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Howden

Global insurance intermediary and broker network

Technical Product Owner

Technical Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience is preferred.
  • At least 5 years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in insurance technology.
  • Strong understanding of commercial insurance underwriting, rating methodologies, and the policy lifecycle.
  • Experience with SAFe 6.0 or Agile delivery frameworks.
  • Proficiency with Azure DevOps for backlog management and delivery tracking.
  • Ability to lead delivery from requirements through rollout, including user acceptance testing.
  • Experience applying Lean or process improvement methodologies.
  • Ability to remain stationary 50% of the time, with occasional movement in the office to access cabinets and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for underwriting and rating platform capabilities.
  • Partner with underwriting leadership to define business needs, refine requirements, and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
  • Translate complex underwriting workflows and rating logic into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Lead backlog prioritization using data, business value, and technical considerations.
  • Work closely with technical development and integration teams to ensure clarity of requirements and timely delivery of features.
  • Manage PI planning activities within a SAFe environment, ensuring alignment across teams and ARTs.
  • Monitor delivery progress, remove impediments, and ensure high-quality planning increments.
  • Collaborate with solution architects to ensure designs align with enterprise architecture, integration patterns, and scalability standards.
  • Understand and guide discussions around rating engines, data flows, APIs, and integration points.
  • Evaluate technical trade-offs and support decision-making across engineering and business stakeholders.
  • Facilitate cross-functional discussions with underwriting, operations, IT, and leadership to gather feedback and drive consensus.
  • Communicate product status, risks, and decisions clearly to senior stakeholders.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between business teams and technical delivery teams.
  • Ensure delivered functionality meets business expectations through strong acceptance testing and validation.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline underwriting workflows, improve rating accuracy, and enhance user experience.
  • Champion Agile and SAFe best practices across teams.
  • Apply Lean methodologies or other process improvement frameworks to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and improve delivery efficiency.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance underwriting processes, rating accuracy, and user experience.
  • Promote Agile and SAFe best practices across teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in Property and Casualty commercial lines, including Property, Casualty, or Specialty.
  • Background with underwriting workbenches or submission platforms.
  • SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification.

About the Company

Howden

Global insurance intermediary and broker network

Howden Group Holdings distributes insurance products and services through retail and specialty broking, reinsurance broking, and underwriting as a tech-enabled B2B insurance distributor. It connects clients with insurers and provides risk management and tailored insurance solutions through its platform. It differentiates itself by combining a broad mix of retail, specialty, and reinsurance broking with strategic acquisitions (e.g., Barnett Waddingham and ARM Group) to expand capabilities like captive management and grow its geographic footprint. Its goal is to broaden global reach and service offerings to become a comprehensive insurer-to-client partner for corporate and multinational clients.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$4.1B
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1882

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