Product Owner (Hybrid)
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
What You'll Do
We’re looking for a Product Owner to join our Benefits & Protection Product community. In this role, you’ll collaborate with key business stakeholders and technology partners to drive our business initiatives forward!
You’ll have the opportunity to:
Collaborate with agile team members from IT and other product owners to successfully implement a variety of technology solutions (mainframe, cloud, data, infrastructure, etc.) for customers and business teams.Develop your team’s backlog and engage in priority discussions with your business partners to assure the most critical work is done first.Tell the story of the problems that need to be solved and the opportunities that add business value.Show confidence in understanding of the product and future strategy.Focus on describing value proposition, value stream, and capability outcomes.Begin to build strong partnerships with partners and product managers to represent their needs.Assist in making decisions to enable the team to deliver quickly. Be comfortable not having all of the answers. Make small bets and embrace experimentation.Lead discovery efforts to determine the read business needs and create the right solutions for them.Keep lines of communication open with team members so their needs are represented and they understand what is being delivered along the way.Challenge status quo, encourage innovation, be open-minded and approachable. Collaborate well with all partners.
Who You Are
We are looking for someone with
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, plus at least 6 years related experience.4 or more years of business or technical experience with exposure to creatively solving business needs.Excellent communication skills required including the ability to influence and negotiate.Exceptional communication skills including the ability to be the voice of the team when presenting their work to peers and collaborators.Strong critical thinking, collaboration and decision-making skills.Demonstrates continuous learning and development mentality.
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
Product Management/Business Liaison experience.Technical experience.SDLC experience.Data and reporting experience.
Salary Range Information
Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.
Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)
$86450 - $144400 / year
Time Off Program
Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.
Pension Eligible
Yes
Additional Information
Job Level
We’ll consider talent at the next level with the right experiences and skills.
Work Environments
This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.
Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Global Investors positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Experience Principal
While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees – individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we’re an exceptional place to grow your career.
Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Posting Window
We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.
Original Posting Date
4/18/2024
Most Recently Posted Date
4/19/2024
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