Product Owner II - GM Protection

GM Financial

$88K — $105K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong product management skills for preparing effective backlog items.
  • Experience in Agile or SAFe environments for sprint and PI planning.
  • Ability to break down complex problems into structured tasks and identify risks early.
  • Skilled at managing cross-team dependencies for coordinated execution.
  • Understanding of APIs, system integrations, and data flows.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
  • Effective communicator capable of bridging technical and business discussions.
  • Knowledge of the automotive finance and insurance industry.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare structured backlog items for team refinement sessions.
  • Write clear acceptance criteria covering core scenarios and variations.
  • Break down ideas into deliverable, incremental work.
  • Identify gaps and assumptions early in the process.
  • Maintain backlog readiness to support sprint cycles.
  • Coordinate tracking of cross-team dependencies, resolving blockers.
  • Collaborate with diverse teams to ensure actionable requirements.
  • Utilize AI tools to enhance backlog quality and delivery speed.

Benefits

  • Generous benefits package from day one, including 401K matching.
  • Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid).
  • Tuition assistance and ongoing training opportunities.
  • Employee discounts on GM vehicles.
  • Community service pay and nine paid holidays.
  • Flexible hybrid work environment with 2 days in office.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

About the role

If you're driven to get results and would like to collaborate within a growing and fast-paced digital marketing team, then GM Financial may be the right place for you. The Product Owner II - GM Protection is responsible for driving innovation and continuous improvement within the GM Financial B2C/B2B channels. Reporting to the Senior Product Manager, the Product Owner II - GM Protection will drive the execution of a roadmap of features and experiences that exceed customer expectations and meet business objectives. You're a collaborator who can work closely among developers, UX designers, marketers, analytics teams and operations leaders. You'll understand some of GM Financial's key digital customer channels and you'll be recognized as a fierce advocate for putting the customer at the center of everything we do.

In this role you will:
  • Prepare well-structured backlog items in advance of team refinement sessions
  • Write clear and complete acceptance criteria that cover core scenarios and key variations
  • Break down high-level ideas into logical, incremental work that can be delivered iteratively
  • Identify missing requirements, assumptions, and gaps early in the delivery process
  • Maintain backlog readiness to support sprint cycles and PI planning activities
  • Coordinate and track cross-team dependencies and follow through on blockers to resolution
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, internal GM Financial teams, and external partners to ensure requirements are complete and actionable
  • Ensure backlog items accurately reflect business workflows, data requirements, and system interactions
  • Apply AI tools to accelerate backlog preparation, improve requirement quality, and expand scenario coverage


Qualifications

What makes you a dream candidate?
  • Strong Product Management execution skills with the ability to prepare high-quality backlog items for team refinement
  • Experience working in Agile or SAFe delivery environments supporting sprint and PI planning activities
  • Ability to break down complex problems into structured scenarios and incremental work while identifying gaps, risks, and edge cases early
  • Strong ability to own cross-team dependencies and ensure coordinated execution across internal GM Financial teams and external partners
  • Working understanding of APIs, system integrations, and data dependencies with the ability to think beyond UI to system behavior and data flow
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts across technical and business audiences
  • Working knowledge of the automotive F&I industry, including aftermarket products, lifecycle processes, and the roles of dealers, lenders, and third-party administrators
  • Understanding of modern automotive digital retailing concepts and the ability to reason through cross-system workflows involving customer, dealer, and lender systems
  • Demonstrated practical use of AI tools to improve backlog quality, expand scenario coverage, and accelerate delivery

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience required
  • 2-4 years' experience as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team required


Licenses and Certifications
  • Agile Certifications required


*Hiring two positions

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office.

NOTE:We are unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship for this position

This position is not open to agency submissions

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