Senior Wealth Product Owner – Hybrid, Advisor Experience

Guardian Life; Town of Bethlehem (NY); Hybrid; USD 99,150 - 162,885; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is seeking a Senior Product Owner for Wealth Management to translate strategy into a prioritized backlog and actionable user stories. You will work with product, technology, operations, and data teams to deliver wealth management capabilities that improve advisor and client experiences.

Responsibilities include refining the backlog, defining acceptance criteria, and ensuring release readiness. A strong track record in product ownership and cross-functional collaboration is required.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of product management or related roles.
• Experience in wealth management or advisory workflows is preferred.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into actionable requirements and roadmaps.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate product vision and strategy into a prioritized backlog with clear requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Technology Leads, and business stakeholders to deliver Wealth Management capabilities.
• Build deep understanding of advisor/client workflows, data needs, and operational challenges to guide decisions.
• Define, sequence, and refine enhancements and backlog items with the PM and Tech Lead.
• Partner with data, analytics, and AI teams to align reporting and data standards with product solutions.
• Support release readiness, adoption planning, and stakeholder updates to maintain momentum.

Skills

Backlog management

Prioritization

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

User stories

Acceptance criteria

Roadmaps

Release readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Guardian Life is seeking a Senior Product Owner for Wealth Management to translate strategy into a prioritized backlog and actionable user stories. You will work with product, technology, operations, and data teams to deliver wealth management capabilities that improve advisor and client experiences.

Responsibilities include refining the backlog, defining acceptance criteria, and ensuring release readiness. A strong track record in product ownership and cross-functional collaboration is required.