Product Owner III

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This opportunity is in the Information Technology department.

As the company's largest department, I.T. is responsible for supporting both ongoing operations and our next innovative project. Information technology is prioritized, allowing us to partner with colleagues to securely enable and support new capabilities every day. Utilizing a diverse set of technologies, like Guidewire, Salesforce, Java, C#/.NET, Mule, and Azure, the available career opportunities continue to grow rapidly. Our department consists of agile teams where individual contributions are recognized, and career advancement is nurtured.

Role Description:

As a Product Owner III, you play a critical role in shaping and delivering technology solutions that drive business value. You will act as the bridge between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring that product vision, strategy, and execution are aligned with organizational goals. In this role, you'll own and prioritize the product backlog, define user stories, and guide your team through agile delivery while maintaining a strong focus on customer needs and business outcomes.

You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to understand the "why" behind requests and translate them into meaningful solutions. Your ability to analyze problems, refine requirements, and proactively identify improvements will help deliver high-quality products that enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

In this position, you'll lead backlog management, support sprint planning and execution, and champion Agile best practices. You'll also contribute to release planning, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement efforts-ensuring products evolve based on data, feedback, and changing business needs. Your leadership, initiative, and ability to anticipate team needs will position you as a trusted partner and key driver of success.

Qualifications:

Education:

A Bachelor's degree in a related field is required, or an Associate's degree with an appropriate combination of education and experience.

Required Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively
• Technical aptitude to understand complex systems and translate business needs into actionable work
• Experience working in fast-paced, Agile environments and participating in Agile ceremonies
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• This position allows for a hybrid work schedule which includes a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd. Saint Louis, MO. All employees are required to submit work from home requests and follow our Work From Home policy, which will be provided to all candidates selected to interview

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in P&C insurance or related industry
• Familiarity with SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks
• Experience working across multiple teams or large-scale initiatives
• Background in user experience concepts such as personas, journey mapping, or prototyping
• Experience using data, KPIs, and analytics to inform product decisions

Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures.

Safety National is a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance provider. Our culture is built upon relationships, which allow us to demonstrate our expertise gained through our rich 80-year history. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine, Inc., we appreciate the benefits and support provided by our affiliation with one of the top 10 insurance companies in the world.

Total Rewards That Put Employees First

In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation that includes base salary, holiday bonus, and incentive awards is only a small portion of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. Our total rewards approach recognizes and rewards the time, talents, efforts, and results of our valued employees. Highlights of our exceptional benefits include generous health, dental, and vision coverage, health savings accounts, a 401(k)-retirement savings match and an annual profit sharing contribution. We proudly offer family forming benefits for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy, generous paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave, a hybrid work environment, and company-paid life insurance and disability. To support employees in their career journeys, we provide professional growth and development opportunities in addition to employee recognition and well-being programs. Apply today to learn more.

Safety National is committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-based compensation. In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation is only one piece of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. The target base salary range for this position is $92,400 to $119,175. Compensation for the successful candidate will consider the candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location.

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