Job title: Data Product Owner - Underwriting Performance
Location: City of London
Reporting to: Product Owner Lead
Position type: 35 hrs p/w (3 days in the office 2 days working from home)
Overview:
Standing still is not an option in the current world of are oneofthe worlds leading Speciality deep expertise in our chosen lines of business our unparalleled track record and a solid balance sheetTokioMarine HCC evaluates and manages risk like no one else in the beyond profit empowering our people and delivering on our commitmentsare at the core of our customer valuesandso is a desire to grow andprovide creative and innovative solutions to our support this desirewe need to be forward-thinking and innovative in every respect. That means continually improving our customer-focusedbusiness it meansproviding system solutions andtechnologyto enable seamless growth and business innovation and it means having the best people capability to apply to these challenges.
Part of our evolution involves growing our team and bringing in a range of views perspectives and backgrounds that will allow us to deliver thisforward-lookingculture. That relies upon open and trusting relationships and a shared vision for that continual aspire to buildan environment where new perspectives are encouraged where resilience fresh ideas and different opinions are valued.
Job Purpose:
TMHCC is looking for a Data Product Owner to join our Underwriting Performance team partnering across our Underwriting Pillars to shape and deliver impactful data solutions.
In this role you will define and drive the underwriting data strategy owning the development and delivery of data products that empower our underwriters to make better faster decisions. You will work closely with the Central Data Office Reporting Product Team Innovation Strategy and business stakeholders to translate business needs into clear product requirements prioritise value-driven features and deliver high-quality data products that enhance underwriting performance.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in advancing our data capabilities and directly influencing underwriting outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and define the product vision and roadmap for the underwriting data domain ensuring alignment with underwriting strategy performance objectives and broader business priorities.
- Translate business strategy into a clear product roadmap prioritising initiatives based on value risk regulatory requirements and delivery feasibility.
- Partner with underwriting leaders and business stakeholders to gather challenge and refine requirements converting them into clear user stories acceptance criteria and actionable product specifications.
- Lead and represent the underwriting data product backlog managing prioritisation sequencing and trade-offs to maximise business value.
- Lead a high-performing Agile data product team fostering a culture of accountability collaboration innovation and continuous improvement. Provide direction and clarity to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality data products.
- Work closely with data engineering analytics and architecture teams to ensure scalable secure and high-quality data solutions are delivered on time and meet agreed standards.
- Shape and influence data architecture and data modelling decisions to support a scalable reusable and enterprise-aligned underwriting data ecosystem.
- Ensure strong data governance and quality standards partnering with the Central Data Office to maintain data integrity lineage controls and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management including intake discovery business case development dependency management release planning operational readiness adoption strategy and post-release performance monitoring.
- Define monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product adoption underwriting impact data quality and business value using insights to inform continuous enhancement.
- Drive product adoption and change management ensuring underwriters and stakeholders understand how to leverage the data products effectively.
- Act as the primary point of contact and domain owner for underwriting data providing strategic guidance on data usage capabilities and future opportunities.
- Manage stakeholder communication and expectations providing transparent updates on progress risks dependencies and value delivery.
- Identify opportunities to enhance underwriting performance through advanced analytics automation and innovation working in partnership with Strategy and Innovation teams.
- Ensure regulatory and risk considerations are embedded in product design particularly where data supports underwriting decisions and reporting obligations.
Essential / Desired Skills
- Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices including backlog refinement sprint ceremonies and valuebased prioritisation
- Confident facilitation of workshops to define scope outcomes and priorities
- Demonstrable ability to engage influence and align a wide range of senior business and technical stakeholders often with conflicting priorities
- Familiarity with endtoend data product lifecycle management from ideation and design through delivery adoption and continuous improvement
- Strong understanding of data quality trust and usability including concepts such as data freshness completeness uniqueness and consistency
- Ability to collaborate closely with data engineers modellers architects and analytics teams to shape and deliver scalable data solutions
Desired Experience
- Working with data products such as curated datasets reporting layers dashboards or analytics platforms treating data as a product rather than a oneoff deliverable.
- Proven record working as a Product Owner within an Agile delivery model owning and prioritising a backlog to deliver measurable business value.
- Translating business outcomes into clear business requirements including epics features and welldefined user stories with robust acceptance criteria
- Managing competing priorities across business and change initiatives BAU regulatory and compliance standards technical debt and nonfunctional requirements
- Operating within data governance and assurance frameworks ensuring clarity of data ownership purpose access and controls
What we offer
Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group with offices in the United States the United Kingdom Europe and other locations. With the strength and stability that comes from being a member of the Tokio Marine group and more than forty years of growth profitability and stability we offer important insurance products that most people do not even know exist.
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