AVP - Product Management

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of product strategies that support business growth, profitability, and competitive positioning.
• Oversee the product lifecycle, including ideation, design, regulatory filings, launch and ongoing management.
• Conduct research on commercial products and markets to help make policy and practice decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Underwriting, Finance, Legal, Compliance, IT, Field Enablement, Underwriting Support and other business areas to ensure product initiatives are aligned and effectively executed.
• Create consistency by state/product to support speed to market.
• Validate and confirm effective technology implementation of rate changes and other enhancements.
• Determine project priorities and workflow standards for the product management teams.
• Monitor and manage performance measures to ensure effectiveness and accuracy of the department's implementation and delivery of new products and product enhancements.
• Function as an expert on internal and external factors that influence product line results.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in insurance, actuarial science, mathematics, risk management, economics, finance, accounting, business administration or other related fields.
• MBA or similar post-graduate degree preferred.
• Insurance licenses or designations such as AU, CPCU and/or ARM preferred.
• 8+ years of property and casualty underwriting, product management experience.
• 4+ years of product management and management experience.