income. LMI has assets under management over $100 billion with a team of investment, finance, and operations professionals in Boston, MA, and New York, NY. The role reports to the Director of Total Portfolio Management Product within the Global Investment Solutions (GIS) function of LMI and focuses on risk framework and compliance reporting and analytics across the total portfolio management data and analytics ecosystem, including data from platforms like Aladdin, Snowflake, and WSO.

Note: This description reflects responsibilities and qualifications for the role as published by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Pay range information is provided below where applicable.

Base pay range

$132,500.00/yr - $174,000.00/yr

Responsibilities

• Lead two dedicated Scrum teams in successful story and backlog creation and oversee the implementation of capabilities and feature sets critical for the private markets investment lifecycle.
• Drive root cause analysis and remediation for data quality issues impacting LMI’s reporting dashboards, working with source system owners and developers.
• Define and own the vision and roadmap for reporting and analytics in Financial Markets.
• Collaborate with investment professionals, data engineers, and external vendors to deliver high-value features.
• Translate business needs into clear product requirements and manage the product backlog.
• Oversee development of dashboards and analytical tools and validation, testing and final approval of features prior to end user acceptance (UAT).
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure user-centered design is embedded throughout the product lifecycle.
• Advocate for end-user needs, usability, and accessibility during planning and development.
• Identify and trace any data quality issues in partnership with data governance, core data teams, operations, and investment professionals.
• Act as the voice of the customer (investment teams, operations, risk, and compliance) to ensure reporting tools meet end-user needs.
• Lead cross-functional meetings and working groups to gather feedback and align priorities.
• Lead agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews.
• Manage the testing and release of enhancements in collaboration with development teams.
• Monitor KPIs to measure impact and improve product iterations.

Product Strategy & Ownership

• Define and own the vision and roadmap for reporting and analytics in Financial Markets.
• Collaborate with investment professionals, data engineers, and external vendors to deliver high-value features.
• Translate business needs into clear product requirements and manage the product backlog.
• Oversee development of dashboards and analytical tools and validation, testing and final approval of features prior to end user acceptance (UAT).
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure user-centered design is embedded throughout the product lifecycle.
• Advocate for end-user needs, usability, and accessibility during planning and development.
• Identify and trace any data quality issues in partnership with data governance, core data teams, operations, and investment professionals.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the voice of the customer (investment teams, operations, risk, and compliance) to ensure reporting tools meet end-user needs.
• Lead cross-functional meetings and working groups to gather feedback and align priorities.

Delivery & Implementation

• Lead agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews.
• Manage the testing and release of enhancements in collaboration with development teams.
• Monitor KPIs to measure impact and improve product iterations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field; MBA or CFA a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or reporting roles within investment management; 10+ years preferred.
• Proven track record of implementing dashboard and analytics reports and/or tools for investments.
• Proven track record of implementing systems, modules, tools with external vendors such as Aladdin, DealCloud, Moody’s.
• Working knowledge of institutional asset management, including portfolio construction principles, performance attribution, and investment risk measures.
• Fundamental understanding of AI/ML concepts and their application in enhancing business processes, operational workflows, and investment technology solutions.
• Exceptional communicator with the ability to articulate complex ideas and solutions.
• Outstanding leadership skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams and reconcile diverse user needs and priorities.
• Basic knowledge of the risk investment metrics and/or compliance monitoring processes; advanced knowledge preferred.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and demonstrated ownership, with strategic thought leadership for total portfolio management data and analytics across stakeholders, product, data and technology.
• Intermediate SQL skills for performing data validation and complex data organization, including data from Aladdin, Snowflake, and WSO; advanced SQL preferred.
• Deep knowledge and experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum or Kanban) a plus.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) preferred.

About Us & Benefits

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We provide a comprehensive benefits program and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment with ERGs. For benefit details visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits

Equal Opportunity

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Other | Industries: Insurance