Product Owner, Middle and Large Commercial Underwriting Transformation

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.   

The Agile Product Owner in the Middle and Large Business Transformation Office will positively impact Product, Underwriting Excellence, Data, Digital and AI value streams to deliver better outcomes for our shareholders, customers, and employees.  They will collaborate closely with internal customers and stakeholders to contribute and deliver on high business value strategic investments and enhancements on the Product Roadmap. 

They will collaborate cross functionally with business leaders and experts to define and evolve strategies, prioritize investments and lead agile execution teams spanning change management, actuarial, product, underwriting, operations, architectural, and technology dimensions.  They will take a product ownership perspective - using data and insights - to prioritize and drive capabilities with a clear focus on customer and business outcomes. 

Our organization is committed to using advanced technologies to drive innovation, growth, and exceptional customer experiences while providing a single point of leadership to partner with numerous other parts of the organization as we advance our AI capabilities.  

Responsibilities: 

Flexibility to work on Saturday’s occasionally for Production releases

Lead product execution for 1-2 agile scrum IT teams by ensuring that the development team understands backlog items and their business value

Articulate, own, and execute on the product vision and product roadmap

Manage the Product Backlog, including prioritization of stories to maximize business value

Convey the strategy/roadmap and can clearly articulate direction to the working team

Refining user stories including user story acceptance criteria and accepting the completed work

Showcasing completed work during sprint reviews

Partner with the Scrum Master, Architects and Tech leads to ensure solutions will deliver the business vision

Monitor execution progress including identification and escalation of risks, issues and sources of conflict opportunities and implications
 

Qualifications:
5 + years of Insurance experience required, preferrable 3+ years of Commercial Insurance experience

Knowledgeable of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc

Empowered to make decisions regarding the scope, priority and release plan.
A representative of the stakeholders and customers to the development team
Fully engaged and committed to delivering outcomes

Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position

Agile/Product Owner expertise including Jira or Rally preferred but not required

Proficient with MS Office preferred

Strong influencing skills with ability to collaborate and build relationships

Ability to manage multiple projects/work-streams

This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in one of the offices listed 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday)

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

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