AI Product Owner

General Job Title: AI Product Owner Reports To: Head of Data Science / AI Key Relationships: CDO teams, Product team, Change Programmes & Strategic Projects, Product Owners, Product Managers, Value Stream Leads, IT and Data Management, Business Stakeholders, Outsourced teams Job Summary: Beazley’s data reflects the complexity of our business

We are committed to building a modern data culture that ensures data is reusable and integrated into our business products and services effectively

In this role you will be responsible for defining, prioritizing, and delivering AI-driven solutions that create strategic business value

This role focuses on leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI to enhance decision-making, improve customer experiences, and optimize operational efficiency

This role focuses on enabling the business to leverage AI to reimagine business processes and outcomes, and embedding new ways of working, insights, behaviours, and operational efficiency, while ensuring compliance with regulatory

Your will own the vision and roadmap for AI products and foundational capabilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory

, and ethical AI principles

You will work closely with Data Scientists, Engineers, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions that are trusted, explainable, and impactful

The role requires close collaboration with the AI team, business stakeholders, data / change leadership and outsourced partners to drive innovation, and support decision-making through advanced analytics and AI

Key

: The successful candidate will be responsible for: AI Product Vision & Strategy Define and communicate the vision, goals, and roadmap for AI products

Align AI initiatives with business strategy and regulatory compliance

Work with Head of AI to establish AI CoE and drive platform / product capability in collaboration with federated analytics teams in Finance, Underwriting, Actuarial and Claims

Own and prioritize the AI product backlog, balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic goals

Translate business problems into AI use cases with clear actionable user stories and acceptance criteria

Ensure delivery practices (Agile/Scrum/Kanban), NFRs (performance, governance, resilience, privacy-by-design), and control frameworks (quality, metadata, lineage) are embedded

Value Realisation Drive delivery of AI products through agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives)

Monitor KPIs and value metrics to ensure AI products deliver measurable outcomes (e.g., loss ratio improvement, leakage reduction, NB premium, campaign ROI uplift, cycle-time reduction)

Maintain product-level scorecards and dashboards tracking usage, quality, SLA performance, and business impact

Manage seamless AI product integration into Value streams (martech/Claims, etc) and Change initiatives (Modernisation, Underwriting Transformation, etc.)

Governance & Responsible AI Ensure adherence to responsible AI principles, data privacy, and regulatory standards

Integrate governance standards for data quality, cataloguing, stewardship, lifecycle management, security, etc

Support model explainability, bias detection, and audit readiness

Ensure fit-for-purpose non-functional

(performance, resilience, observability, etc.)

Stakeholder Engagement & Ways of Working Build trusted relationships with AI / Data team and business stakeholders, to prioritize demand and measure business value

Ensure clear RACI and handoffs across build/run between internal and partner teams; avoid duplication, ensure accountability

Collaborate with Product Managers to embed AI capabilities into broader product strategies

Work closely with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and MLOps teams to ensure technical feasibility and scalability

Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and AI team

Educate stakeholders on AI capabilities, limitations, and ethical considerations

Gather

, validate assumptions, and ensure stakeholder alignment

Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within your stakeholders

General At Beazley we are committed to doing the right thing

It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere to this principle through adoption of Beazley’s core values and behaviours

Adopt the Beazley culture of being bold, striving for better and do the right thing

This contributes to an internal environment of teamwork and promotes a positive brand image and experience to all our external customers

Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct which incorporates the PRA and FCA Conduct Rules

Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, Talent Management or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system

Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers

Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs

Comply with any specific

necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, Talent Management or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas

This may include, amongst others, Beazley’s underwriting control standards, Beazley’s claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management

Carry out additional

as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system

These may include membership of any Beazley committees or working groups

Personal Specification: We’re looking for candidates who are passionate about driving data products that will help Beazley innovate and unlock best-in-class approaches to Data and AI

