Lead Product Owner

Description and Requirements
External
The Team You Will Join
Accident and Health ADM team part of the Group Benefits organization. Working with business partners and vendors to deliver enhancements and compliance updates needed to differentiate our product in market. Also working to enhance member experience.
The Opportunity
The Product Owner is responsible for bringing products to life. Conveying product needs to the development team to ensure value is delivered on proposed features. Define the incremental build solutions to achieve larger goals defined by the Product Manager. The Product Owner is involved in the day-to-day activities of multiple agile teams both internal and external to ensure priority of the teams work and acceptance of criteria of the features. This is an exciting opportunity to lead multiple initiatives that will enhance customer experience and make MetLife a leader in the voluntary product space.
Success in this role requires leadership to identify access and connect among key stake holders and experts to enable solutions. Able to make decisions on information that is available at the time to deliver the highest possible value. The Product Owner is responsible for prioritizing the teams work, oversee the product development, anticipate business needs, and evaluate progress at each iteration. You'll collaborate closely with Product Development, Compliance, Member Experience and A&H vendor in an environment where every contribution is respected, and every perspective is heard.
How You'll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

• Lead backlog refinement
• Create features to define future enhancements
• Oversee team priorities

What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)

• Agile Delivery Method experience or knowledge
• Ability to communicate effectively to navigate conversation to align on a set of data inputs.
• Problem solving skills to think creatively to solve complex problems while focusing on delivering value to stake holders.

What Can Give You an Edge (Additional Skills)

• Suggested 5 years of experience in agile delivery.

External
The Team You Will Join
Accident and Health ADM team part of the Group Benefits organization. Working with business partners and vendors to deliver enhancements and compliance updates needed to differentiate our product in market. Also working to enhance member experience.
The Opportunity
The Product Owner is responsible for bringing products to life. Conveying product needs to the development team to ensure value is delivered on proposed features. Define the incremental build solutions to achieve larger goals defined by the Product Manager. The Product Owner is involved in the day-to-day activities of multiple agile teams both internal and external to ensure priority of the teams work and acceptance of criteria of the features. This is an exciting opportunity to lead multiple initiatives that will enhance customer experience and make MetLife a leader in the voluntary product space.
Success in this role requires leadership to identify access and connect among key stake holders and experts to enable solutions. Able to make decisions on information that is available at the time to deliver the highest possible value. The Product Owner is responsible for prioritizing the teams work, oversee the product development, anticipate business needs, and evaluate progress at each iteration. You'll collaborate closely with Product Development, Compliance, Member Experience and A&H vendor in an environment where every contribution is respected, and every perspective is heard.
How You'll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

• Lead backlog refinement
• Create features to define future enhancements
• Oversee team priorities

What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)

• Agile Delivery Method experience or knowledge
• Ability to communicate effectively to navigate conversation to align on a set of data inputs.
• Problem solving skills to think creatively to solve complex problems while focusing on delivering value to stake holders.

What Can Give You an Edge (Additional Skills)

• Suggested 5 years of experience in agile delivery.

The salary range for applicants for this position is $80,000-130,000.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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$80,000-130,000