Senior Product Owner, Annuities (Hybrid)

Guardian Life Insurance; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life Insurance in New York seeks a Senior Product Owner for the annuities group to define roadmaps and drive product delivery, bridging customer insights with business goals. You will guide backlog items, align with epics, and ensure clear acceptance criteria for features.

You will partner with the PDM, data/AI SMEs, and stakeholders to ensure governance, go-to-market readiness, and timely, quality delivery of annuity capabilities that meet compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in annuity product management or related field.
• Proven ability to define and drive roadmaps, integrate customer research, and meet data/AI standards.
• Strong knowledge of journey mapping, process improvement, and OKR management.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Translate the annuity product vision into a team backlog with user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to prioritize and implement process improvements and track progress.
• Define, prioritize, and sequence annuity features in the backlog aligned with goals and customer needs.
• Manage the backlog and roadmap in collaboration with the Tech Lead.
• Break down data requirements into the backlog and ensure timely delivery of functionality and customer experience.
• Work with data and AI SMEs to ensure data and AI standards are met across applications.
• Lead go-to-market readiness activities and review the release plan with the Product Manager.

Skills

Product roadmaps

Customer research

Data/AI standards

Journey mapping

Process improvement

OKR management

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Teamwork

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Product Backlog Management

Root Cause Analysis

Job description

Role Summary

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

You will:

• 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)

You have:

• 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

Required skills:

• 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