Director - Life Technology Product Owner

Aon is looking for Director, Product Owner

As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions supporting the Strategy and Technology Group (STG), in Toronto, Ontario.

As a Product Owner, you will work with different teams to guide new Aon Life Solutions products powered by High-Performance Computing (HPC) on GPUs from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You will break down complex problems into steps that drive product development. You will provide valuable contributions to the Aon Life product vision and go-to-market strategy.

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our Toronto office

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Work in an Agile environment and continuously review the business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and results, and find opportunities and risks.
• Prioritize and maintain the sprint backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders to ensure tasks align with strategic goals.
• Lead the product functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the industry, technology and customers.
• Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance to evaluate future investment.
• Develop, own, and implement product vision and roadmap aligned with business goals and user needs.
• Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.
• Effectively partner with and communicate product progress, vision, features, prioritization and value to customers, including actuaries, management.
• Understand trends in financial and insurance industries, the cloud ecosystem, the competitive market and customer requirements in depth.
• Perform analysis and research into industry trends, products and competitors; provide recommendations for improvements and general changes to the product.

How this opportunity is different

Be part of a growing multi-disciplinary team developing an exciting new product used globally by leading financial institutions. You will connect the technical and business worlds through your work on an exciting high-performance computing platform maximising GPU technology. Experience first-hand how your valuable contributions through all stages from inception, design and development, delivery, and go-to-market turn your product into a success.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Motivated, dedicated individual, that is not afraid to take initiative and facilitate change where necessary.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Engineering, Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Computer Science) a plus.
• 10+ years’ experience, 5+ years as a Software Product Owner in developing, managing and launching products, libraries and technologies within the actuarial and/or financial industries.
• Expert knowledge of Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Experience with Azure Devops and Atlassian tools, Jira, Confluence.
• Python development experience a plus.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification a plus.
• Experience in creating strategic product roadmap(s) from conception to launch.
• Experience in leading the product vision, go-to-market strategy and design discussions.
• Knowledge of actuarial and/or financial products and libraries.
• Ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience with actuarial software packages such as MG-ALFA, MG-HEDGE, Prophet, AXIS, MoSeS a plus.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.
We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com

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