INTL Agile Product Owner International - BA07YY

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The Hartford is seeking a Product Owner to support our Global Specialty International portfolio. The Product Owner is a critical role that sets the priorities for 1-2 agile teams.

The Product Owner represents the voice of the customer and links execution to the business vision. This role requires a high performing individual who is a thought leader able to balance multiple responsibilities and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

• Part of the International Strategy and Execution team.
• Develops the strategic vision for the digital products for all functions and all classes of business across Global Specialty International, including Underwriting, Operations, Exposure Management, Claims, Finance, and Actuarial.
• Has autonomy to guide the products to achieve the agreed objectives based on assessments of viability, feasibility and usability working with both in-house and external contractor developers.
• Key leadership role responsible for partnering with business and technology leaders to design solutions and ultimately implementing the technology changes to ensure we reach our goals.

• Lead product execution with 1 to 2 agile team(s) delivering priority digital solutions for The Hartford International
• Autonomously responsible for ensuring solutions deliver business vision
• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to identify product opportunities and implications across all functions and all classes of business
• Partner with Product Managers and leaders for other Value Streams to leverage solutions across Global Specialty's International and US divisions
• Stay current on internal, competitive, and industry technology trends to be a subject matter expert
• Represent the voice of the customer
• Provide perspective on portfolio / value stream vision and roadmap
• Articulate the product strategy and alignment to business strategy
• Provide product vision and develop features to achieve it
• Articulate product vision to key business and IT stakeholders to ensure alignment with direction
• Guide the team in determining Programme Increment objectives, linking execution activities to business intent
• Manage the programme backlog, breaking down epics into features and prioritizing features to maximise business valueDrive feature roadmapping
• Independently make prioritise/pivot/persevere decisions
• Accountable for the health and readiness of the programme backlog
• Ensure the teams understand the items in the programme backlog and their business value
• Write user stories, including defining acceptance criteria
• Accept completed features that meet the "definition of done" and quality expectations
• Validate that the solution and functionality meet the product vision
• Incorporate feedback from sprint demos
• Partner with the Architects, developers and business leads to ensure solutions will deliver the business vision.
• Drive business readiness and change management plans for all key stakeholders and impacted users
• Monitor and share execution, benefit realisation, and post-release optimisation progress, including risks and impediments
• Analyse programme-level metrics to identify key trends and opportunities for continuous improvement within the team

• Relevant experience in product related role, digital, technology, or related field
• Experience in the insurance industry preferred
• Proficiency in agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
• Preferred experience with agile lifecycle management tools (e.g., Rally, JIRA)
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, including ability to manage and negotiate with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability understand audiences, tailor messages and influence outcomes
• Experience with analyzing data to identify insights, create hypotheses for testing, and drive new and enhanced customer experiences
• Self-motivated individual with experience handling multiple high-priority demands, managing expectations, and achieving objectives
• Experience as an effective decision-maker