Candidate should have a proven track record of delivering AI products and leading squads that enhance value delivery across a business

We are looking for someone who can lead and cultivate high performance AI delivery, and knows how to encourage performance, motivate peers to reimagine the art of the possible, and collaborate at all levels of an organisation

The successful candidate should have a passion for data and a curious mindset both for Beazley and the wider insurance industry

Great communication skills across all levels of seniority and the ability to represent data internally and externally to our colleagues, and clients will also be important

Essential Criteria Stakeholder influence, structured problem-solving, commercial acumen, clear communication, and change leadership

Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of the specialist area (Ops/Reg, Dist/Marketing, or Policy/Claims) and adjacent functions (pricing, risk, finance)

Detailed knowledge of business and technology issues / opportunities related to insurance, data and AI

Strong understanding of data management principles, data governance, and analytics

Experience in Agile product development and backlog management

Education Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or related field; advanced degree desirable

Knowledge & Experience Demonstrable experience of AI product delivery / ownership within insurance or financial services

Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, model lifecycle, and MLOps

Knowledge of ethical AI principles and regulatory frameworks

Stakeholder influence, structured problem-solving, commercial acumen, clear communication, and change leadership

Experience applying AI & automation to enhance and support data product strategy and delivery in insurance

Experience in machine learning and data analysis, including GenAI and Agentic frameworks

Experience with cloud platforms, API driven architecture, and modern data platforms including MLOps

Proven ability to manage AI driven product initiatives, and detailed understanding of how AI creates business value and drives new ways of working / decision making

Strong understanding of data management principles, data governance, and analytics

Experience in Agile product development and backlog management

Familiarity with insurance industry data (policy, customer, regulatory) preferred

Ability to translate business needs into technical

and vice versa

Delivery excellence: structured, outcomes-focused, able to unblock and drive pace

Stakeholder influence: credible with business and technical teams; clear communicator

Analytical & strategic: frames value/benefits; ties delivery to business outcomes and strategy

Competencies Ability to define and drive AI product strategy aligned with business objectives

Experience in designing and operationalising AI policies, principles, and strategic frameworks

Strong understanding of insurance data domains, governance, architecture, analytics, and data platforms

Experience in influencing and aligning senior leaders across business and technology

Proven track record of leading high performing AI product teams

Strong commercial acumen with the ability to link AI product strategy to value creation in Insurance

Ability to extract information by questioning, listening and interviewing

Results orientated Problem solving skills Collaborative team player Don’t meet all the

At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway

You might just be the right candidate for this, or one of our other roles

The Rewards The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, global organization Attractive base

and discretionary performance related annual bonus Private medical insurance coverage for both you and your dependents Company paid life assurance and long term disability insurance Pension with 10% employer contribution, plus a further matched contribution up to 2.5% 25 days of annual leave (prorated for 1st calendar year of employment), plus public holidays, with the ability to flex the religious bank holidays to suit your religious beliefs, subject to approval

Additional annual leave purchase is also available up to a maximum of five additional days per year

Up to 2.5 days matched paid leave for volunteering at a charity of your choice and 5 days paid leave to provide or arrange care for a dependent with a long term care need annually Up to £550 reimbursement towards home office setup Free in-office lunch and monthly lifestyle allowance Monthly travel allowance or annual season ticket The opportunity to save for, and purchase, shares of Beazley stock Six months fully paid parental leave, regardless of how you come to parenthood Company paid sabbatical up to 12 weeks after 10 years of continued service Support with exam/study leave and fees for relevant

related to furthering education Smart working policy and flexible working culture, trusting our employees to do what works best for them, their role and the needs of the business We are an equal opportunities employer and as such, we will make reasonable adjustments to our selection process for candidates that indicate that, owing to disability, our arrangements might otherwise disadvantage them

If you have a disability, including dyslexia or other non-visible ones, which you believe may affect your performance in selection, please advise us in good time and we’ll make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.