Team Lead, Product and Delivery

About the Company

Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is the dynamic technology solution for W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 Commercial Lines Insurance Company. BTS provides innovative and customer-focused IT solutions to over 60 operating units, acting as a strategic partner that delivers secure, scalable, and forward-looking technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• The Team Lead, Product and Delivery is responsible for product strategy, value realization, and delivery execution across assigned products, platforms, and initiatives.
• This role leads Product Managers and Delivery Managers and is accountable for ensuring the right work is prioritized, funded, sequenced, and delivered predictably.
• The role partners closely with Engineering Managers and Architecture to translate business needs into actionable roadmaps and delivery plans, while maintaining clear accountability for outcomes, timelines, and stakeholder alignment.
• Lead Product Managers and Delivery Managers responsible for product strategy, roadmap execution, and delivery outcomes.
• Own product vision, strategy, and prioritization for assigned domains, platforms, or initiatives.
• Establish and track OKRs focused on business outcomes, value realization, and delivery predictability.
• Ensure strong product discovery, backlog management, and stakeholder alignment.
• Own delivery planning and execution, ensuring work is sequenced, resourced, and delivered within approved scope and timelines.
• Proactively manage delivery risks, dependencies, scope changes, and tradeoffs.
• Provide transparent delivery status, risk reporting, and decision support to leadership.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC, SOX, and other applicable governance and compliance requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for product value and delivery outcomes.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Architecture to balance scope, feasibility, timelines, and technical constraints.
• Translate Operating Unit and business needs into prioritized roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Lead, coach, and develop Product Managers and Delivery Managers through performance management and talent development.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and team composition decisions.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Provide hands on product management and requirements capacity as needed to facilitate outcomes.
• Directly engage in projects of significant strategic importance in product management and delivery capacities.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in product management, delivery management, or technology leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading Product Managers and/or Delivery Managers.
• Strong understanding of software delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).
• Experience managing complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders and operating units.
• Experience operating in enterprise and regulated environments.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and executive-level stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance value, risk, cost, and delivery predictability.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• P&C Insurance Experience preferred but not required.