Director Agile Product Management - BA06CEWe’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. As an Agile Product Manager in Global Specialty, you will work with a Value Stream to deliver better outcomes for our shareholders, customers, and employees. You 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. You will take a product ownership perspective - using data and insights - to prioritize and drive capabilities with a clear focus on customer and business outcomes. This role will manage a small team of agile product owners. This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in an office ( Hartford, CT or Charlotte, NC ) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday). Responsibilities:
Autonomously responsible for ensuring solutions deliver business value .
Engage with business and technology stakeholders to identify product opportunities and implications .
Stay current on internal, competitive, and industry technology trends to be a subject matter expert .
Represent the voice of the customer to the entire ART .
Set 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 ARTs in determining PI objectives, linking execution activities to business intent .
Manage the program backlog, breaking down epics into features and prioritizing features to maximize business value; independently drives feature road mapping.
Independently make prioritize/pivot/persevere decisions .
Accountable for the health and readiness of the program backlog, which may span multiple Product Owners and agile teams .
Ensure the APOs in the ART understand the items in the program backlog and their business value .
Write features, including defining acceptance criteria .
Accept completed features that meet the “definition of done” and quality expectations .
Validate that the solution and feature functionality meet the product vision .
Incorporate feedback from system demos .
Partner with the RTE, Architects, APOs, and IT/business leads to ensure solutions will deliver the business vision .
Maintain change management plans for all key stakeholders and impacted users .
Monitor and share execution, benefit realization, and post-release optimization progress, including risks and impediments .
Analyze program-level metrics to identify key trends and opportunities for continuous improvement within the ART .
Analyze business-level KPI impact of epics/features
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in agile product ownership
Insurance industry experience preferred .
Experience coaching and mentoring APOs, significantly contributing to an Agile product management community of practice, and enhancing Agile product management maturity in the portfolio (e.g. hiring, upskilling)
Proficiency in agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
Experience with agile lifecycle management tools (e.g., Rally, JIRA)
Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams
Strong collaboration and influence skills, including ability to manage and negotiate with multiple stakeholders .
Effective at working in a matrix environment .
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 .
Proven track record as an effective decision-maker
Experience with ADKAR or other change management frameworks required .
Bachelor’s degree required .
CompensationThe 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: $134,240 - $201,360Equal Opportunity Employer/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age About Us (https://www.thehartford.com/about-us) | Culture & Employee Insights (https://www.thehartford.com/careers/employee-stories) | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (https://www.thehartford.com/about-us/corporate-diversity) | Benefits (https://www.thehartford.com/careers/benefits) Human achievement is at the heart of what we do.We believe that with the right encouragement and support, people are capable of achieving amazing things.We put our belief into action by ensuring individuals and businesses are well protected, and by going even further – making an impact in ways that go beyond an insurance policy.Nearly 19,000 employees use their unique talents in careers that span a variety of disciplines – from developing the latest technology to creating and promoting our products to evaluating future financial risks.We’re also committed to programs that drive education and support volunteerism, which put human beings first. We do it because it’s the right thing to do, and because when our customers, communities and employees succeed, we all do.About Us (https://www.thehartford.com/about-us) Culture & Employee Insights (https://www.thehartford.com/careers/employee-stories) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (https://www.thehartford.com/about-us/corporate-diversity) Benefits (https://www.thehartford.com/careers/benefits) Legal Notice (https://www.thehartford.com/legal-notice) Accessibility StatementProducer Compensation (https://www.thehartford.com/producer-compensation) EEO Privacy Policy (https://www.thehartford.com/online-privacy-policy) California Privacy PolicyYour California Privacy Choices (https://www.thehartford.com/data-privacy-opt-out-form) International Privacy PolicyCanadian Privacy Policy (https://www.thehartford.com/canadian-privacy-policy)
