Product Owner, Digital Transformation (IR)

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.

We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:

• We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act   decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

About The Role

As a ​Product Owner​ you will report to the Senior Product Owner and be responsible for leading assigned initiatives focused on our life insurance and annuity sales, new business and servicing processes. This role requires exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills to manage projects, engage with diverse stakeholders, and ensure seamless project execution within tight timelines. The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind and a proven ability to structure, define, and implement initiatives. The Product Owner will have the opportunity to work with leaders across the organization to deliver value that will shape the future of the Life and Individual Retirement (IR) businesses.

Responsibilities:

• Execution of Projects within an Enterprise-Level Digital Program

  • Work with a Senior Product Owner to lead the delivery of Life or IR evergreen initiatives within the Life/IR Digital Program.

  • Ensure alignment of evergreen initiatives against Life/IR transformation initiatives in partnership with the Senior Product Owner and against the Accenture portfolio in partnership with our Accenture partners. 

• Customer Experience Design

  • Collaborate with user-experience designers, and IT and business partners to identify functionality that will differentiate us and make it easier for agents to do business with us and our clients to act in their financial lives.

• Planning & Product Road Mapping

  • Build product roadmaps with our business and IT partners that will deliver value to our clients through integrated and scalable solutions.

  • Bridge the gap between business outcomes and technical delivery by having good business sense and willingness to learn about the areas supported.

• Adoption & Value Realization

  • Responsible for the end-to-end rollout of your projects to realize full value of the solutions, including coordinating rollout, marketing, communication, training, and adoption plans, and following change management best practices.

  • Define, measure, and track benefits identified through the lifecycle of the initiatives (KPIs) with business partners.

  • Actively manage rollout metrics against defined KPIs to address issues during rollout and ensure value delivery.

• Reporting & Risk Management

  • Responsible for managing and reporting full project costs and value realization in collaboration with business and IT teams.

  • Responsible for working with the Transformation Management Office (TMO) to respond to project-related requests.

  • Identify potential risks and implement proactive measures to mitigate challenges, ensuring Program success under tight timelines. 

• Leadership

  • Indirectly manage the project team assigned to your projects, ensuring alignment and timely delivery of project objectives.

  • Ensure effective communication flow across and within teams.

Responsibilities:

• Industry Knowledge:

  • Understanding of the Life Insurance, Individual Retirement and/or Group Retirement Industry; the distribution framework, financial advisors and their client's needs and behaviors using data analysis, direct communication, and support resources. 

  • Knowledge of the sales and new business lifecycle and inforce servicing process.

• Program Management & Digital Transformation Experience:  

  • 5+ years of experience managing projects in a structured and organized manner, with the ability to create actionable implementation plans and timelines.

  • Knows how to manage teams and stakeholders to deliver on time.  

  • Experience with change management framework & practices. 

• Working Knowledge of:

  • Product Management disciplines, including backlog management and business prioritization.

  • Root cause problem solving experience. 

• Communication Excellence:

  • Ability to understand and communicate technical requirements and design across, engineering, design and QA.

  • Ability to communicate with all levels of stakeholders in a structured and crisp manner.

  • A good listener and changes perspectives based on facts

  • Effectively engage and align cross-functional leaders to drive consensus on prioritization and to enable adoption of change.

• Execution mindset and a demonstrated ability to drive results:

  • Structured, organized, and can create actionable implementation plans and timelines.

  • Knows how manage teams and stakeholders to deliver.

  • Can identify potential issues early in driving the adoption of change and acts proactively to address them.

  • Hands-on experience with Agile.

• Customer-first mindset:

  • A customer-centric focus to keep customers at the forefront of decisions and connecting plans and actions to the purpose of serving clients.

  • Understands our customer needs, services and solutions/ products will fill these needs, and how we create value.

Skills and Qualifications

• Worked in a product owner, project or program management capacity in the past.

• Hands-on experience with executing assigned projects within identified timelines

• Ownership mindset and demonstrated ability to drive results

• Clear understanding of digital technology and consumer trends

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation skills that can explain technical concepts for non-technical audiences

• Bachelor’s degree (Technology or Business)

• Experience with change management and adoption frameworks

• Experience building internal relationships and working across matrixed organizations

Compensation:

The anticipated salary range for this position is $112,000 to $122,000 at the commencement of employment.  Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered will ultimately be dependent on multiple factors, which may include the candidate’s geographic location, skills, experience and other qualifications.

Work Location:

This position is based in Corebridge Financial’s Jersey City, NJ office and is subject to our hybrid working policy, which gives colleagues the benefits of working both in an office and remotely.

Estimated Travel:

Minimal Travel

Why Corebridge?

At Corebridge Financial, we prioritize the health, well-being, and work-life balance of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits and wellness program is designed to support employees both personally and professionally, ensuring that they have the resources and flexibility needed to thrive.

Benefit Offerings Include:

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location.  In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.

Eligibility for and participation in employer-sponsored benefit plans and Company programs will be subject to applicable law, governing Plan document(s) and Company policy.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Corebridge Financial, is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and we comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment laws. All applicants will be considered for employment based on job-related qualifications and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. The Company is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. At Corebridge Financial, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to building a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our colleagues are respected as individuals and valued for their unique perspectives.

Corebridge Financial is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees, including any accommodations needed on the basis of physical or mental disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs.  If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to TalentandInclusion@corebridgefinancial.com.  Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

To learn more please visit: www.corebridgefinancial.com

Functional Area:

OP - Operations

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided: No

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