Agile Product Owner – Risk Engineering

The Hartford

. Shape the product vision and backlog .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product ownership within agile frameworks, particularly in financial services and insurance. Capable of managing product backlogs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leveraging data to enhance business processes.

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Product Owner ExperienceAgile MethodologiesRisk EngineeringCSPO Or PSPO CertificationData Integration Skills

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Hard Skills

Agile MethodologiesScrumKanbanSAFeDevOpsSolution DesignProject ManagementRisk MitigationChange ManagementBusiness Process Analysis

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationDecision-MakingPrioritizationStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

RallyData Analysis ToolsAI-Enabled Products

Certifications & Qualifications

CSPOPSPO

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesInsuranceRisk ServicesBusiness ProcessesAgile Teams

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape the product vision and backlog
Interpret customer feedback, industry trends and competitor trends to build business cases and contribute to the product vision and roadmap
Use data, customer input and business input to manage and prioritize the product backlog
Contribute to feature road mapping
Create features and user stories, simplify requirements and establish clear acceptance criteria
Ensure the development team understands backlog items and business value
Make trade-off decisions within the agile team
Inspect product progress at the end of every sprint and accept or reject delivered work
Analyze delivery metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities
Serve as the link between customers, business stakeholders and development teams
Collaborate with Scrum Master, Agile Product Manager and Release Train Engineer partners
Work with data scientists, ML engineers and technical stakeholders to define requirements and prioritize ethical, explainable and user-centric AI features
Balance competing business and IT priorities
Set priorities for two to three agile teams
Report to the Value Stream Owner for Risk Services

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior experience as a Product Owner
Prior financial services or insurance experience
Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and DevOps
Domain expertise in business processes
Solution design skills that promote reuse and flexibility
Ability to find opportunities to use and integrate data to improve business processes
Experience partnering with data scientists and ML engineers on AI-enabled products
Project management skills, including risk mitigation and change management
Ability to handle large scope and high complexity within agile teams
Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position
Experience with Risk Engineering
CSPO or PSPO certification
Rally experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Short-term or annual bonuses
Long-term incentives
On-the-spot recognition
Hybrid work schedule