Great American Insurance Group
Senior Agile Product Owner
Great American Insurance Group, Granite Heights, Wisconsin, United States
Overview
Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.
At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best. Great American Risk Solutions is a dynamic and diverse operation within the Great American Insurance Group. We offer a wide range of commercial products designed to meet the unique needs of our clients, including property, casualty, and specialty insurance products. Our focus is on the wholesale brokerage market, where our partners specialize in placing complex and high-risk insurance policies, ensuring that our clients receive the best possible service and expertise. We foster a work environment that encourages the empowerment of product owners, respects diverse opinions and experiences, and promotes a culture of continuous growth, learning, and improvement.
Position
details are current as listed for this opportunity at Great American Risk Solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Product Vision and Strategy: Lead a cross-functional team to define a product vision and strategy, product roadmap, and requirements for success. Collaborate with key stakeholders to define business objectives and create and communicate requirements that translate business needs into strategic business and technology initiatives. Ensure a customer-centric and data-driven approach to identify and advocate for iterative deliverables with measurable outcomes.
Product Development and Management: Oversee the creation and maintenance of training materials to assist in product adoption. Monitor usage, assess user data, and identify opportunities to increase usage and improve user experience. Craft a roadmap for one or more teams based on business objectives. Be an active member of one or more agile development teams in partnership with a Scrum Master. Support Risk Solutions as a leader in the division’s agile transformation, sharing best practices and coaching business partners on effective engagement in an agile delivery environment.
Team Collaboration and Leadership: Build relationships with Business Stakeholders to understand the value and need for technical solutions. Maintain and leverage strong relationships across the business. Coach, mentor, or pair with other Product Owners. Participate in or facilitate all agile ceremonies (e.g., standups, planning, retro, etc.).
Desired Skills
Dynamic communication skills
Passion for product delivery
Ability to inspire senior leadership by presenting a product vision
Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills
Ability to influence without direct authority
Experience leading large-scale system implementations or system conversions
Specialties include experience supporting Underwriting, Insurance Product Launches, Policy Administration systems, Broker Management, Binding Authority or Data and Analytics
Job Requirements
Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Field of Study: Business, Management, Information Technology, or related discipline
Experience: 10+ years in the insurance or financial services industry preferred; 3+ years of agile leadership experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager; knowledge of product development and agile methodology (Scrum and/or SAFe)
Certifications: CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) or SAFe certifications are a plus
Additional Information
Travel may be required up to 10%
Business Unit Great American Risk Solutions
Salary Range $127,800.00 - $172,200.00
Benefits Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Total Rewards package includes medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. Benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees. Your recruiter can provide more details about total rewards and compensation ranges during the hiring process.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Product Management and Marketing
Industry: Insurance
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At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best. Great American Risk Solutions is a dynamic and diverse operation within the Great American Insurance Group. We offer a wide range of commercial products designed to meet the unique needs of our clients, including property, casualty, and specialty insurance products. Our focus is on the wholesale brokerage market, where our partners specialize in placing complex and high-risk insurance policies, ensuring that our clients receive the best possible service and expertise. We foster a work environment that encourages the empowerment of product owners, respects diverse opinions and experiences, and promotes a culture of continuous growth, learning, and improvement.
Position
details are current as listed for this opportunity at Great American Risk Solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Product Vision and Strategy: Lead a cross-functional team to define a product vision and strategy, product roadmap, and requirements for success. Collaborate with key stakeholders to define business objectives and create and communicate requirements that translate business needs into strategic business and technology initiatives. Ensure a customer-centric and data-driven approach to identify and advocate for iterative deliverables with measurable outcomes.
Product Development and Management: Oversee the creation and maintenance of training materials to assist in product adoption. Monitor usage, assess user data, and identify opportunities to increase usage and improve user experience. Craft a roadmap for one or more teams based on business objectives. Be an active member of one or more agile development teams in partnership with a Scrum Master. Support Risk Solutions as a leader in the division’s agile transformation, sharing best practices and coaching business partners on effective engagement in an agile delivery environment.
Team Collaboration and Leadership: Build relationships with Business Stakeholders to understand the value and need for technical solutions. Maintain and leverage strong relationships across the business. Coach, mentor, or pair with other Product Owners. Participate in or facilitate all agile ceremonies (e.g., standups, planning, retro, etc.).
Desired Skills
Dynamic communication skills
Passion for product delivery
Ability to inspire senior leadership by presenting a product vision
Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills
Ability to influence without direct authority
Experience leading large-scale system implementations or system conversions
Specialties include experience supporting Underwriting, Insurance Product Launches, Policy Administration systems, Broker Management, Binding Authority or Data and Analytics
Job Requirements
Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Field of Study: Business, Management, Information Technology, or related discipline
Experience: 10+ years in the insurance or financial services industry preferred; 3+ years of agile leadership experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager; knowledge of product development and agile methodology (Scrum and/or SAFe)
Certifications: CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) or SAFe certifications are a plus
Additional Information
Travel may be required up to 10%
Business Unit Great American Risk Solutions
Salary Range $127,800.00 - $172,200.00
Benefits Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Total Rewards package includes medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. Benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees. Your recruiter can provide more details about total rewards and compensation ranges during the hiring process.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Product Management and Marketing
Industry: Insurance
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