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KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.\nProduct Owner, Annuity Operations\nGlobal Atlantic - Individual Markets Insurance Operations | Hartford, CT or Des Moines, IA\nPOSITION OVERVIEW\nThe Product Owner is the link between annuity operations, product, compliance, and technology. This role owns the product backlog for our core operations platforms and develops expertise across this broad platform ecosystem. The Product Owner turns regulatory and business requirements into clear technical specifications and partners with vendor teams through platform implementation.\nThis is an individual contributor role reporting to the Product Manager and works day to day with Operations SMEs, project managers, and technology, QA, Compliance, Product, and Operational Risk partners, as well as third-party administrators and platform vendors. Success in this role means delivering roadmap items on time and to quality expectations, reducing defects, rework, and manual workarounds, running smooth cross-platform releases, achieving clean audit and control outcomes, and earning strong satisfaction from business partners. Communications with business partners and stakeholders on capacity and priorities will be essential to ensure there are clear expectations of what will be delivered and when.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nOwn the vision, roadmap, and prioritized backlog for the operations platforms, covering BAU and strategic initiatives. Prioritize by business value, risk, deadlines, and cost.\nLead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews, and accept or reject completed work against agreed criteria. Escalate cross-platform conflicts and significant scope changes.\nGather requirements through workshops, process and customer journey mapping, design thinking sessions, and data review.\nTranslate business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, business rules, and data requirements that engineering teams can build from, with traceability through design, test, and release.\nDefine integration points between insurance systems and feeds to distributors, custodians, reinsurers, and finance and accounting systems.\nPartner with architects, engineers, and vendors on solution design that meets business intent, control standards, and integration needs.\nDefine test strategies, including end-to-end testing across platforms and edge cases such as contract provisions, rider behavior, and tax and withholding rules. Lead user acceptance testing and go/no-go decisions.\nCoordinate release planning, training, procedure updates, and change management so operations teams are ready at launch.\nEnsure up and down stream impacts are vetted and known, while supporting regression and end to end testing\nTrack post-release performance and delivered value, drive continuous improvement, and identify automation and AI-enabled opportunities.\nFollow the firm's SDLC, change management, and audit standards, and identify operational risks early with mitigations.\nServe as the primary business contact for technology teams, vendors, stakeholders, and third-party administrators; participate in vendor teams and industry forums; and report on delivery progress and risks.\nEstablish cadence and align on expectation for communication and transparency on priorities and roadmaps to key constituents and leadership.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor's degree or equivalent experience.\nLife insurance or annuity operations experience preferred.\nExperience writing user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria for technical teams, using Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban) and tools such as Jira.\nStrong analytical skills, including process mapping and working with data (familiarity with XML/JSON data structures; SQL a plus), with sound judgment in using data to prioritize.\nExcellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain complex topics to business and technical audiences and collaborate across teams.\nOwnership mindset, attention to detail, integrity, and a bias for action, with the ability to spot risks early and escalate at the right time.\nComfort using AI-powered tools to improve productivity and quality of work\nCuriosity about and openness to adopting emerging AI technologies in day-to-day workflows\nAbility to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance\nThis is the expected annual base salary range for this Connecticut-based position. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance.\nBase Salary Range\n$75,000—$105,000 USD\nKKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.\nKKR will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.\nIf you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access https://www.kkr.com/careers because of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to . Only emails left for this purpose will be returned.\nMassachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. 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