Technical Product Owner

The Opportunity

Join our dynamic team as a Technical Product Owner – Corporate Technology Data Engineering & Analytics, where you'll play a pivotal role in driving key initiatives across financial systems, actuarial processes, and insurance data platforms. You will serve as a critical liaison between business stakeholders including Strategic Finance, Actuarial, Treasury, and Controllership and technology teams to shape product direction and ensure successful delivery.

The Team

You’ll be an integral part of our esteemed Corporate Technology Team, focused on Data Engineering & Analytics. Our team operates on a global scale, driving innovation and excellence across diverse areas of expertise. As a Technical Product Owner, you'll play a pivotal role in high impact Corporate Technology Finance Initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and driving impactful outcomes. This is an opportunity to collaborate closely with our Corp Technology leadership team as well as our CFO customers.   Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence. Together, we're shaping the future of technology within our organization and making a lasting impact on a global scale. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your contributions will be valued and your potential unleashed.

The Impact:

• Lead product strategy and execution for corporate finance initiatives with a deep understanding of Corporate Finance domains such as General Ledger, Financial Forecasting and Plan, Sales, Expense, Valuation data and reserves, Policy level accounting detail, Key Financial measures, and Dividend Liabilities.
• Drive data and BI initiatives that support the monthly and quarterly financial close process, ensuring solutions meet statutory and GAAP compliance.
• Own and prioritize features that support forecast vs. actual comparisons, financial reconciliation, and reporting accuracy.
• Collaborate closely with Strategic Finance Business Partners and the Controllership organization to align technology data solutions with planning, analysis, and financial compliance needs.
• Translate financial and insurance requirements into clear user stories and work closely with Architects, engineers, data modelers, BI developers, and analysts to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, and daily stand-ups; ensure features are prioritized based on business value.
• Partner with QA and UAT teams to ensure solutions are tested and validated against business needs.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to business owners, identifying opportunities for automation, modernization, and process improvement.
• Guide teams through Agile ceremonies, manage sprint backlogs, and maintain clear roadmaps and release plans.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery, including requirements gathering, data validation, UAT coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Identify opportunities for automation, efficiency improvements, and data integrity across finance processes.
• Provide product leadership across a global delivery model and mentor business analysts.
• Manage stakeholder communications, including demos, release updates, and status reporting.
• Contribute to the maturation of Agile product management practices.
• Analyze financial data to support CFO-specific initiatives such as budgeting, variance analysis, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and reports to provide insights to CFO and finance stakeholders.
• Ensure data quality and integrity in financial reporting and compliance with internal controls and industry regulations.

The Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in insurance, finance, or enterprise technology environments
• 5+ years of experience managing complex, data-driven products in partnership with data engineering and business intelligence teams​

The Ideal Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Strong domain knowledge of the whole life insurance lifecycle, including policy administration, claims, reserves, reinsurance, and actuarial processes.
• Deep understanding of financial close cycles, forecast vs. actuals reconciliation, and financial data validations.
• Familiarity with Strategic Finance functions (FP&A) and Controllership (general ledger, audit, regulatory reporting).
• Solid experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps.
• Excellent communication, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with enterprise financial systems, insurance data platforms, or BI/reporting tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality frameworks, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Exposure to internal audit processes and working with regulatory reporting teams.
• Exposure to data governance frameworks and data quality management.
• Experience working in a global delivery model across multiple time zones.
• Familiarity with actuarial processes, reinsurance, or regulatory reporting requirements.
• Experience with General Ledger systems such as SAP and forecasting tools like Anaplan.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence and motivate teams without direct authority.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives.

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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.

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