Director, Agile Product Owner

Director, Agile Product Owner Travelers is seeking a Director to lead a team delivering capabilities and solutions in an agile, outcome-driven way. Compensation Overview The annual base salary range is $120,400.00 - $198,700.00. Performance-based cash incentive awards may also apply. Responsibilities Define, prioritize and ensure a ready backlog of work for a cross-functional product team, accepting final product output with a focus on achievement of defined outcomes. Drive continuous discovery—proactively synthesizing customer insights, data signals, and business strategy to surface high-value hypotheses and inform the team roadmap. Effectively manage a backlog of deliverables and capabilities, including test‑and‑learn experimentation targeted at validating hypotheses, measuring performance against OKRs, and adjusting the roadmap accordingly. Translate business strategies and needs into execution-ready work for an Agile product team; define team goals and strategy ensuring alignment with circle and value stream vision; articulate goals and strategy effectively to key stakeholders, Circle Leads, and team members. Act as voice of the end‑user; develop deep customer understanding through proactive feedback loops, ensuring needs and acceptance criteria are clearly defined and met. Own team backlog including prioritization and refinement; make trade‑off decisions to maximize value, bringing clear proposals with supporting evidence to stakeholders. Optimize value by setting objectives and key results (OKRs) for solutions, tracking leading and lagging indicators to assess progress and inform investment decisions. Inform and participate in business readiness; understand the impact of change, translate the approach to manage adoption and mitigate resistance. Provide feedback on work-in-progress, clarify requirements, and contribute to removing roadblocks; champion continuous improvement in team process and delivery practices. Partner with key leaders and peers to determine resources required to achieve defined business outcomes, including opportunities to leverage emerging technologies such as AI to drive efficiency and customer value. Share best practices across teams to ensure alignment and consistency in ways of working within a value stream. Foster an innovative, inclusive and diverse team environment, promoting positive team culture, encouraging collaboration and self‑organization. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree. Two years of experience in Agile product management. Two years of work experience within the discipline being supported (e.g. Claim, Risk Control, Technology, Project Management, Production, Application Development, etc.). Three years of experience articulating and translating business strategy, product vision, and analysis for a product. Agile mindset: embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment; infuse Agile principles, practices and methodologies to achieve team success. Product mindset: focus on defining a product value proposition that aligns with and supports the circle/value stream objectives and which is the north star for the team. Influence: ability to influence behaviors of leaders at all levels and without traditional hierarchy. Servant leadership: foster an environment where individuals thrive as empowered and equal members of a team. Communication: ability to communicate thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience. Collaboration: expertise working with others in a cross‑functional multi‑team environment. Continuous improvement: demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others and encourage team development. Must Haves Three years of work experience in related field. Three years of experience motivating/influencing teams. Benefits Health Insurance: Employees and eligible family members, including spouses, domestic partners and children, are eligible for coverage from day one of employment. Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. Travelers also offers a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers. Paid Time Off: Minimum of 20 days paid time off annually, plus nine paid company holidays. Wellness program: Tools, discounts and resources to support wellness and caregiving needs. Mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources. Volunteer encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program allows employees to give back to the charity of their choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit Travelers has over 30,000 employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. 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