Senior Business Lead, Product Owner Strategist (Enterprise Risk Systems)

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Overview: Are you someone who loves to challenge status quo? Looking for the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to influence change?  Do you have a keen interest in risk management practices and the technologies that automate them? If so, apply now to contribute to our mission of #MakingHomePossible ! Our Impact: The Enterprise Risk Systems Product Management team within the Enterprise Risk division is responsible for: Product Vision and Strategy - Define the vision for products, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and business needs. Translate vision into actionable product roadmap and supporting plans.

Definition and Prioritization - Translate business needs (the "what" and "why") into well-defined epics, features, and user stories. Development and Delivery Support - Partner with stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure successful and timely delivery of roadmap. Product Reporting and Performance Management - Provide transparent, data-driven reporting to inform decision-making, track performance, and highlight risks and opportunities across the portfolio. Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement - Serve as the voice of the product, ensuring all stakeholders are informed, engaged, and aligned.

Define and drive the product management strategy, operating model, and governance framework to ensure consistent delivery of business value across the product portfolio. Build organizational product management capability by leading, coaching, and developing Product Owners while advancing accountability, customer-centricity, and delivery excellence. Direct the development of product strategies and roadmaps, ensuring alignment to portfolio priorities, business objectives, and enterprise technology direction. Establish product management standards, lifecycle processes, governance practices, and performance expectations. Direct cross-product planning, dependency management, and release strategy to optimize business outcomes and enterprise delivery effectiveness. Establish product prioritization principles and governance standards that guide Product Owner decision-making and maximize business value. Partner with Portfolio leadership to translate strategic investments and business priorities into coordinated product strategies, roadmaps, and delivery outcomes. Direct product performance management through product health metrics, adoption measures, customer outcomes, and value realization indicators. Serve as the primary escalation authority for product strategy, prioritization conflicts, and cross-product delivery decisions. Champion innovation, platform modernization, capability rationalization, and continuous improvement across the enterprise risk technology product portfolio.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Risk Management, Finance, Engineering, or related discipline. 12+ years of progressive experience in Product Management, Technology Management, Business Transformation, Risk Technology, or related disciplines. 5+ years of leadership experience managing Product Owners, Business Analysts, Product Managers, or similar professional roles. Demonstrated experience establishing and executing product strategies that align technology capabilities with organizational objectives. Proven experience building and managing product roadmaps, prioritization frameworks, and governance processes across multiple products or platforms. Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across business, technology, operations, risk, compliance, and executive leadership functions. Demonstrated success