Product Owner II/III

Description This is a grade PO II 17/ PO III 18 range posting. Your background and qualifications will be evaluated against the skills and experiences required for the position. This position requires two in-office days per week for candidates who reside within 50 miles of Columbus, OH; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Indianapolis, IN; or Plano, TX. Love a big, complex problem with a lot of moving parts? Same! We’re looking for a Product Owner who thinks strategically, builds trust across a matrixed organization, and can turn a tangle of interdependent requirements into a sequenced, shippable roadmap. You’ll join Independent Agent Distribution Solutions within the Small Commercial Quote Experience group, where we’re working cross-functionally to shape eCLIQ 2.0 into the quoting platform Independent Agents go to first. As a Product Owner, you’ll shape how agents efficiently move through quotes, optimizing for ease, transparency, and speed. You’ll own quote navigation and transparency across the IA Distribution eCLIQ 2.0 portfolio, setting the roadmap to incrementally enhance quoting and navigation modernization. We are looking for a visionary who prioritizes near-term wins while going deep to build the case and dependency map for the full vision. You’ll balance agent research and quote analytics against business objectives, make the trade-offs visible to leadership and keep moving on near-term wins along the way. Key responsibilities Define and communicate the vision and roadmap for small commercial quote navigation and transparency, aligned to IA Distribution's eCLIQ 2.0 portfolio and organizational priorities. Own and prioritize the product backlog; write clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria that let engineering deliver agent value every PI. Translate agent friction and business objectives into sequenced work, focusing the squad on the capabilities that most reduce rework, clicks and abandonment. Partner with Product, Product Tech, UX and Underwriting Strategy to strategically sequence work and impact launches. Lead stakeholder engagement across business, technology and executive leadership to set expectations for timelines, capabilities and trade-offs. Ideal candidate will have: Strong strategy and visioning: To become independent agents’ carrier system of choice for small commercial, you dream big and act boldly by listening to agents, incorporating business objectives and articulating a clear strategy. Curiosity and tenacity: You dive deep to understand problems and Independent Agents and rally teams to solve problems. Analytical foundation: Data informs and supports your work. You use quote funnel and page-level analytics to find opportunity and measure impact. Comfort in ambiguity: You are a self-starter and a leader, comfortable sequencing a large vision into increments and adjusting as priorities shift. Stakeholder management: You are a strong storyteller adept at influencing broad groups of stakeholders, and a transparent communicator who keeps partners informed before trade-offs become surprises.

Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of Agile development methodologies as typically acquired through a Bachelors’ degree in relevant field (business, computer science, humanities etc.), 7 years in business, technology, or consulting with 5 to 7 years direct experience with agile teams Master's degree preferred High level of proven business expertise needed to set clear priorities for product and understand business value impacts Develops strong stakeholder relationships and influencing across multiple organizational boundaries Demonstrated experience leading varied audiences through the development of complex ideas, issues and designs Ability to lead varied audiences through census building Proven experience with Agile practices and expectations Comfortable with making decisions with some level of uncertainty Strong communication skills, both written and verbal Knowledge of insurance industry preferred Knowledge of relevant products and portfolio strongly preferred Strong experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty and exploit market opportunities