Product Manager

4 weeks ago

Chicago, United States CNA Full time

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.

CNA seeks to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees that helps them - and their family members - achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.

For a detailed look at CNA's benefits, check out our Candidate Guide.

The Product Manager works with business owners and creates, maintains and communicates the Product Vision and Product Roadmap to develop technical changes to a moderately large / complex business solution. Alternatively, their accountability may be for several smaller, less complex solutions. Operating within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), the Product Manager owns the outcomes at the Agile Release Train (ART) level, breaking down the roadmap into a program increment roadmap that is clearly communicated to product owners and developers on release trains. The Product Manager also ensures alignment at all times with the product vision. This is a key role and works collaboratively with business owners, solution architects, product owners and delivery teams. The Product Manager will also lead process redesign of current state in collaboration with the Business Owners and Product Owners to streamline and optimize Surety processing.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

  • Owns, and has final authority for, the business strategy, content and priorities for the ART
  • Collaborates with Business Owner / Initiative Owners to decompose Initiatives into ART-level work efforts
  • Develops and owns the Agile Program Vision, Backlog and Program Increment (PI) Roadmap, continuously communicating to the Portfolio and Team levels
  • Develops Benefit Hypotheses and acceptance criteria
  • Works with Portfolio Management, where applicable, actively engaging in Portfolio-level meetings and providing insights into budget parameters
  • Helps Product Owners and Product Management teams rethink and redesign current state processes to streamline and optimize future state operations
  • Partners with system architects to prioritize architecture work aligned with the architectural runway and business priorities
  • Actively participates in Team-level PI ceremonies
  • Participates in release management and solution validation
  • Provides strategic insights into work activities to help development teams in sizing
  • Aligns with the extended Product Management team in support of the overall Product Management discipline
May perform additional duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationship

Typically AVP or above

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
  • Proven ability to effectively coach, develop, mentor and inspire a team using the Lean-Agile Mindset
  • Expert domain knowledge of the solutions being developed and proven ability to deliver outcomes across business functions in pursuit of value within their area of expertise and for the company
  • Proven ability to think strategically and develop plans and roadmaps to realize outcomes aligned with business strategy
  • Strong ability to resolve conflicts, facilitate discussions, propose viable alternatives, and consider different approaches
  • Proven ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including business and technical/product teams; building and maintaining collaborative relationships
  • Ability to pivot and enact change quickly
  • Highly motivated self-starter capable of working independently
  • Process redesign analysis and modeling
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong leadership and management skills, demonstrating integrity and professionalism
Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree, with Master's preferred, in a related discipline or equivalent work experience
  • Typically a minimum of ten years of related work experience, preferably as a Product Manager, Product Owner or equivalent role
  • Experience with insurance, insurance agency management, and finance based products
  • Surety Insurance experience a plus
  • Successful track record with delivery using Agile methodologies
  • Applicable certifications preferred - SAFe PO/PM, CSPO or PSPO


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