Position

Responsibilities

• Makes overall decisions regarding the planning and success of product implementation, launch and rollout. 
• Performs research and evaluates market trends and understands the competitive landscape and needs in the markets.
• Works closely with Sales, Actuary and Underwriting teams to develop product roadmap and help drive strategy for new products. 
• Works closely with Sales, Underwriting and Actuary teams to develop business cases for new products or enhancements/changes to existing products. 
• Works closely with Sales, Actuary, Underwriting, Accounting and Compliance areas to define the high-level requirements for new products and enhancements.
• Coordinates involvement of Core Operations, Business Technology, Sales, Actuary and Compliance in the requirements gathering and preparing to launch the product.
• Works with business system analysts and architects so they can develop detailed requirements for the agile teams. 
• Works closely with Compliance on filings and approvals for new product launches, including the application, contract, actuarial memos, and other items. 
• Supports product rollout across distribution channels  
• Understands project management and agile frameworks used during product implementation. 
• Understands how to develop and manage third-party partnerships that may be needed to support a new product or feature.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience working in insurance product development or mangement roles with a thorough understanding of life and health insurance customers, markets, and competitors.
• Ability to lead projects that introduce significant change to the organization, taking from ideation to implementation and execution. 
• Experience with developing and managing business cases, cost-benefit analysis, stakeholder communications, and strategic/product roadmaps.
• Bachelor’s Degree Required.
• Product development and management experience and related product management designations.
• Knowledge and experience of life insurance markets, products, pricing, and regulatory requirements are highly desired.
• Experience with multi-product lines (life insurance, annuities, etc.)
• Understands project management and agile frameworks used during product implementation. 
• Understands how to develop and manage third-party partnerships that may be needed to support a new product or feature.