Role Summary
As a Senior Product Owner, Guardian Insights you will help shape Guardian’s next-generation reporting and insights platform for group customers and brokers. You will redefine how employers and brokers understand key topics like plan performance, costs, and network engagement—enabling smarter decisions and better outcomes. You will translate the product vision into execution by owning the team backlog, guiding customer experience decisions, and driving delivery across data ingestion, APIs, event-driven workflows, and key engagement features. The role requires strong product instincts, technical fluency, and a bias toward decisive action, along with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams to deliver meaningful customer and business value.
You will:
Translate the product vision and strategy into a team backlog, including user stories with clear acceptance criteria and tasks, ensuring alignment with epics and customer needs
Work closely with the Product Manager (PDM) to prioritize and implement process improvements, track progress and communicate updates to stakeholders
Define, prioritize, and sequence product features and requirements in the team backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs
Manage the backlog and roadmap in collaboration with the Tech Lead
Break down data requirements into the team backlog and ensure timely and quality delivery of product functionality and desired customer experience
Work with data and AI SMEs to ensure data and AI standards are met across applications
Conduct go-to-market readiness activities as the team prepares for release, including reviewing the release plan with the PDM
Bring customer feedback into prioritization to improve adoption, usability, and product impact.
Maintain a consistent, practical quality bar—clear outcomes, intuitive user experiences, and reliable data—while saying “no” thoughtfully to lower‑value work to protect team focus.
Continuously scan best‑in‑class products and apply proven design and product patterns to elevate our roadmap and user experience.
You have:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in product management or a related field
Proven experience in defining and driving product roadmaps, integrating customer research, and ensuring compliance with data/AI standards
Strong knowledge of product journey mapping, business process improvement, and OKR management
Experience working with cross-functional teams, excellent communication, and teamwork skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Hands-on experience with APIs, payload structures, and common integration patterns.
Comfort working with relational databases (e.g., RDS, Aurora, PostgreSQL) and familiarity with event‑driven architectures (e.g., SNS, Kafka) and transactional email systems (e.g., SES, SendGrid).
Experience supporting user‑facing features, including web interfaces and email experiences.
A high ownership mindset, resourcefulness, and the ability to move quickly and figure things out.
Required skills:
Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Product Requirements & Backlog Management
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Solution Delivery
API and integration pattern familiarity
Understanding of relational databases and data models
Experience with event‑driven architectures
Strong product judgment and prioritization
Location:
The primary location for this position is Boston, MA , New York, NY, Holmdel, NJ or Bethlehem, PA. Position will require occasional travel.
Salary Range:
$118,980.00 - $195,465.00The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.
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