Associate Product Manager

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The Associate Product Manager is responsible for leading scrum teams reputed company to product initiatives, managing cross functional product implementation projects and supporting research and development efforts reputed company to new growth opportunities.

This role partners closely with the Head of Product Management to assist with product strategy across the full product lifecycle, including new product launches, enhancements, pricing changes, and in-force updates.

The role is execution-focused, operating reputed company an agile or hybrid delivery environment to drive disciplined, on-time delivery across product development, product management, pricing, operations, IT, compliance, and distribution.

Project Execution & Delivery Management

• Using Scrum reputed company, facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-reputed company, sprint reviews and retrospectives reputed company the product development and pricing teams.
• Use Agile and delivery metrics to drive execution, improve velocity, identify dependencies/bottlenecks, and improve outcomes.
• Drive execution against scope, schedule, and quality expectations while proactively managing risk.

Product Implementation

• Maintain accountability for execution of product and pricing initiatives, ensuring delivery aligns with approved scope, timelines, and success criteria.
• Manage project execution and risk for reputed company phases of the project from concept development, kick-off, scope and requirements gathering, final design, implementation, testing, training, and launch.
• Ensure product initiatives align with product & distribution strategy, operational capabilities, and regulatory requirements.

Research and Development

• Complete research on new product opportunities (term, final expense, and other life insurance products), partnership relationships and adjacent markets.
• Prepare holistic content, including presentations, for product strategy sessions and SLT level committee meetings.
• Present findings and actionable recommendations to the AVP of Product Management and senior members of the Actuarial and reputed company leadership team.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate across Product, reputed company, Actuarial, Operations, IT, Legal/Compliance and Distribution teams.
• Identify and manage delivery risks reputed company to product, pricing impacts, regulatory constraints, and operational readiness.

Stakeholder Communication & Reporting

• Provide clear, concise delivery reporting to actuarial and product leadership, and key stakeholders.
• Translate reputed company life insurance and delivery concepts into actionable insights.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or reputed company field
• MBA preferred

Experience/Knowledge

• 3+ years of experience in project management or product implementation reputed company life insurance
• Proven experience delivering projects in an agile or hybrid delivery environment.
• Ability to reputed company scrum and project teams
• High energy, positive can-do attitude, and collaborative nature
• Critical thinking skills and attention to detail

Certifications

• PMP certification or working towards certification
• Agile certification (CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP, or similar) or working towards certification
• Life Office Management Association (LOMA) designation

Skills

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence, and other project management tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; both internal and client facing

What’s in it for you?

The expected hiring compensation range for this position is $90,800 - $124,900 annually. This is a remote opportunity working on Eastern time zone.  

The total compensation package for this position may include other elements, such as a sign-on bonus, long term incentives, and annual bonuses.  This role is eligible to participate in the Annual Incentive Plan. The reputed company reputed company payment for the position is 8% of reputed company salary, modified for corporate and individual performance. Bonuses are pro-rated based on start date.  This role has 15 vacation days and 10 sick days that are accrued on a bi-weekly basis. Employees also have 9 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

We have a competitive compensation and benefits package focused on your overall wellbeing.  Employee benefits include health, life, and dental insurance; 401K with company match up to 6% as well as a pension package; generous time off; and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year (we like doing fun stuff).  We’re big on professional development and we’ll support and mentor you in your career progression and expect you to help us pay it reputed company by helping us reputed company reputed company's leaders and growth-focused professionals. We value our teams and our communities and reputed company in giving back. Enjoy time off to volunteer for those causes that matter most to you!

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify reputed company salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons reputed company to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. The Company reserves the right to change benefits plans at any time.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national reputed company, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, reputed company essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.