Product Manager – Commercial Underwriting / Delegated Authority programs

Overview

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And CNA has the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.

The Product Manager works with business owners and creates, maintains and communicates the Product Vision and Product Roadmap to develop technical changes to a moderately large / complex business solution. Alternatively, their accountability may be for several smaller, less complex solutions. The Product Manager owns the outcomes at the Agile Release Train (ART) level, breaking down the roadmap into a program increment roadmap that is clearly communicated to product owners and developers on release trains. The Product Manager also ensures alignment at all times with the product vision. This is a key role and works collaboratively with business owners, solution architects, product owners and delivery teams.

JOB DESCRIPTION : This role will focused on supporting the needs for delegated underwriting programs as well as other Commercial underwriting initiatives. We are searching for candidates with the following attributes and experience :

Responsibilities

• Owns, and has final authority for, the business strategy, content and priorities for the ART
• Collaborates with Business Owner / Initiative Owners to decompose Initiatives into ART-level work efforts
• Develops and owns the Agile Program Vision, Backlog and Program Increment (PI) Roadmap, continuously communicating to the Portfolio and Team levels
• Develops Benefit Hypotheses and acceptance criteria
• Works with Portfolio Management, where applicable, actively engaging in Portfolio-level meetings and providing insights into budget parameters
• Partners with system architects to prioritize architecture work aligned with the architectural runway and business priorities
• Actively participates in Team-level PI ceremonies
• Provides strategic insights into work activities to help development teams in sizing
• Participates in release management and solution validation, including partnering with application support teams to prioritize system defects and user feedback
• Support change management, training and communication needs
• Supports the development of a high performing Product Management team at CNA. Provides leadership and mentoring, coaching and development support to empower Product Owners to proactively manage product backlogs to deliver business value

Qualifications

Location

This hybrid role works from the office in Chicago, IL or the potential for remote work with travel to / from Chicago as needed.

Leadership & Skills

Education & Experience

Applicable certifications preferred - SAFe PO / PM, CSPO or PSPO

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