New York Life Insurance Co

Corporate Vice President, Product Ownership and Agile Delivery Leadership

New York Life Insurance Co$119K — $170K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in Product Management or related roles focused on digital or analytics products.
  • Experience delivering enterprise-scale dashboards and analytics platforms.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise data ecosystems and data governance.
  • Proficiency with BI platforms like Tableau or Power BI and cloud data platforms.
  • Agile/Product Owner certification is preferred, showcasing expertise in SAFe environments.

Responsibilities

  • Support the design and evolution of the Insight & Analytics ecosystem.
  • Translate long-term product vision into actionable priorities for agile teams.
  • Manage the product backlog and align it with business goals and data strategies.
  • Deliver impactful analytics products that enhance user experience and data-driven decisions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive adoption and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule (3 days in-office).
  • Opportunity to work within a strategic leadership role influencing product direction.
  • Professional development in an agile framework and advanced analytics.
  • Engagement in a culture focused on user-centered design and data fluency.
  • Possibility of participation in a discretionary bonus program.
Full Job Description
Job Requisition ID: 94007

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Role Overview

The Corporate Vice President - Product Owner will support the design, development, and evolution of the enterprise Insight & Analytics ecosystem, with a primary focus on advancing the dashboard strategy and user experience across agent, field manager, and home office audiences. This role is responsible for enabling data-driven decision-making by delivering scalable, intuitive, and high-impact analytics products that unify data, surface actionable insights, and improve business performance.

In this strategic role, the Product Owner will translate the Product Manager's multi-year vision for the analytics and dashboard ecosystem into actionable work for agile delivery teams. This includes ownership of the product backlog, ensuring alignment to business priorities and data strategy, and delivering high-quality, insight-driven capabilities using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

The role requires a strong blend of data fluency, product ownership discipline, and user-centric thinking, along with the ability to partner across data engineering, BI, UX, and business stakeholders to deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes.

What You'll Bring

Product Leadership
  • Proven experience leading complex digital, data, and analytics products from concept through delivery and adoption.
  • Demonstrated ability to align product priorities with business strategy, customer needs, and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong stakeholder management and influence skills, with the ability to build alignment across business, technology, data, and operations teams.
  • Experience defining product vision, success metrics, roadmaps, and value realization strategies.
  • Ability to drive product adoption, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives.


Technology, Data & AI Knowledge
  • Strong understanding of enterprise data ecosystems, including data warehousing, data modeling, semantic layers, data governance, and data quality management.
  • Experience partnering with Data Engineering, Analytics, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable data products and analytical solutions.
  • Proficiency with Business Intelligence and visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar technologies.
  • Deep understanding of KPI development, metric standardization, reporting frameworks, and analytical best practices.
  • Knowledge of modern AI and Generative AI capabilities, including practical applications for analytics, insights generation, personalization, automation, and decision support.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and modern data architectures preferred (Azure, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, etc.).
  • Ability to translate complex technical and data concepts into actionable business value and user-focused solutions.


Agile Product Ownership & Delivery Excellence
  • Agile/Product Owner certification (SAFe PO/PM, Certified Scrum Product Owner, or equivalent) preferred.
  • Strong experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs in Agile and SAFe environments.
  • Expertise in user story creation, acceptance criteria development, backlog refinement, and feature prioritization.
  • Experience leading PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Iteration Reviews, System Demos, and Retrospectives.
  • Proven ability to identify and manage dependencies, risks, and delivery trade-offs across multiple teams.
  • Strong understanding of user research, customer insights, journey mapping, and requirements elicitation techniques.
  • Experience driving organizational change management, user adoption, and business readiness activities for new capabilities and products.


Digital Product Management Experience
  • 7+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, or related roles supporting digital, analytics, or data-driven products.
  • Experience delivering enterprise-scale dashboards, self-service analytics platforms, reporting solutions, or digital experiences.
  • Proven track record of leveraging user insights, customer feedback, and analytics to inform product decisions and roadmap priorities.
  • Experience defining and tracking product KPIs, adoption metrics, engagement measures, and business outcomes.
  • Demonstrated success delivering products in highly regulated environments, with financial services or insurance experience preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in Business, Data Analytics, Technology, Engineering, or related field preferred.


Preferred Analytics & Data Product Expertise
  • Experience managing data products, analytical platforms, or enterprise reporting ecosystems.
  • Understanding of data governance, metadata management, master data management, and data lineage concepts.
  • Experience with data discovery, self-service analytics, and business intelligence enablement.
  • Familiarity with experimentation, A/B testing, and data-driven decision frameworks.
  • Knowledge of data privacy, regulatory, and compliance considerations within analytics environments.


What You'll Bring

  • Proven experience leading digital, data, analytics, or insight-driven products, translating business strategy into measurable outcomes and scalable product solutions.
  • Strong product leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, drive prioritization decisions, and align business, technology, data, and user needs across complex organizations.
  • Deep knowledge of data and analytics, including KPI development, data modeling, data governance, reporting frameworks, business intelligence, and enterprise data ecosystems.
  • Experience working with analytics and visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, and modern cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake).
  • Understanding of AI and Generative AI capabilities and their practical application to analytics, insights generation, automation, personalization, and decision support.
  • Demonstrated expertise as a Product Owner in Agile and SAFe environments, including user research, backlog creation and management, user story development, PI Planning, Sprint Planning, execution, and release management.
  • Proven ability to drive change management, user adoption, business readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives while delivering intuitive, user-centered digital experiences.
  • Bachelor's degree required with 7+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Digital Product Delivery, Data Products, Analytics, or related disciplines; financial services and/or insurance industry experience preferred, with Agile/Product Owner certifications considered a plus.


Key Competencies
  • Product Leadership & Strategic Thinking
  • Data, Analytics & AI Fluency
  • Agile Product Ownership & Delivery Excellence
  • User-Centered Design & Customer Advocacy
  • Digital Product Management Expertise
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
  • Change Leadership & Adoption Management
  • Communication, Influence & Executive Presence


Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $119,000-$170,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Please note: This role requires FINRA licensed and/or FINRA Associated Person pre-hire fingerprinting.

Job Requisition ID: 94007

About New York Life Insurance Co

New York Life Insurance Company is a mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the life insurers in the world, ranking #88 on the 2014 Fortune 500 list with over $540 billion in total assets under management, and more than $19 billion in surplus and AVR. New York Life and its subsidiaries provide insurance, investment, and retirement solutions. For 175 years, the company has been helping people put their love into action. It was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in New York.

New York Life Insurance Co Careers

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