Senior Product Owner At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That's why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow. We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life: We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners. We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders. We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future. We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work. For nearly 60 years, we've helped millions of Americans turn their vision for retirement into reality. That's why so many plan sponsors and plan participants continue to place their trust in us year after year. The average length of our relationships with plan sponsors is approximately 28 years, and roughly three in ten in-plan individual clients have been with us for more than 20 years. We are a leading retirement plan provider for K-12 schools, healthcare, government, higher education and other not-for-profit institutions. Through our strong partnerships with plan sponsors and consultants, a dedicated financial advisor network, and innovative technology solutions and tools, we make retirement planning easy and accessible and help people turn their financial dreams into realities. As a Senior Product Owner you will be responsible for leading initiatives focused on the digital transformation of our life insurance and annuity sales new business and servicing processes. This role requires exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills to manage an enterprise workstreams, engage with diverse stakeholders, and ensure seamless program execution within tight timelines. The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind and a proven ability to structure, define, and implement multi-track initiatives. The Senior Product Owner will own strategic initiatives from inception to completion with a focus on delivering business outcomes. As an integral member of the team, the Senior Product Owner will have the opportunity to work with leaders across the organization to define and deliver initiatives that will shape the future of the Life, Individual Retirement, and Retirement Services business. Responsibilities Execution of an Enterprise-Level Digital Program focused on Distribution Wholesaler Enablement You will execute work tied to an enterprise-level digital program from initiation to completion, ensuring deliverables align with strategic objectives and meet high-quality standards, assist the team in the creation of business cases, cost benefit analysis and market assessments. You will partner with senior leadership to lead multi-year, multi-discipline transformational programs for advisory and broker-dealer products and solutions. You will leverage market insights and data to ensure Corebridge Financial is an industry leader in supporting the streamlining of data for sales professionals (financial advisors and wholesalers) to help make them more efficient, and the dashboarding of metrics for Corebridge management to monitor field performance and target requests. You will deliver digital solutions in support of transformation activities for the distribution team, leveraging industry knowledge of distribution dashboarding, reporting metrics, efficiency management, and third-party tools (e.g., Salesforce) in the Life, Individual Retirement and Group Retirement industry. Customer Experience Design You will collaborate with customer and user experience designers, software engineers, and others across the business to identify new features and experiences that will differentiate Corebridge Financial and make it easier for agents to do business with us and for our clients to take action in their financial lives. Articulate a compelling and inspiring vision that puts clients and advisors at the heart of how we serve. Courageously challenge the status quo to establish a new standard while patiently pushing the organization on the path to achieving it. Business Case Development You will build a business case for the designed program and present it to leadership for approval; then you will tracking program costs and value realization tied to the approved business case. You will develop compelling presentations and materials that articulate the Program's vision, plans, and goals to internal and external stakeholders. Planning & Product Road Mapping You will work cross-functionally within Corebridge Financial to build cohesive product roadmaps to realize ambitious goals and strategic priorities around these critical client and advisor experiences. You will collaborate with our technology partners to build integrated, scalable, and extensible tools to deliver on our promise. Adoption & Value Realization You will be responsible for the full end-to-end rollout to realize the full value of the solutions, including coordinating marketing and training plans and measuring adoption and benefits. You will work with business stakeholders to define the approach to measure and track benefits identified through the lifecycle of an initiative (KPIs) You will implement change management best practices, ensuring team cohesiveness through engagement of stakeholders and project owners Reporting & Risk Management You will be responsible for managing and reporting full project costs and value realization in collaboration with business and IT teams. You will review business metrics against the defined performance measures monthly and quarterly to ensure alignment while identifying any needed changes affecting the channel, business, or product strategy. You will identify potential risks and implement proactive measures to mitigate challenges, ensuring Program success under tight timelines. Transformation Leadership You will serve as the central point of contact among workstream team members, IT teams, executive leadership, and distribution partners, fostering effective communication and collaboration. Establishing appropriate forums and steering committees to highlight, guide, and direct strategic initiatives. You will be responsible for managing team members associated with your workstream Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments Ensure effective communication flow across and within teams. Deliver and coach for messaging that is appropriate for a range of audiences such as teams, leadership and end customers You will indirectly manage and coordinate the efforts of internal and external teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery of Program objectives. Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of the position, and the requirements of the job may change in line with business needs. Skills and Qualifications Industry Knowledge Understanding of the Life Insurance, Individual Retirement and Group Retirement Industry; the distribution framework, financial advisors and their client's needs and behaviors using data analysis, direct communication, and support resources. Minimum of 2 years of experience in a consulting space or an insurance organization with knowledge of life insurance and annuity sales distribution needs. Program Management & Digital Transformation Experience: 10+ years of project management experience Experience developing strategies and/or in a strategy role within a financial services organization or working with a leading consulting company in their Operations practice. Experience in Transformation and/or Strategy roles with knowledge of technology and digital trends impacting operational processes. Experience managing programs in a structured and organized manner, with the ability to create actionable implementation plans and timelines; knows how to deliver on time and manage teams and stakeholders to deliver to the same; experience with change management framework & practices. Track record of implementing large change initiatives, within tight timelines and within budget. Working knowledge of: Latest Digital trends in insurance and across adjacent industries, and/or trends in digital servicing. CX based process journey design Lean management practices in developing effective and efficient processes. Root cause problem solving experience. Strong Analytical Thinking & Problem Solver: Ability to break down complex issues into smaller addressable solutions; can take a strategic point of view in formulating actions and solutions. Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with digital transformation processes, agile methodology, IT systems, data and analytics, plus common project management tools. You must demonstrate a strong understanding of technology to collaborate with our technology partners to build integrated, scalable