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Technical Product Owner in Investment Management Technology
Boston, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts; New York, New York
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Overview
A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.
We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.
“Since our founding in 1851, mutuality has put our policyowners at the center of everything we do. At our core, we’re a company of people helping people in their time of need, and that spirit extends to the culture we’ve built at our company. Our employees support and rely on each other each day, collaborating to deliver the best solutions for our customers and help millions more secure their future and protect the ones they love.”
Job Description
The Opportunity
The Investments Management Technology Team is seeking an exceptional and experienced Technical Product Owner. Our ideal candidate is well versed in leading cross functional teams, managing/working with vendors, tracking/monitoring financials (Cash/Labor), developing and maintaining project/resource plans, delivering artifacts required for our governance processes, managing Risks/Issues, and reporting product status to various stakeholders. Using agile product management practices, you will work closely with cross-functional global teams to prioritize and deliver impactful features and capabilities.
This is a critical role in maintaining the cohesion between the business stakeholders and the technology delivery teams. It requires a deep and broad technology background conducive to participate and guide technology decisions and best practices. It also requires a strong work ethic, the ability to work independently or in collaboration, exceptional communication skills, and knowledge of or the aptitude to learn the investment management domain.
The Team
You’ll be an integral part of our esteemed Corporate Technology Team, focused on Investment Management Technology. Our mission is to build reliable solutions by utilizing our Investment Management applications and platforms. You will be part of a team that is technical, highly motivated and excels at working in a fast-paced and always evolving environment with agility and resilience. The team engages in business as usual (BAU) initiatives as well as major projects. When needed, they collaborate with vendor resources and infrastructure teams.
The Impact
The Technical Product Owner is responsible for defining the product vision, managing the product backlog, and ensuring the product meets customer needs. The Technical Product Owner ensures that the product/service being delivered is aligned with the needs and expectations of stakeholders. This role supports strategic investment initiatives within the areas of Portfolio Management, Investment Operations, Derivative Operations, Quantitative Research/Development, Investment Accounting, and ensures recommended solutions are aligned with business and MassMutual IT strategies while adhering to relevant technology standards.
- Application delivery, support, and maintenance in a DevOps/Agile delivery model
- Participate in defining the product vision
- Prioritize product backlog
- Translate business requirements
- Collaborate with stakeholders
- Monitor product performance
- Ensure compliance
- Communicate technical vision
- Support Release planning
- Provide feedback on resources
- Plan, refine, & communicate progress on multiple, complex projects & deliverables with a product
- Analyze, facilitate and execute on change requests with the backlog as business priorities change and new initiatives are approved
- Assist in manage product financials and conduct variance analysis working closely with the Delivery Manager
- Develop and report on product metrics/KPIs, vendor performance and operational measures
- Ensure enterprise due diligence, risk assessment and continuing vendor monitoring are being accomplished
- Partner with CFPMO to establish and facilitate various communication forums with stakeholders
- Ensure documentation of product processes, artifacts and status reports are kept current to package presentations for leadership and executives
- Define, identify and allocate project resources
The Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems or related field
- 8+ years of overall IT product/project/program/portfolio management experience
- 3+ years of experience with stakeholder & vendor relationship management
- 3+ years of investment management experience with an understanding of systems and data management.
- 3+ year of experience with investment management systems (from front office to middle office, to back offic)
The Ideal Qualifications
- PMP Certification
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize complex and competing demands while adapting to evolving environment
- Exceptional communication and analytical skills
- People skills
- Leadership
- Listening
- Integrity, ethical behavior, consistent
- Strong at building trust
- Strong business relationship mindset
- Verbal communication
- Strong at building teams
- Conflict resolution, conflict management
- Critical thinking, problem solving
- Understands, balances priorities
- Strong understanding and adherence to IT SDLC, development patterns, and best practices
- Strong knowledge of DevOps and Agile concepts, including tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Self-managed and motivated individual with strong leadership skills.
- Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
- Works with minimal oversight and proactively communicates status and risks to project leadership.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Desire to learn and ability to apply learnings to business issues.
- Self-starter with proven ability to organize and direct quality work efforts.
- Ability to communicate well across all levels of the organization.
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team-based environment.
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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Salary Range: $107,700.00-$141,300.00
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By the numbers*
- 88% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
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% of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to bring forth new ideas - 86% of employee respondents say MassMutual cares about and supports the well-being of their employees
*Source: 2024 MassMutual employee engagement survey
Award-Winning Culture
MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.
We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.
At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.
How We Work
MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.
Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)
There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.
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