Sr. Product Owner

Company Details Intrepid Direct Insurance (IDI) is a rapidly growing direct to consumer property and casualty insurance company. A member of the W. R. Berkley Corporation, a fortune 500 company, rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best, Intrepid Direct’s vision is to make life better for business. The insurance industry has not evolved with innovation like other major industries. We’re here to change that. We are making life better for our customers, shareholders, and our team members by leveraging data and technology as insurance experts for our targeted customers. You will be part of a highly collaborative team of talented and focused professionals. Join a group that enjoys working together, trusts each other, and takes pride in our hard-earned success. Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Responsibilities The Senior Product Owner leads large, complex product domains and strategic initiatives with significant business impact, driving cross-functional alignment, influencing decision-making, and ensuring that business investments generate measurable outcomes. This role serves as a recognized expert within its domain and as a mentor to less experienced product team members.Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:Own major value streams, business domains, or strategic initiatives that span multiple departments, systems, or operational functions.Lead discovery, requirements facilitation, and solution development for complex business challenges, identifying root causes rather than addressing only stated requests.Identify, sequence, and communicate dependencies across teams, systems, value streams, and stakeholder groups.Evaluate proposed solutions within the context of business objectives, operational impacts, process controls, and downstream dependencies.Develop or support investment framing for larger initiatives, including expected value, risk, effort, operational impact, dependencies, and success measures.Define success measures and analyze business performance, trends, and operational data to guide product decisions and identify improvement opportunities.Partner with department leaders to align product investments with organizational goals and maintain alignment across stakeholder groups.Simplify complex business needs and cross-functional dependencies into clear, actionable product direction and requirements.Coach Product Owners and Associate Product Owners by reviewing roadmap logic, backlog structure, story quality, acceptance criteria, stakeholder communications, and delivery readiness.Drive the adoption of product management best practices and continually improve product team capability and maturity. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Insurance, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Typically seven or more years of experience in product management, business analysis, process improvement, technology delivery, operational leadership, or a related discipline.Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and significant organizational impact.Strong understanding of property and casualty insurance operations, products, and business processes, typically gained through five or more years of insurance industry experience.Demonstrated ability to apply industry knowledge to guide product strategy, prioritize initiatives, assess business impacts, and deliver measurable outcomes in a regulated environment.Demonstrated ability to manage products, capabilities, or initiatives that span multiple business functions and require balancing enterprise priorities, dependencies, risks, and long-term business outcomes.Proven experience defining product vision, developing roadmaps, managing product backlogs, and translating business objectives into actionable product requirements.Demonstrated ability to lead product discovery efforts, evaluate business opportunities, analyze tradeoffs, and make data-informed recommendations.Experience partnering with technology teams and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that improve operational effectiveness, customer experience, business performance, or regulatory compliance.Proven ability to influence decision-making and build alignment across business and technology leaders without direct authority.Experience mentoring or coaching Product Owners, Business Analysts, or other team members is preferred.Experience working within Agile, Scrum, or other iterative delivery frameworks is preferred.Professional certification such as Certified Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or a similar certification is preferred.Skills in product vision and strategy; product road mapping; product backlog management; product discovery; requirements facilitation; cross-functional leadership; stakeholder alignment; business and operational analysis; data-informed decision-making; strategic thinking; problem-solving; process improvement; dependency and risk management; facilitation; written and verbal communication; coaching and mentoring; and Agile and Scrum product delivery. Additional Company Details We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies or firms.The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full-time regular employees. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Sponsorship Details Sponsorship not Offered for this Role Job SummaryID: 2026-14828Date Posted: 2 days ago(10/27/2026 10:48 AM)Company: Intrepid Direct InsurancePrimary Location: US-KS-Overland ParkCategory: Information Technology