About the position
Corporate Finance Transformation and Solutions is looking for a Product Owner II to join the initiative to modernize enterprise financial data. In this role, you will serve as the voice of the customer, working closely with business leaders, data governance, and engineering teams to translate complex financial data requirements into prioritized, actionable work. You’ll collaborate across portfolios to ensure the development of innovative, governed data solutions on modern platforms. Your efforts will directly enable accurate, accessible, and insightful financial data for reporting and analytics, supporting critical decision-making across Liberty Mutual. If you’re passionate about driving product strategy in a dynamic, data-driven environment and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business value, this is the opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leaders, business stakeholders, technology partners, and Data Strategy and Governance to deeply understand customer problems, define product vision, and align strategic priorities related to financial data modeling, governance, and cloud data platforms.
- Own and maintain a prioritized product backlog that translates complex financial data and engineering requirements into clear, actionable user stories with acceptance criteria.
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos, retrospectives), facilitating communication between stakeholders and the squad.
- Collaborate to align data needs and priorities in alignment with overall Finance Data Strategy and Global Finance Technologies North Star Architecture.
- Define, monitor, and communicate product-level KPIs and health metrics.
- Understand regulatory, compliance, and industry constraints impacting financial data products.
- Lead customer-driven design (CDD) and usability testing efforts with stakeholders and end-users.
- Foster an experimental mindset to drive innovation in data solutions amidst uncertainty.
- Partner with the Data Solutions team to ensure comprehensive documentation of data definitions, transformations, and product roadmaps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or equivalent role within Agile teams delivering data products, preferably in financial services or insurance.
- Strong understanding of data modeling concepts, data governance principles, and cloud data platforms (AWS, Redshift, Snowflake).
- Familiarity with financial data, insurance domain knowledge, or financial services required.
- Proven ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into actionable work with clear acceptance criteria.
- Experience managing product backlogs and facilitating Agile ceremonies in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills with ability to make timely decisions balancing competing priorities.
- Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and risk considerations in financial or insurance data products.
- Comfortable working across multiple portfolios and coordinating with senior product owners and portfolio managers.
- Strong analytical mindset with a focus on metric-driven product management and continuous improvement.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently while fostering team collaboration and ownership.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience partnering with data modeling, data governance, or data engineering teams.
- Exposure to ETL processes, data architecture, and cloud deployment pipelines.
- Background in insurance industry financial data management.
- Experience supporting data stewardship and data quality initiatives.
- Familiarity with Informatica IDMC or similar data governance tools.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and continuous learning opportunities.
- Environment where employees can succeed, both professionally and personally.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for diverse backgrounds.
