Technical Product Owner III - Kubernetes Platform

Description
We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving a transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as a tech startup within a Fortune 100 company, we are leading a digital disruption that will redefine how people experience insurance.
At Liberty, you'll thrive in a hybrid setting that fosters in-person collaboration, innovation and growth. This approach optimizes both remote and in-person interactions, enabling you to connect and ideate with your team and deepen valuable relationships across the company, while still enjoying the flexibility of remote work for focused tasks and projects.
This role has a hybrid work schedule (2 days onsite) and we are considering candidates based in Portsmouth, NH, Boston, MA, Plano, TX and Indianapolis, IN.
Job Introduction:
Do you have experience leading IT-for-IT enterprise platform technologies and eager to make a significant impact within a dynamic organization? We are seeking a Product Owner III for our strategic Cloud Runtimes Platform team within Global Digital Services Application Environments.

• Note: we are open to candidates with experience leading enterprise platforms that are consumed by cross-technology roles. Specific experience with container platforms is preferred but not required.

In this role, you will represent the voice of the application teams across the IT organization, collaborating closely with IT-wide stakeholders to translate complex technical requirements into prioritized epics and features. You'll evolve our platform to meet varied, line-of-business specific needs while ensuring alignment to IT's strategic technology goals.
About the job:
Execution Responsibilities and IT Operations Responsibilities:

• Work closely with multiple Agile teams to clarify business needs, align deliverables around product strategy, and prioritize features accordingly.
• Prioritize platform stability and resilience, prioritizing team engineering & operational excellence efforts to enable seamless platform scalability as platform's workload significantly increases in next 2-5 years.
• Ensure the successful delivery of 6-week product increments by managing 2 team's sprint backlogs and breaking down initiatives into achievable milestones.
• Own and maintain the product stories, ensuring that it contains clear, actionable acceptance criteria for 2 engineering teams to deliver in 2-week, Agile sprints.
• Foster consensus through collaboration, developing outcomes that motivate and empower team members.
• Balance tactical and strategic decisions while collaborating with other product owners and technical leaders.
• Proactively engage platform users and lead stakeholder requirements gathering sessions to gain insight into product usage and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor and maintain product health, proactively identifying potential impacts to other team's product roadmaps and operations.
• Analyze feasibility, cost, and other aspects of planned or potential changes to the product offering.

Strategic Product Development:

• Develop a Cloud Runtime Platform portfolio vision, aligning with both business and technology stakeholders.
• Collaboratively create and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for an Enterprise Platform offering.
• Own multiple digital products related to container runtimes and articulate their value and outcomes by developing measurable metrics & KPIs.
• Define and communicate deliverables based on both financial priorities and stakeholder requirements that you gather via close relationships with business stakeholders and technology leaders.
• Develop and achieve product-level key performance indicators (KPIs) for an enterprise scale technology platform.
• Partner with User Experience teams to deliver intuitive and cohesive cloud products that meet a wide variety of technology groups' infrastructure needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant fields (business, computer science, humanities etc. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years of Product Owner experience supporting agile teams.
• Experience in cloud-native technologies required. Container orchestration and Kubernetes are a plus but not required. Basic understanding of microservices architecture, observability and basic networking concepts are also a plus but not required.
• Proven ability to make decisions based on competing inputs and deep experience with broad stakeholder management are critical.
• Proven track record of a product mindset.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, container runtime environments, telemetry and basic networking concepts.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and influence stakeholders effectively.
• Proven leadership, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills.

About Us
Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications, and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.
As a purpose-driven organization, Liberty Mutual is committed to fostering an environment where employees from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. Through strong relationships, comprehensive benefits, and continuous learning opportunities, we seek to create an environment where employees can succeed, both professionally and personally.
At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where employees from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. By actively seeking employee feedback and amplifying the voices of our seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are open to all, we create an environment where every individual can make a meaningful impact so we continue to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits
Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
Fair Chance Notices

• California
• Los Angeles Incorporated
• Los Angeles Unincorporated
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco

USD $117000.00 - $221000.00