Product Owner
Prudential plc · On-site
Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.
We are looking for talented & passionate leaders to shape awesome experiences for our prospective & existing customers and our distributors. These next generation product-platform experiences are being designed with a purpose to increase revenue, enhance efficiency or reduce costs.
To be a successful candidate, you will be passionate about business impact & data, able to craft a vision, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will be an excellent communicator committed to driving the highest levels of collaboration with business & IT teams.
Job Description:
Lead the vision and roadmap of the product in partnership with business leaders & technology partners.
Responsible for delivery of agreed platform roadmap & realization of business benefits.
Managing a team of Software Engineers and Business Analyst for the platform.
Ensure that team has clarity of purpose and direction as well as alignment with organizational vision, mission and strategy.
Manage stakeholders, including influencing and persuading, as part of applications delivery and support.
Develop resource plans for the teams and formulate business-technology capabilities roadmap in area of responsibility.
Who we are looking for:
Competencies & Personal Traits
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior leaders
Strong experience in Digital Product management and UX
Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss product strategy and manage trade-offs
Proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to backup assumptions and recommendations and to drive actions
Strong negotiation skills - able to balance the role, priorities & stakeholders
Experience in Agile methodologies
Competency in Jira and Confluence
Need to be able to effectively communicate Product vision and features with Business leaders & Business Partners
Working Experience
At least 12+ years of total experience & at least 3 years of experience in software products delivery
Managing and delivering customer-centric software products and services in a high growth environment
Demonstrated passion for transformative user experiences
Leading cross-functional and cross-company teams to deliver product experience & projects timely
Experience with Vendor Engagement & RFI, RFP
In depth understanding of Insurance, Insurance products, market and processes is advantageous
Education
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering or related field; MBA or other relevant degrees will be added advantage
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.