Product Owner III - Private Cloud Data Center Networking

The Private Cloud Network engineering team is responsible for Liberty Mutual's internal data center network technologies. This team is reshaping Liberty Mutual's internal data center network to become a secure, software defined network. The team leverages cutting edge technology to provide a developer focused experience. The team is focused on providing the next generation of technology to create a seamless network delivery experience.

• Accountable for collaboratively creating product vision and alignment with strategic priorities with stakeholders. Contributes to the development of the portfolio vision. Communicates the vision as a product strategy to their squad/team and other squads/teams outside their portfolio & functional area as well as executive leadership.
• With the squad, accountable for developing and achieving product level KPIs. Manages product(s) with high degree of strategy, scope, and complexity.
• Owns and maintains the product backlog and is accountable for its contents and prioritization. Accountable for clear, actionable user stories.
• Sets priorities and actively participates in squad/team quarterly planning. Contributes to priorities for and actively participates in portfolio quarterly planning. Sets expectations with stakeholders for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities.
• Participates in squad/team demos, retrospectives, and all other ceremonies.
• Works daily with the agile working group clarifying business requirements, removing roadblocks, constantly communicating, and supporting alignment around product strategy.
• Leads IT and business leadership to align development and business goals and priorities while working with stakeholders and squad/team to remove roadblocks to execution.
• Monitors and maintains the product health. Designs additional monitoring to support enhanced understanding of product health. Proactively monitors impact of their product on others in the ecosystem.
• Analyzes and reports on feasibility, cost of delay ramifications, economies, or other aspects of planned or potential changes to the product.
• Drives alignment with stakeholders to understand the impact that their products' regulatory, compliance, and other industry constraints will have on other products in the portfolio. Negotiates with internal and external squads/teams to set aligned priorities among squads/teams both within and outside the portfolio.
• Builds the product roadmap and strategy based on ongoing input from stakeholders. Contributes to program/portfolio level planning
• Establishes stakeholder expectations for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities. Determines expected value and any changes in value to be delivered in each iteration (sprint, monthly, quarterly, etc.) based on the squad/team-determined capacity.
• Leads customer-driven design and usability testing for the squads/team and across the portfolio. Ensures a well-positioned product through market & industry analysis.

• Advanced knowledge of Agile development methodologies as typically acquired through a Bachelors' degree in relevant field (business, computer science, humanities etc.), 7 years in business, technology, or consulting with 5 to 7 years direct experience with agile teams. Master's degree preferred.
• High level of proven business expertise needed to set clear priorities for product and understand business value impacts.
• Develops strong stakeholder relationships and influencing across multiple organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated experience leading varied audiences through the development of complex ideas, issues, and designs.
• Ability to lead varied audiences through census building.
• Proven experience with Agile practices and expectations.
• Comfortable with making decisions with some level of uncertainty.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of data center technologies including open-source data networking technologies.
• Knowledge of relevant products and portfolio strongly preferred.
• Strong experimental mindset to drive innovation amongst uncertainty and exploit market opportunities.