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Product Owner Employee Benefits (Freelance optional)
About this role
π Tasks and responsibilities As Product Owner Employee Benefits , you play a central role in shaping and delivering the Employee Benefits strategy. You represent the business for one or more key products and processes within this domain and act as the link between business and IT. This role focuses on 2nd pillar / group insurance solutions, including pension, disability and death cover offered by employers to their employees.
You will work on products, services and digital journeys that support employers, brokers and insured members. You translate the needs of customers, distribution partners and internal stakeholders into digital solutions and process improvements with clear added value. By combining customer focus, business insight and digital expertise, you help strengthen the Employee Benefits offering and improve the experience of customers and partners.
What will you do? Define and communicate the vision, roadmap and priorities for one or more key products and processes within Employee Benefits. Identify opportunities to improve and digitalize customer, partner and employee journeys. Translate business needs, customer feedback, regulatory requirements and strategic objectives into clear features, epics and user stories. Own and prioritize the product backlog based on business value and customer impact.
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, Agile teams, architects, domain leads and other Product Owners. Work together with product developers, operations teams, customer service teams, distribution partners and portfolio managers to shape and deliver solutions. Support Agile ceremonies such as PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Reviews and Retrospectives in a SAFe Agile environment. Validate delivered solutions and ensure they meet business requirements and expected customer outcomes.
Coordinate dependencies across teams and facilitate smooth collaboration between stakeholders. Contribute actively to transformation initiatives, digitalization projects and broader business transformation efforts supporting the Employee Benefits strategy. Monitor market trends, customer expectations and technological developments, and convert these into concrete improvement opportunities. Ensure alignment with stakeholders and manage expectations in a transparent and structured way.