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We are a group with independence and people at its heart and we are a home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world.\nThe focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group; Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. And finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.\nDUAL North America, Inc. is seeking a\nTechnical Product OwnerClassification: (Exempt/Full-time)\nReports to: AVP, IT Process Transformation\nTravel: 0-10%\nSalary: $125,000.00- $155,00.00\nRole overview\nDual North America is seeking a highly skilled Technical Product Owner with deep expertise in insurance underwriting and rating platform development. This role is ideal for a strategic, technically fluent product leader who can translate business needs into scalable solutions, drive delivery across complex ecosystems, and partner closely with underwriting, technology, and architecture teams. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in SAFe® 6.0 or Agile delivery, Azure DevOps, and cross-functional facilitation.\nRole responsibilities\nProduct Leadership & Strategy\nOwn and evolve the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for underwriting and rating platform capabilities.\nPartner with underwriting leadership to define business needs, refine requirements, and ensure alignment with organizational goals.\nTranslate complex underwriting workflows and rating logic into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.\nBacklog & Delivery Management\nLead backlog prioritization using data, business value, and technical considerations.\nWork closely with technical development and integration teams to ensure clarity of requirements and timely delivery of features.\nManage PI planning activities within a SAFe environment, ensuring alignment across teams and ARTs.\nMonitor delivery progress, remove impediments, and ensure high-quality planning increments.\nTechnical & Architectural Collaboration\nCollaborate with solution architects to ensure designs align with enterprise architecture, integration patterns, and scalability standards.\nUnderstand and guide discussions around rating engines, data flows, APIs, and integration points.\nEvaluate technical trade-offs and support decision-making across engineering and business stakeholders.\nStakeholder Engagement & Facilitation\nFacilitate cross-functional discussions with underwriting, operations, IT, and leadership to gather feedback and drive consensus.\nCommunicate product status, risks, and decisions clearly to senior stakeholders.\nServe as the primary liaison between business teams and technical delivery teams.\nQuality & Continuous Improvement\nEnsure delivered functionality meets business expectations through strong acceptance testing and validation.\nIdentify opportunities to streamline underwriting workflows, improve rating accuracy, and enhance user experience.\nChampion Agile and SAFe best practices across teams.\nContinuous Improvement & Lean Practices\nApply Lean methodologies or other process improvement frameworks to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and improve delivery efficiency.\nIdentify opportunities to enhance underwriting processes, rating accuracy, and user experience.\nPromote Agile and SAFe best practices across teams.\nKey requirements\nBachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of experience. preferred.\n5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in insurance technology.\nStrong understanding of commercial insurance underwriting, rating methodologies, and policy lifecycle.\nExperience with SAFe® 6.0 or Agile delivery frameworks.\nProficiency with Azure DevOps for backlog management and delivery tracking.\nDemonstrated ability to lead delivery from requirements through rollout, including UAT.\nExperience in P&C commercial lines (Property, Casualty, Specialty) preferred.\nBackground with underwriting workbenches or submission platforms preferred.\nSAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification preferred.\nExperience applying Lean or process improvement methodologies.\nExcellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.\nMust be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, with occasional movement in the office to access cabinets and equipment\nIf you do not meet all the qualifications for this role, we still encourage you to apply\nWhat we offer:\nA career that you define. Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including medical, dental, vision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, unlimited PTO, 401k with company match, paid volunteer days and more.\nWe provide an environment where new ideas are encouraged and celebrated, where people who want to have a real hand in our success thrive. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.\nEEO Statement:\nWe consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect. DUAL North America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 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