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n 18-Feb-2026n

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The Opportunity

The Product Management Associate - Disability & Absence is responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and driving technology and operational improvements that support MetLife''s Disability and Absence businesses. Serving as a strategic partner to the Product Manager, this role combines product thinking with operational analysis, leveraging data, technology, and stakeholder insights to define solutions that improve efficiency, enhance customer outcomes, and support business objectives.

Guided by our purpose-always with you building a more confident future-this is an exciting opportunity to shape how operations and technology evolve within a critical area of the business. As the Product Manager''s right hand, this individual will help drive product strategy, roadmap planning, prioritization, and execution readiness while partnering closely with Operations, Product Owners, and Technology teams. The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking problem solver who can balance long-term strategy with practical execution, adapt quickly to changing priorities, and influence teams in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Product Manager to support product strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, and delivery planning for Disability and Absence operational capabilities.
• Analyze operational processes, data, and business challenges to identify inefficiencies, opportunities, and technology-enabled solutions that improve performance and customer outcomes.
• Translate business opportunities into clear product requirements, features, and user stories, partnering closely with engineering teams to design and deliver effective solutions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Product Owners, and Technology teams to align priorities, manage stakeholder expectations, and support successful delivery and adoption of solutions.
• Support the Product Manager in developing business cases, benefit realization plans, executive communications, and strategic recommendations.
• Explore and evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, automation, and data-driven capabilities, to identify opportunities to solve business problems and improve operational effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Operations Support, or a related discipline with a proven ability to analyze business processes and translate opportunities into product solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Disability and Absence products and operations, including the ability to identify operational challenges, evaluate data and business processes, and develop strategic recommendations.
• Experience working within Agile environments, including feature definition, requirements gathering, backlog prioritization, and collaboration with Product Owners and technology teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data analysis skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities and the ability to use data to support decision-making, prioritization, and business case development.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence partners across Operations, Product, and Technology and effectively communicate initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies, business processes, and AI capabilities in a rapidly evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience supporting the development and delivery of technology products, applications, or operational transformation initiatives.
• Experience partnering with Product Managers to support roadmap development, strategic planning, prioritization, and delivery of business-focused solutions.
• Experience with process mapping, requirements documentation, user story development, and benefit realization planning.
• Knowledge of technologies such as APIs, automation platforms, data solutions, reporting tools such as Power BI, and familiarity with AI concepts and practical business applications.
• Demonstrated ability to guide Product Owners, promote product management best practices, balance strategic planning with successful execution, and experience working within SAFe or similar Agile frameworks.

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The expected salary range for this position is 80,000-134,700. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

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n Benefits We Offer

nOur 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!

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About MetLife

Recognizednon Fortune magazine''s list of the "World''s Most Admired Companies",nFortune World's 25 Best Workplaces, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companiesnto Work For, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of thenworld's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities,nemployee benefits and asset management to individual and institutionalncustomers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positionsnin the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purposenis simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world atnlarge create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our corenvalues - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, andnThink Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financialnservices. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!

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nMetLife 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.

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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.

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