Role Description Ciklum is looking for a Product Manager to join our team full-time in Ukraine. As a Product Manager, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. We are seeking a Middle Product Manager who combines solid product management fundamentals with emerging AI literacy and data-driven decision-making skills. You will contribute to discovery, delivery, and optimisation across the product lifecycle—using AI-assisted tools and techniques to improve insight generation, prioritisation, and execution efficiency. This role is ideal for someone who can operate independently, collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, and is curious about how AI can enhance core product practices such as discovery, analytics, and communication. Responsibilities - Participate in Continuous Product Discovery: - Contribute to and execute product strategy aligned with business goals and user value. - Use AI-powered research, synthesis, and ideation tools (e.g., LLMs, data summarisation, or trend analysis) to uncover insights and shape discovery outcomes. - Conduct thorough market research and data analysis using both traditional and AI-enhanced analytics platforms. - Collaborate with design teams to co-create user-centric solutions, applying AI-assisted prototyping or usability analysis tools where applicable. - Implement and monitor analytics to evaluate feature performance, applying AI-driven dashboards or anomaly detection to identify improvement opportunities. - Develop and refine product roadmaps using data-supported prioritisation and scenario planning. - Maintain and prioritise the product backlog, using AI-enabled backlog management or impact estimation tools to optimise focus and flow. - Drive Cross-Functional Leadership: - Oversee the end-to-end feature development lifecycle, from concept to launch and scaling. - Work independently with engineering, design, data, and commercial teams to ensure timely, high quality delivery. - Collaborate with AI or data engineering specialists to explore how automation, prediction, or recommendation systems can create additional product value. - Apply an understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile frameworks, using AI-assisted documentation or sprint planning tools to streamline collaboration. - Develop Essential Product Management Skills: - Communicate effectively with stakeholders, articulating product vision, progress, and outcomes clearly. - Adapt communication styles to diverse audiences, leveraging AI tools for presentation, narrative design, or data storytelling to improve clarity and engagement. - Identify root causes of problems and structure solutions, using AI-assisted diagnostics or hypothesis testing tools when relevant. - Evaluate data, identify patterns, and anticipate potential outcomes to inform decision-making. - Show adaptability in the face of uncertainty and maintain flexibility when priorities shift. - Manage time effectively and collaborate within diverse, distributed teams to achieve delivery goals. Qualifications - 3+ years of experience in product management, ideally in a technology-driven environment. - Strong understanding of discovery, delivery, and analytics processes. - Familiarity with AI-enhanced tools for research, workflow automation, or decision support (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, n8n, Miro AI, or similar). - Proven ability to use AI tools for prototyping and requirements creation. - Proven ability to launch and manage features through their lifecycle using customer-centric approaches. - Experience working with Agile teams and product management systems such as Jira, Confluence, or Notion. - Analytical mindset with a data-informed approach to problem solving. - Curiosity, adaptability, and a continuous learning attitude toward new technologies. Requirements - Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment. - Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise. - Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications. - Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies. - Flexibility: Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice. - Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations. Company Description At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. As one of Ukraine’s largest IT companies and a top employer recognized by Forbes, we’ve spent over 20 years delivering meaningful tech solutions. We proudly support diverse talent and military veterans, recognizing their unique skills and perspectives they bring to shaping the future. Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Description and Requirements The Team You Will Join Join the nation's largest non-medical carrier of group insurance, where your work will impact over 55,000 customers and cover more than 50 million employees and family members. As part of MetLife's Group Benefits team, you'll deliver innovative benefits solutions - life, disability, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits - tailored to today's employers and workforces. Collaborate with customers, brokers, and partners to expand our offerings and reimagine digital experiences. Join us and be part of an organization committed to supporting customers when they need us most. The Opportunity The Product Owner, Disability Migrations ART is responsible for delivering successful migration of disability reporting and claims capabilities from legacy systems to MetLife's Catalyst platform within U.S. Group Benefits. Guided by our purpose- always with you building a more confident future -this role plays a key part in ensuring seamless customer transitions and improved digital experiences. In this role, you will partner closely with business stakeholders, claims operations, and technology teams to define requirements, support multiple concurrent customer migrations, and ensure solutions are delivered effectively. You will also work directly with customers to validate requirements, support testing, and ensure successful implementation and post-migration outcomes. Key Responsibilities - Lead backlog refinement and create features and user stories to support migration and future enhancements - Oversee team priorities and ensure alignment with business goals across multiple agile teams - Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with legacy system teams, Catalyst teams, operations, and customer-facing teams - Manage multiple customer migrations simultaneously, including testing, validation, and stakeholder sign-off - Develop requirements, identify risks, and plan solutions to ensure successful migration and customer experience Required Qualifications - 2+ years of experience or knowledge in Agile delivery methodologies , including backlog refinement and sprint execution - 5+ years of experience with data and/or reporting tools , using tools such as Excel or Power BI to support analysis and decision-making - 10+ years of total experience in technology delivery, insurance claims management, or customer relationship management - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical teams, business stakeholders, and customers - Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complex initiatives Preferred Qualifications - 5+ years of experience in Agile delivery environments - Experience as a Product Owner, including writing and refining features and user stories - Experience with reporting tools such as Cognos or similar platforms - Familiarity with insurance, disability products, or claims management systems (e.g., Fineos) - Experience supporting customer-facing implementations, migrations, or testing efforts The expected salary range for this position is $78,000 - $104,000 . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms. Benefits We Offer Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! About MetLife Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us! MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics"). If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process. MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.

