Product Manager II

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This opportunity is in the Information Technology Department

As the company's largest department, I.T. is responsible for supporting both ongoing operations and our next innovative project. Information technology is prioritized, allowing us to partner with colleagues to securely enable and support new capabilities every day. Utilizing a diverse set of technologies, like Guidewire, Salesforce, Java, C#/.NET, Mule, and Azure, the available career opportunities continue to grow rapidly. Our department consists of agile teams where individual contributions are recognized, and career advancement is nurtured.

Role Description:

As a Product Manager II, you are the bridge between business strategy and technical execution. You will own the strategy, roadmap, and feature definition for a product or product line, ensuring alignment with business goals and evolving market needs. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Product Owners, engineering teams, business architecture, and key stakeholders to deliver high-value solutions that make a measurable impact.

You will develop and communicate a compelling product vision, conduct analysis to identify opportunities and threats, and prioritize features based on customer feedback and business objectives. You will create and maintain a strategic product roadmap that balances short-term delivery with long-term value, consistently refining work to a minimum viable product (MVP) approach to accelerate feedback and results.

Working within an agile environment, you will manage the product backlog, break down epics and features, and ensure readiness for PI Planning. You will proactively identify risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities-taking ownership of initiatives and driving them forward. By building strong, trust-based relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, you will foster open communication, encourage innovation, and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement.

You will also define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze product performance data, and use insights to inform decision-making and future enhancements. With a user-centric mindset and strong business acumen, you will continuously seek feedback from customers and internal partners to ensure the solutions delivered generate meaningful value.

Qualifications:

Education:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.

Required Qualifications:

• 3 or more years of experience in Product Management or a related field
• Excellent written, analytical, problem-solving, and verbal communication skills
• Technical aptitude to understand complex systems and translate customer needs into actionable product requirements
• Strong systems thinking, negotiation skills, and a user-centric mindset with sound business acumen
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• This position allows for a hybrid work schedule which includes a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd. Saint Louis, MO. All employees are required to submit work from home requests and follow our Work From Home policy, which will be provided to all candidates selected to interview.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Property & Casualty insurance
• Working knowledge of product and software development life cycles (Agile, Waterfall, Iterative); SAFe experience preferred
• Certification or education in Product Management preferred (SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (PO/PM), Certified Product Manager (CPM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or similar)

Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures.

Safety National is a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance provider. Our culture is built upon relationships, which allow us to demonstrate our expertise gained through our rich 80-year history. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine, Inc., we appreciate the benefits and support provided by our affiliation with one of the top 10 insurance companies in the world.

Total Rewards That Put Employees First

In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation that includes base salary, holiday bonus, and incentive awards is only a small portion of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. Our total rewards approach recognizes and rewards the time, talents, efforts, and results of our valued employees. Highlights of our exceptional benefits include generous health, dental, and vision coverage, health savings accounts, a 401(k)-retirement savings match and an annual profit sharing contribution. We proudly offer family forming benefits for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy, generous paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave, a hybrid work environment, and company-paid life insurance and disability. To support employees in their career journeys, we provide professional growth and development opportunities in addition to employee recognition and well-being programs. Apply today to learn more.

Safety National is committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-based compensation. In our vision to be First with Co-Workers, compensation is only one piece of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. The target base salary range for this position is $88,000 to $113,500. Compensation for the successful candidate will consider the candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location.

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