Senior Annuities Product Owner | Hybrid (3 days)

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America; Town of Bethlehem (NY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Senior Product Owner for the annuities group. You will translate the product vision into a team backlog, create user stories with clear acceptance criteria, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality product features.

This hybrid role requires strong collaboration with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to align with business goals and customer needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is required.
• 5+ years of annuity product management experience.
• Experience defining and driving product roadmaps with customer research.

Responsibilities

• Translate annuity product vision into team backlog with user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Product Manager to prioritize process improvements and report progress to stakeholders.
• Define and sequence annuity features in the backlog aligned with business goals and customer needs.
• Manage backlog and roadmap with the Tech Lead.
• Break down data requirements into the backlog to ensure timely delivery of functionality and customer experience.
• Work with data and AI SMEs to meet data/AI standards.
• Lead go-to-market readiness activities and review release plans with Product Manager.

Skills

Product backlog management

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

OKR management

Product roadmaps

Customer research

Cross-functional collaboration

Data/AI standards compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Senior Product Owner for the annuities group. You will translate the product vision into a team backlog, create user stories with clear acceptance criteria, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality product features.

This hybrid role requires strong collaboration with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to align with business goals and customer needs.