• Define, prioritize, and deliver data products that support business objectives and drive measurable value. • Collaborate closely with Data Engineering teams to support the development and evolution of a Databricks-based data lake and associated data platforms. • Translate business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and delivery roadmaps. • Partner with analytics, data science, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities for new data-driven products and capabilities. • Drive product decisions using data, customer feedback, and business priorities. • Ensure data products are scalable, reliable, and aligned with enterprise data strategy. • Work across cross-functional teams to remove blockers, solve complex challenges, and deliver outcomes. • Define success metrics and monitor product performance after launch. • Promote best practices in data governance, data quality, and product lifecycle management.

At PwC, our people in software and product innovation focus on developing cutting-edge software solutions and driving product innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients. These individuals combine technical experience with creative thinking to deliver innovative software products and solutions. Those in software engineering at PwC will focus on developing innovative software solutions to drive digital transformation and enhance business performance. In this field, you will use your knowledge to design, code, and test cutting-edge applications that revolutionise industries and deliver exceptional user experiences. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to: Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system. Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables. Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same. Effectively mentor others. Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members. Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate. Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements. The Opportunity As part of PwC's Scaled Engineering Services practice, you will contribute to delivering reliable, scalable, and cost-effective technology solutions that enable operational excellence and business agility. Our teams apply deep technical expertise and a strong service-oriented mindset to support the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise-grade IT systems and applications. In this capacity, you will help lead and coordinate end-to-end execution of technology initiatives-driving disciplined project planning, proactive stakeholder communication, and consistent service delivery across cross-functional engineering teams. As a Technical Product Owner, you will lead the charge in driving innovation and excellence within our Advisory practice. You will be at the forefront of software and product innovation, working closely with engagement teams to understand their needs and deliver tailored solutions that enhance their business operations. Your role will involve collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, and implement cutting-edge software solutions that align with engagement team objectives. As a Manager, you will leverage your leadership skills to mentor and develop junior staff, confirming that project goals are met with precision and professionalism. You will be responsible for managing engagement team accounts, overseeing project execution, and maintaining the quality of deliverables. Your strategic planning abilities will be important with identifying opportunities for growth and improvement, while your commitment to integrity and authenticity will help foster strong engagement team relationships. In this role, you will have The Opportunity to work within our Advisory practice, where you will utilize your skills in software development, project planning, and engagement team management to drive impactful results. Your ability to embrace technology and innovation will be key in delivering exceptional service and achieving engagement team satisfaction. Responsibilities Lead development and delivery of software and product innovation initiatives, aligning engineering execution with client and firm strategy. Own engagement relationships, managing expectations and translating business objectives into product roadmaps and delivery plans. Direct cross-functional teams in designing and building scalable solutions using modern languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#.NET) and application frameworks. Oversee enterprise application integration, APIs, and microservices architecture to enable interoperability and business agility. Institutionalize quality practices, including ATDD, code reviews, and adherence to coding standards. Drive CI/CD adoption to improve release velocity, reliability, and operational efficiency. Lead rigorous business requirements analysis to confirm alignment with industry standards and engagement goals. Establish and manage comprehensive project plans, including scope, estimates, commitments, and risk mitigation. Mentor and develop junior talent, elevating team capability in product strategy, engineering discipline, and project management. Champion innovative technologies and continuous improvement to enhance product performance, user experience, and business impact. What You Must Have - At least a Bachelor's degree or, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in Engineering Product Management for each missing year of college is required - At least 12 years of experience What Sets You Apart Advanced proficiency in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies, along with completing PMP, CSM, and/or PRINCE2 certifications. Experience applying ATDD and CI/CD practices to improve software quality, release speed, and delivery predictability. Experience enabling seamless integration and scalable solutions with API management and microservices architecture. Demonstrated capability in business process improvement and management, aligning product execution to organizational goals. Financial acumen, including effective budget oversight and resource management across multiple initiatives. Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze metrics and translate insights into informed product and program decisions. Proven ability to manage engagement relationships with a focus on service excellence and stakeholder alignment. Leadership capability to inspire and guide teams toward program objectives, resolve conflicts, and sustain performance in dynamic environments. The salary range for this position is: $114,000 - $132,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance-SES As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law. PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy. Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all. #LI-Hybrid #BI-Hybrid