Director, Product Management

March 15

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Life Insurance and Annuity Administration • Agent Licensing & Commissions • Digital Operations • Digital Transformation • Software

1001 - 5000

Description

• Own the product definition and roadmap for one or more product portfolios • Create and own the Product Strategy Document with input from Sales/Marketing/Engineering • Oversees and drives the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch • Primarily responsible for strategic planning, direction, and goal setting for the department or function in alignment with organizational objectives • Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective • Approves product delivery and deployment dates for new product releases, feature and maintenance releases and regular corrective service or service pack releases • Lead a team of product managers, architects, UX/UI SMEs • Lead competitive and market intelligence analysis to create a winning product in the market • Support Marketing team in content creation and market positioning including participating in industry events for brand awareness and market analysis • Support Sales team in pre-sales initiatives to help close the sales • Collaborate with the customer success team to deliver a customer-specific solution, including customer specific features, prioritizing roadmap and incorporating learnings from ongoing support • Establish departmental policies, practices, and procedures that have a significant impact on the organization's long-term success • Collaborate with the customer success team to deliver a customer-specific solution, including customer specific features, prioritizing roadmap and incorporating learnings from ongoing support • Continuously evaluate market for innovation/tech firms for expanding the ecosystem and/or capability

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a Product Manager, including analyzing and leading software/product design, development, and deployment • Minimum of 6 years of Experience in Life & Annuity Industry • Experience in build and go-live of life insurance products • 6 years experience in Life & Annuity Administration platforms • Bachelor’s or equivalent in technology or related field • Demonstrated success in delivering market winning products • Experience in delivering Cloud Native, Modern Tech Stacks and Customer/Sales Channel facing products • Expert level experience in delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the use of relevant tools • Ability to foster teamwork, build collaborative teams, and develop and mentor others • Ability to influence, lead, and work as part of a cross-functional, global team • Expert level communication, interpersonal, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills • Excellent work ethic • Ability to work independently • Advanced strategic thinking skills • Must be able to travel on a need basis, to meet clients and attend events

Benefits

• Excellent career progression • Competitive compensation • Health/dental insurance • Parental leave • Profit sharing • 401(k) • Incentive/bonus opportunity • Tuition reimbursement