John Hancock · 2 weeks ago
Technical Product Owner - US Insurance Technology
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $167K/yr
5+ years expJohn Hancock is a leading international financial services provider seeking a passionate and experienced Technical Product Owner to drive the development of key capabilities for life insurance underwriting. The role focuses on delivering Generative AI features, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with business objectives while adhering to agile practices.
Financial ServicesMedicalSecurity
Responsibilities
Play a key role in the production delivery of Gen AI Underwriting features working closely with our teams of data engineers, business leads and technology specialists on overall solution execution for our stakeholders to drive growth and efficiency
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and prioritize requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals
Manage dependencies, eliminate obstacles, and communicate product vision, roadmap, and progress to stakeholders
Manage the technology product backlog, define user stories, and set sprint goals
Deliver on solutions that incorporate multiple technologies
Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the development team, ensuring clear communication and understanding of product vision and goals
Monitor and report on product performance, making data-driven decisions to enhance the customer experience
Stay ahead of new technologies (GenAI, Power Platform, cloud, etc)
Support technical release plans and activities
Develop and maintain technical documentation for business and technical processes
Lead the development and execution of a long-term platform strategy aligned with technology architectural and business goals
Bring an innovative mindset to improving and elevating technology solutions and enablers
Monitors and generates reports on product KPIs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of experience in a technical product owner, platform owner, engineer, project management or similar role
Strong understanding of life insurance industry workflows and processes, particularly relevant to the products being used
Understanding of Generative AI use cases in Insurance operations
Must have strong technical experience
Ability to manage and deliver on parallel feature workstreams
Ability to adhere effectively to initiative timelines, managing and mitigating scheduling risk
Excellent communication, collaboration, negotiation and interpersonal skills
Ability to translate business needs into effective solutions
Experience with program and agile delivery methodologies
Proficiency in troubleshooting and problem-solving
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Experience with project tracking software (e.g. Jira)
Experience with Azure Services, AKS on Azure
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)
Experience with DevOps principles and tools
Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
Experience with User Interface Functionality and Development
Experience with Agile methodologies
Benefits
Health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
Financial education and counseling resources
Up to 11 paid holidays
3 personal days
150 hours of vacation
40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law)
The full range of statutory leaves of absence
Company
John Hancock
John Hancock provides financial solutions, including life insurance, mutual funds, and long-term care insurance.
10001+ employees
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