Bratislava, SK
Senior Product Owner (Hybrid set up)
Are you ready to shape the future of digital insurance products? Join Swiss Re as a Senior Product Owner where you'll drive innovation that creates real business impact while working with talented teams in a dynamic, global environment.
About the Role
As a Senior Product Owner at Swiss Re, you will drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution of key digital products that deliver measurable business and customer value. You'll work in an Agile environment, closely collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define and prioritize product features, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
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Own and execute the product roadmap, ensuring continuous alignment with business goals and customer needs
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Operate within Agile frameworks to review business needs, refine priorities, define milestones and deliverables, and assess risks and opportunities
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Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to shape the product vision, strategy, and feature prioritization
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Work closely with engineering, design/UX, analytics, and user enablement teams to deliver high-impact digital solutions
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Translate product roadmap into detailed, well-defined requirements—including features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
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Manage and prioritize the product backlog, balancing input from multiple stakeholders and focusing on business value
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Lead the functional design process, grounded in a deep understanding of users, business workflows, and technology
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Track and analyze product performance post-launch to inform optimization and future investment decisions
About the Team
Our team is responsible for building products & solutions for the Corporate Solutions business unit. We work in a collaborative environment, partnering with teams and colleagues around the globe to share knowledge, best practices, and develop innovative insurance products that meet evolving market needs.
About You
We're looking for a strategic thinker with a passion for product development and technology who can balance business needs with technical possibilities. You thrive in collaborative environments, communicate effectively across different audiences, and have a talent for translating complex requirements into clear, actionable plans that deliver value.
We need you to bring in the following must haves:
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5+ years of experience in a Product Owner or similar role, preferably in a digital or technology environment
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Strong grasp of Agile methodologies and experience working in cross-functional product teams
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
These are additional nice to haves:
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Proficiency in tools like Jira, or similar Agile management platforms
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; familiarity with product performance metrics
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Experience in the insurance or financial services industry
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Background in digital transformation initiatives
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Knowledge of design thinking principles
For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 3,300 and EUR 5,400 per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:
- the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
- the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.
In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.
Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.
We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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