Senior Associate, Group Transformation Office (GTO) Product Owner

Location Designation: Fully Remote Group Benefit Solutions delivers comprehensive insurance and absence management solutions for mid-sized and large companies. Our work fosters a healthier, happier, and more secure workforce, contributing to New York Life’s legacy of being there when we’re needed most. Here, you'll design, implement, and support these solutions directly impacting employees’ lives. At our core, we provide financial security and peace of mind to people through our absence, accident, disability, voluntary benefits, and life insurance solutions. Click here to learn more about Group Benefits solutions. Role Overview: The Product Owner is responsible for defining and driving product strategy, roadmap, and execution for a critical product or product domain. This role serves as a key liaison between business, technology, and leadership, ensuring alignment of product initiatives with enterprise objectives and delivering measurable business value. What You’ll Do:

• Own and drive product strategy and roadmap for a product or product suite, aligning with business goals, customer needs, and market opportunities
• Translate complex business challenges into product solutions, leveraging deep domain expertise and data-driven insights
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple teams, ensuring alignment, prioritization, and successful delivery of high-impact outcomes
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in the product domain, advising stakeholders and influencing best practices across teams
• Make strategic prioritization decisions balancing customer value, technical feasibility, regulatory considerations, and financial impact
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders (including leadership) to shape product vision, influence decisions, and manage expectations
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, products, and customer experience
• Oversee backlog management and execution, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities while empowering Agile teams to deliver effectively
• Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and internal performance metrics to proactively identify risks and opportunities
• Lead or play a key role in large, complex programs with significant business and/or operational impact

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience
• Typically 5+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, or related domain
• Demonstrated ability to own product strategy and influence outcomes across multiple teams or functions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience addressing complex and ambiguous business challenges
• Proven ability to collaborate and influence at all levels, including senior leadership
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and product management best practices; Agile certification preferred
• Experience working in complex, regulated, or enterprise environments preferred

Colorado Statement: It is recommended that all qualified candidates apply to this posting as soon as possible. Residents of Colorado are hereby notified that the deadline to apply is two weeks from the Posting Date listed above. #LI-SV1 #LI-REMOTE ​ Pay Transparency Salary range: $100,000 - $143,000 Overtime eligible: Exempt Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes Sales bonus eligible: No Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program. Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program. Our Benefits We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site. Our Diversity Promise We believe in a diverse workforce because it is our mission to advocate for the financial security and success of people in every community. This is why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are guiding principles that are embedded in our brand and our culture. Click here to learn more about how we have been recognized for our leadership. Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com. ​Job Requisition ID: 94048 #GBS