Senior Manager, Product Owner – Underwriting

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Liberty Specialty Markets Full time

Job Title: Senior Manager, Product Owner – Underwriting

Location: London

Duration: Permanent / Hybrid working

About the role:

Responsible for Portfolio-specific business objectives within the Underwriting Domain for a set of global Agile Products that span across core capabilities such as Risk Assessment and Coverage, Risk Rating and Pricing, Risk Proposal and Issuance and Product Enablement. Responsible for articulating and translating the overall Underwriting business vision into digital strategy and tactics for specific agile products within their respective Portfolio. Responsible for overseeing Agile product teams and ensuring they are appropriately resourced, focused on the key priorities, and aligned on comprehensive roadmaps to achieve portfolio objectives. Manages a team of Product Managers and helps oversee their respective Agile teams and stakeholders to align priorities, remove roadblocks and secure resources. Accountable for outcomes and key results (OKRs) tied directly to Portfolio strategic objectives. Responsible for ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and overall progress against objectives using agile methodology.

Key Responsibilities:

Sets ambitious and clear digital portfolio strategy and oversees the Product Managers who translate this into strategic roadmaps for their respective Underwriting Agile Products. Responsible for business results of the related set of customer journeys or agile Products as measured by relevant OKRs. Deeply understands the businesses that comprise GRS (Global Risk Solutions), their go-to-market strategies, their common opportunities to leverage scale, and their unique differences that are required to win in local markets. Responsible for communicating the Portfolio vision effectively to key stakeholders and team members. Works closely with IT and other Business Unit counterparts to ensure resource alignment in support of Portfolio vision and roadmaps. Partnering with Design Team ensures customer-driven design is prioritized, considering user pain points from usability test results and market industry knowledge to deliver a well-positioned product. Owns alignment of development and business resources on goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and team to remove roadblocks to execution. Directly manages a team of Product Managers who are responsible for all Agile Products. Participates to provide feedback, support, coaching, in sprint-and release plans together with Product Managers and Technology counterparts. Manages delivery of scope, partners with the Leadership Team and Business Sponsors to align on key functional strategic outcomes, Portfolio and initiative performance and funding / resource demand and allocation. Works with Product Manager to ensure Epics and Features are clear and resolves open issues/questions quickly and efficiently. Acts as the `voice of the customer for the larger Portfolio. Leads the analysis of feasibility, cost ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential programs within their respective Portfolio. Approves final Epics and approves completed user features or series of features. This is a global role with both customers and employees in the US, UK and Ireland

Skills and Experience:

Advanced knowledge of Agile development methodologies as typically acquired through a Bachelors` degree in relevant field (business, computer science, etc.) Experience in business, engineering, technology and/or consulting. Master`s degree preferred. High level of proven business expertise needed to set clear priorities for product within the Distribution Domain and understand business value impacts. Technical proficiency is required to participate in sprint planning and have an informed, independent voice. Good influencing skills in order to be seen as the decision maker when interfacing with business, and willingness to dissent with both teams and business. Proven experience with Agile practices and expectations. Comfortable with making decisions with some level of uncertainty. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

About Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM):

Liberty Specialty Markets is part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, a leading global insurer. We offer a breadth of world-class insurance and reinsurance services to brokers and insureds in all major markets.

Our people are key to our success. That is why “Put People First” is one of the five Liberty values which unite us as a global organisation. We bring this to life for our colleagues through:

Offering a vibrant and inclusive environment and committing to their career development. Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Our Inclusion Matters framework and employee-led networks strengthen the diversity of our workforce and our inclusive environment. Reinforcing that collaborating together to share our unique perspectives help us make better decisions, deliver innovative solutions and pursue our ambitious goals. A supportive culture, which includes promoting a healthy work-life balance and working flexibly.

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