Sr Product Owner, Enterprise Productivity

Location: United States (Remote/Hybrid options available)

Why Join Thrivent?

Thrivent is a mission-driven, not-for-profit financial services organization empowering Christians to flourish through holistic financial advice, investments, insurance, and generous giving. As a Fortune 500 company with over 2.3 million members, we foster a purpose-led culture where your work has lasting impact. Join a collaborative team dedicated to innovation in enterprise productivity solutions, supporting financial advisors and members nationwide. At Thrivent, you'll enjoy a flexible work environment, professional growth opportunities, and a commitment to work-life balance in a values-based organization.

Role Description

The Sr Product Owner is a pivotal member of a cross-functional team driving the delivery of Enterprise Productivity Solutions at Thrivent. This role demands a blend of technical acumen—ideally with an engineering background—and extensive experience in product ownership to navigate complex initiatives and decompose epics into actionable workstreams. The Sr Product Owner partners closely with Product Managers to translate long-term vision into tactical strategies, ensuring alignment and transparent communication to achieve business outcomes.

Collaboration is at the core, requiring regular engagement with stakeholders, end users, and both functional and technical team members to rapidly deliver high-quality solutions. Success hinges on exceptional organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities, and a proactive approach to driving results in a dynamic environment. Experience with enterprise productivity ecosystems such as Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint), MS Exchange, Copilot, Adobe Creative Cloud, and collaboration tools like Miro are highly preferred.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of core product fundamentals, including product definition, customer personas, value proposition, and roadmap development.
• Collaborates with the Product Manager to decompose strategic initiatives from product roadmap into Epics, Features, and user stories, ensuring it reflects both short-term deliverables and long-term vision.
• Maintains and refines the product backlog, writing user stories with clear acceptance criteria and prioritizing work that aligns with organizational strategy to deliver continuous business value.
• Collaborates with customers and stakeholders to refine product features, user stories, and acceptance criteria while identifying and managing impacts and dependencies.
• Builds trusting partnerships with stakeholders and customers, establishing continuous feedback loops to ensure evolving needs are met in alignment with strategic goals.
• Maintains awareness of market trends and engages customers and technical teams to evolve the product strategy and roadmap in alignment with Thrivent’s priorities.
• Leans into the work of developing and socializing product strategy with senior leaders across the company.
• Acquires and applies advanced knowledge of how the product integrates within the broader organizational ecosystem, including related business processes and experiences.
• Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies by demonstrating resilience, embracing ambiguity, applying a problem-solving mindset, and fostering inclusive teamwork.
• Drives agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos to ensure team velocity and product quality.
• Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) such as adoption rates, user satisfaction, and ROI to iterate on product enhancements.

Required Skills

To excel as Sr Product Owner, Enterprise Productivity at Thrivent, you need proven expertise in agile methodologies and enterprise tools. Key skills include:

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 suite (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Copilot)
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud and Miro for collaboration
• Strong agile product ownership, backlog management, and user story writing
• Technical acumen with engineering background preferred
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Roadmap development and epic decomposition
• Market trend analysis and strategic prioritization
• Problem-solving in ambiguous, dynamic environments

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years in product management/ownership, with 3+ years in enterprise productivity tools.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent agile certification.
• Proven track record in financial services or SaaS environments a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership in influencing senior stakeholders.

Compensation Overview

Competitive base salary plus performance incentives, reflecting experience and location. Total compensation includes comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with generous employer match
• Paid time off, parental leave, and flexible scheduling
• Professional development stipend and tuition reimbursement
• Employee wellness programs and financial planning services
• Mission-driven culture with volunteer time off
• Remote/hybrid work options across the US

Thrivent is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Apply today to shape the future of enterprise productivity at Thrivent!