Digital Product Owner

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Get to Know the Opportunity: 

The Product Owner will be responsible for defining and prioritizing the product backlog to ensure the delivery of valuable product features and enhancements. This role is central to bridging business goals and technical execution, working closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, QA, and stakeholders such as marketing, customer service and sales.

The Product Owner acts as the voice o the customer and business within the development team, ensuring that user stories are clear, actionable, and aligned with strategic objectives. While a Product Manager may own the broader product strategy and market positioning, the Product Owner focuses on translating that vision into detailed work for the delivery teams, making day-to-day decisions to support iterative development and rapid delivery.

Please Note: This position allows remote work from home but will require travel to our Voya office as business requires.  Candidates must be located within a 50-mile radius from your assigned office.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs and product strategy into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
• Own, prioritize and maintain the product backlog ensuring it reflects customer needs, business priorities, technical constraints, and team capacity.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders – including business teams, UX and engineering – to gather requirements, validate solutions and align on priorities.
• Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups to guide development and ensure delivery of high-value features.
• Make trade-off decisions based on scope, time, and resources, balancing immediate use needs with long-term product goals.
• Ensure development work aligns with the product vision and delivers measurable outcomes that support business objectives.
• Monitor progress against sprint goals and facilitate the resolution of impediments or dependencies that block the team success.
• Validate complete feathers against acceptance criteria and support user acceptance testing.
• Use analytics, user feedback, and team insights to refine backlog items and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, customer behavior, and internal performance metrics to inform future enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, data privacy, and security requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ownership of performance and event monitoring activities, utilizing reporting and debugging tools to identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimize system efficiency.
• Ensure that the environment is compliant with all applicable regulations, updates, and security policies.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field
• 2+ years experience in wealth management
• Proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role within an Agile development environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum principles, with direct experience writing user stories, managing product backlogs, and collaborating with cross-functional delivery teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly articulate product requirements and priorities to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to balance competing priorities, make data-informed decisions, and manage trade-offs between scope, time and resources.
• Experience working with tools such as Jira, Confluence,
• Strong analytical skills and a data-driven mindset, with the ability to interpret metrics and user feedback to drive product improvements.
• Familiarity with software development processes and technology concepts; ability to work effectively with engineers and understand technical constraints.
• A customer-first mindset and a passion for delivering value through iterative product improvements.

Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.