Job Posting End Date: January 17

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture
• Inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance Based Incentive Plans
• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environments

• Proven track record in leading business and technology transformations with successful outcomes
• Responsible for (long term) planning and directing an organization's strategic agenda including long range goals within the customer values streams
• End to end business and IT planning and prioritization to deliver value stream/BDH goals and align teams with the highest business value
• Implement and manage Lean Management system in partnership with Customer Experience and Process experts to:
  • Focus on changing culture & behavior for sustainable growth;
  • Adding strong end-to-end focus on process improvement;
  • Enable faster benefit realization through the agile use of technology;
  • Continue tracking, huddles, side by sides, & Process standardization;
• Setting up and managing the Scaled Agile Framework for a Customer Value Stream/BDH including Agile Release Train and Value Stream and Program ceremonies
• Initiate and proposes strategies within focus on delivering a simple, modern and personal customer experience
• Initiate and execute Portfolio Assessments that leverage economic modeling; accountable to deliver a high return portfolio of Epics
• Define new products, processes and propositions based on Portfolio Assessments;
• Contribute in the development of the change agenda: propose designs, course and prioritization in partnership with Business Leadership based on change agenda setting and manage change project Portfolio;
• In charge on design and implementation of the change agenda within the area of responsibility by consulting, pro-active informing, monitoring and steering;
• Supervises on innovation, standardization and optimization of products and processes regarding functionalities and applicable technology within the framework and standards;
• Contribute to knowledge management and skills development within the area of responsibility including steering on standardization and simplification of activities
• Will be the primary contact for the decision maker for the customer value stream/BDH
• Effectively collaborate with and influence a variety of internal business partners (e.g. Global Services (IT), members of the sales organization, administration, marketing, claims and underwriting) in ensuring the design and development of our offerings align with our strategic intent and the evolving market opportunities
• Collaborate across all functional areas to ensure the right resources are allocated to Product and change initiatives
• Manage cross initiative decisions / tradeoff evaluations
• Job Specifications
• Requires Bachelor's degree. Masters preferred.
• Exhibits strong leadership skills, including the ability to effectively partner, problem solve, and influence others.
• Unique combination of problem solving, analytical and strong project management skills across business and IT
• Leave and Disability experience preferred.
• Fineos experience or absence disability technologies experience required.
• Must be a strategic thinker but able to execute at a tactical level
• Product ownership, Technology Acumen and Change experience of 10+ years required.
• Proven ability to understand and balance distribution needs and considerations with risk management considerations to achieve desired objectives.
• Strong customer focus, with a track record of using customer insights to shape product strategy and drive detailed tradeoffs.
• Adept at analyzing competitive and adjacent products and using those insights to improve the product and anticipate competitive threats before they happen.
• Ability to prioritize competing opportunities, balance market needs with business priorities, manage conflict and articulate the rationale behind decisions.
• Successful at leading complex projects across a matrixed organization and demonstrated ability as a thought leader.
• Makes decisions confidently and wisely, adequately considering alternatives.
• Demonstrates high levels of judgment, ownership and accountability.
• High energy and the willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Vocally self-critical and focused on continuous improvement of self, team and product.
• Creative thinker and problem solver who can confidently express complex ideas in an articulate, concise manner.
• Strong technology acumen and seeks to understand emerging technologies in partnership with IT
• Proven abilities regarding talent development, inclusive of attracting, developing and retaining talent.
• Proficient in cultivating a strong personal network across the organization
• Develops other product owners to demonstrate similar skills and qualifications
• Demonstrated results against 'We are Unum' principles
• Some travel may be required