Agile Product Manager

Alternate Locations: Work from Home; Charlotte, NC (North Carolina); Dover, NH (New Hampshire); Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana); Greensboro, NC (North Carolina); Hartford, CT (Connecticut); Omaha, NE (Nebraska); Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania)

 

 Work Arrangement:

Hybrid/Flexible : Work at home and use the office as appropriate for in-person collaboration.

 

Relocation assistance:  is not available for this opportunity.

 

Requisition #: 72564

 

The Role at a Glance

We are excited to bring on an Agile Product Manager for our Product, Underwriting, Legal and Compliance portfolio to work in in a hybrid/home (work from home/in office) environment. 

 

Lincoln is transforming the way we work by implementing a new Operating Model that will enable our organization to translate strategy into execution. In this position you will play a pivotal role in partnering with Portfolio Owners to drive the strategy of the portfolios. You will own the development of epics and features and be accountable for the near and long-term strategic roadmaps for their products. You will serve as the “translation layer” between the Business and IT to lead the breakdown and sequencing of outcomes for execution by agile teams.
 

What you'll be doing

• Create and maintain a 12–18-month roadmap for your portfolio.
• Provide input to the Portfolio Owner to inform strategic vision, mission, and objectives.
• Build and prioritize epics and features from the roadmap and strategy to realize customer and business value.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Owner, other Product Managers, Product Owners, and key stakeholders as appropriate.
• Balance stakeholder priorities and development team(s) capacity to aid in achievable roadmap(s) and delivery targets (including defining the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for delivery and a clear path forward to achieve results)
• Work with other Product Managers on cross-portfolio / cross-value stream dependencies
• Partner with Portfolio Owner and Org Readiness Lead to generate stakeholder buy-in and operational readiness.
• Consult and partner with stakeholders to evaluate buy/build/partner strategy to deliver against product roadmap.
• Monitor performance of product and features against Measures of Success; regularly review with Portfolio Owner, including voice of the customer.
• Ensure non-IT work is included within the team’s backlog portfolio roadmap and business resources are available to assist.
• Partner with the teams to share status updates for delivery against the roadmap and resolve issues that are escalated to you.

What we’re looking for

Must-haves:

• 3- 5+ Years of demonstrated experience in customer and / or internal stakeholder management via Product Management or similar role in Insurance industry
• 4 Year/bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)
• Knowledge and experience of the journey from vision to implementation of an idea or initiative 
• Analytical, objective, and rational attitude towards problems
• Effective communication and leadership skills with ability to understand and articulate complex messages, situations, and trade-offs
• Not afraid to ‘roll up the sleeves’ and seeks to go outside comfort zone to learn and pushes the team to do the same 
• Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust across the team

Nice-to-haves:  

• Deep knowledge of Group Insurance, specifically related to Product, Underwriting, Legal or Compliance functions
• Adopts a challenger mindset and has a passion for pushing status quo to find innovative solutions and drive out of the box ideas; embraces change

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What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.

 

What’s in it for YOU:

• A clearly defined career framework to help you successfully manage your career

• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities

• PTO/parental leave

• Competitive 401K and employee benefits

• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program

• Tuition assistance program