Verisk · 2 weeks ago
Product Owner – Data Solutions - FAST- Life Insurance Solutions
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expVerisk is seeking a strategic and execution-focused Product Owner to help build out and lead a new line of next-generation data products for the life and annuity market. This role involves bridging customer needs and technical execution, translating market needs into a clear product vision, and managing a high-velocity development backlog.
AnalyticsFinancial ServicesHealth CareInformation ServicesInsurancePublic RelationsRisk Management
Responsibilities
Product Discovery: Collaborate with carriers, distributors and internal stakeholders to identify pain points and validate demand for new data products (e.g., distribution analytics, predictive underwriting models, automated policy administration tools, fraud detection, data verification services, etc)
Backlog Management: Own, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog. You will translate complex requirements into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for our engineering teams
Strategic Roadmap: Define the "what" and the "why" behind product features, ensuring the development team is always working on the items with the highest business impact. Partner with leadership to define go-to-market strategy and pricing models for new data products
Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary point of contact for product progress, providing transparency to leadership, adhering to acceptable-use data policies, and ensuring the final product meets the specific regulatory and technical needs of the life insurance sector
Release Management: Work closely with developers from initial concept and data modeling to production release and post-launch iteration. Engage with Sales and Delivery teams to ensure smooth delivery to the customer
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in an Agile environment
Deep understanding of the Life and Annuity industry (e.g., underwriting processes, agent/producer sales approaches, policy life cycles, claims, etc.)
Proven experience delivering data-oriented software products
Exceptional ability to 'translate' between business and technical stakeholders
Experience with Jira, or similar project management tools, and a solid understanding of the software development life cycle
Preferred
Experience launching new products preferred
Experience with tools like ThoughtSpot is a huge plus
Benefits
Health Insurance
A Retirement Plan
Disability benefits
A Paid Time Off program
Company
Verisk
Verisk Analytics is a data analytics and risk assessment firm for the insurance sector.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.4B2025-08-07Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-05-21Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2023-03-03Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
Lee Shavel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eli Schwarz
Chief Strategy Officer @ Verisk Marketing Solutions
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