Product Owner

Prudential is seeking a talented and passionate Product Owner to shape awesome experiences for prospective and existing customers and distributors. The successful candidate will be passionate about business impact and data, able to craft a vision, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Job Description:

• Lead the vision and roadmap of the product in partnership with business leaders and technology partners.
• Responsible for delivery of agreed platform roadmap and realization of business benefits.
• Managing a team of Software Engineers and Business Analysts for the platform.
• Ensure that the team has clarity of purpose and direction as well as alignment with organisational vision, mission, and strategy.
• Manage stakeholders, including influencing and persuading, as part of applications delivery and support.
• Develop resource plans for the teams and formulate business-technology capabilities roadmap in area of responsibility.

Who we are looking for:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior leaders
• Strong experience in Digital Product management and UX
• Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss product strategy and manage trade-offs
• Proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and recommendations and to drive actions
• Strong negotiation skills - able to balance the role, priorities, and stakeholders
• Experience in Agile methodologies
• Competency in Jira and Confluence
• Need to be able to effectively communicate Product vision and features with Business leaders and Business Partners

Working Experience:

• At least 12+ years of total experience and at least 3 years of experience in software products delivery
• Managing and delivering customer-centric software products and services in a high-growth environment
• Demonstrated passion for transformative user experiences
• Leading cross-functional and cross-company teams to deliver product experience and projects timely
• Experience with Vendor Engagement and RFI, RFP
• In-depth understanding of Insurance, Insurance products, market, and processes is advantageous

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or related field; MBA or other relevant degrees will be an added advantage