Director, Agile Product Owner

2 hours ago


San Antonio, Texas, United States Travelers Insurance Full time
Job Title: Director, Agile Product Owner

Travelers Insurance is seeking a Director, Agile Product Owner to lead a team in delivering capabilities and solutions in an agile way.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate with other product owner teams and project managers to align with strategic roadmaps.
  • Identify and communicate dependencies and risks to inform project timelines.
  • Establish a shared vision of new products by building consensus with stakeholders and customers.
  • Lead Agile teams through the ideation, development, and launch of products.
  • Conduct and facilitate engagement meetings with stakeholders and customers to provide status updates, receive project feedback, and align to business needs.
  • Define, prioritize, and ensure a ready backlog of work for a cross-functional product team.
  • Effectively manage a backlog of deliverables and capabilities, as well as 'test and learn' experimentation targeted at defining/refining future deliverables.
  • Translate business strategies and needs into execution-ready work for an Agile product team.
  • Articulate team goals and strategy effectively to key stakeholders, Circle Leads, and team members.
  • Act as a voice of the end-user, having a deep understanding of and anticipating and proactively seeking customer feedback.
  • Ensure team work product meets defined acceptance criteria.
  • Own team backlog, including prioritization and refinement.
  • Make trade-off decisions to maximize value.
  • Optimize the flow of value by setting objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) for solutions.
  • Inform and participate in business readiness, understanding the impact of change and translating the approach to manage adoption and mitigate resistance.
  • Provide feedback on work-in-progress, clarify requirements, and contribute to removing roadblocks or impediments.
  • Look for opportunities for continuous team and process improvement.
  • Partner with key leaders and peers across to determine resources required to achieve defined business outcomes.
  • Share best practices across teams to ensure alignment and consistency in ways of working within a value stream.
  • Foster an innovative, inclusive, and diverse team environment, promoting positive team culture, encouraging collaboration, and self-organization.
  • May manage Agile Product Owners.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Two years of experience in Agile product management preferred.
  • Two years of work experience within the discipline being supported (e.g., Claim, Risk Control, Technology, Project Management, Production, Application Development, etc.) preferred.
  • Three years of experience articulating and translating business strategy, product vision, and analysis for a product preferred.
  • Agile Mindset: Embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment.
  • Product Mindset: Focus on defining a product value proposition that aligns with and supports the circle/value stream objectives and which is the north star for the team.
  • Influence: Ability to influence behaviors of leaders at all levels and without traditional hierarchy.
  • Servant Leadership: Foster an environment where individuals thrive as empowered and equal members of a team.
  • Communication: Ability to communicate thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience.
  • Collaboration: Expertise working with others in a cross-functional multi-team environment.
  • Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others, and encourage team development.
What's in it for you?
  • Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
  • Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
  • Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
  • Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts, and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs.
  • Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved.

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we can deliver the very best products and services when our workforce reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve.


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