Product Manager - Life Insurance

Des Moines, Iowa

 

Our client, a market leader in the space of Life/Annuity and Healthcare Insurance, is seeking an experienced Product Manager to join the growing team.

You will lead product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle for Risk Selection Solutions. You help to shape and define the product vision. Collaborate with sales, marketing and other internal partners to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.  

Responsibilities

  • Ensure revenue, market share growth and proper core positioning and messaging for the product(s).
  • Create product and go-to market plans.
  • Develop and maintain a product roadmap aligned with key business objectives.
  • Perform business case research and ensure business cases support organizational objectives.
  • Engage with team members during product development and ensure that product and client goals are being met.
  • Prepare launch plans and ensure successful go-to-market execution with an emphasis on the measurement of and attainment of success criteria.
  • Support a product portfolio and develop cross promotion plans to meet sales objectives.
  • Continually measure success against Key Performance Indicators.
  • Perform market and competitive analysis and stay abreast of new developments to ensure accurate and timely input into the market and product planning process.
  • Monitor market trends and competitor activity and engage in industry events to promote products and monitor market activity.
  • Develop key marketing messages and the marketing plan in collaboration with marketing colleagues.
  • Collaborate with team members and contribute to content developed for training and sales materials.
  • Evaluate partnership opportunities to enhance product offerings.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Required:   

  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in science, business or related field of study.

Preferred: 
• MBA and/or Master’s Degree

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Required:
• Five to ten years of lifecycle product management experience with a proven track record of developing and launching products and services.
• Exceptional people management skills, demonstrating the ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Expert ability in implementing change within an organization, ensuring understanding, participation, and ownership.
• Highly advanced oral and written communication skills including presentation skills
• Expert skills in managing multiple products.
• Highly advanced ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of solutions.
• Ability to travel domestically.


Preferred:  
• Product management experience for products/services utilized in life/health insurance or healthcare.
• Product portfolio management experience desirable.