Product Owner - Dental & Vision Specialty Lines

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Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: 

• Award-winning culture 

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority 

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability 

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) 

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution 

• Mental health support 

• Career advancement opportunities 

• Student loan repayment options 

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments 

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that’s just the beginning…  

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! 

General Summary:

Unum is seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Owner to drive development of our Dental and Vision specialty lines. Aligned closely with Agile, this role bridges IT, business functions, ensuring seamless collaboration to achieve business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Agile Leadership: Drive the execution of a prioritized roadmap, delivering impactful features with a customer-centric focus.
Stakeholder Alignment: Define requirements, manage delivery timelines, and foster alignment across stakeholders.
Operational Readiness: Mobilize teams to ensure the business is prepared to adopt, utilize, and support new capabilities prior to launch.
Vendor Management: Build and maintain relationships with third-party vendors, particularly those focused on Dental and Vision specialty lines.
Collaboration: Work closely with Senior Product Owners on complex or expansive roadmaps.

This is a hybrid role that requires a minimum of 2x per week at Baton Rouge, LA, Portland, ME, Chattanooga, TN, or Atlanta, GA.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in developing and understanding digital technology roadmaps, including identification and understanding of technical requirements
• Proficient experience using Rally to create and update acceptance criteria such as features, user stories, etc
• Proficient experience using MS Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and presentations
• Experience working with public sector vendors on market planning and funding
• Proven understanding of product management lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Product Owner certification preferred (PSPO and/or CSPO)
• IT technical acumen to effectively collaborate with architects, designers, and all DevOps team members
• Demonstrated success in progressive delivery of technical projects
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical subject matter to nontechnical audiences
• Demonstrates the ability to champion change and support teams through change
• Proven ability to lead a team, influence with and without authority, challenge the status quo, and create a competitive advantage for the organization
• Demonstrates high levels of ownership and accountability. Self-starter with the ability to effectively chart a path forward in ambiguous situations or under general direction
• Strong interpersonal skills and a track record of engaging with customers and cross-functional stakeholders at all levels
• Proven ability to help inform leaders in making difficult decisions

Responsibilities:

• Contributes to business case development and cost benefit analysis within their product scope
• Ensures IT delivery roadmap is aligned to the strategic annual product roadmap
• Informs business around opportunities and executes on the product roadmap
• Sets product and adoption KPIs with business partners and derives cascading metrics down through to the development and delivery activities
• Maintains holistic understanding of relevant client personas and has the ability to engage with internal and external client