Director, Product Manager

About the role

We are excited to bring on a Director, Product Manager to join our Group Protection Portfolio Enablement team in a remote or hybrid environment, depending on your proximity to one of our key cities.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead a vital team in an environment that is constantly changing by empowering them to proactively challenge what they do each day.
• Provide training and development opportunities, including stretch assignments, for team members and give honest and open feedback to aid in the development of talent.
• Direct and evaluate individual/team performance and take appropriate action to meet and/or exceed performance standards.
• Work closely with the AVP - Product Manager and corresponding portfolio owners across Group Protection Sales, Distribution, Account Management, and Digital organizations to gain insight into opportunities related to Lincoln's Digital platforms.
• Translate business opportunities into business solutions for execution after supporting the creation of approved business cases with your portfolio owners.
• Provide consultation on emerging opportunities based on your in-depth knowledge of internal and external feedback into the solutions in your domain.
• Own the Digital backlog and roadmap, manage cross-team dependencies and play a significant role in quarterly planning cycles for delivery execution.
• Partner closely with I/T to deliver upon quarterly roadmaps and committed objectives.
• Maintain knowledge on current and emerging development/trends to assess and collaborate with senior management to incorporate new trends into current and future strategy execution.

Must-have experience

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's).
• 7+ Years related experience in Project Management or a product-related role within a development team that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position, including 3+ years of managerial, supervisory, and/or demonstrated leadership experience.
• 3+ Years experience as a product owner in an Agile software development environment.
• Demonstrated strong relationship management skills with internal/external clients with proven ability to develop creative and collaborative approaches.
• Ability to think critically, analyze information, evaluate benefit vs. cost, and be comfortable making prioritization judgements in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-have experience

• 10+ years of insurance industry experience directly related to this position.
• Group Protection/Benefits Experience.
• Managing within an agile framework.
• Digital experience.

Travel Requirements

Up to 10%

Pay Range

$96,900 - $176,200 with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law.

Additional Information

This position may be subject to Lincoln’s Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincoln’s current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.