Team Focus Insurance Group, part of PEAK6 InsurTech, is a team of talented and experienced professionals that have been serving the property and casualty insurance industry for 75 years. We live by our 3 L’s: LEARN something new every day, LAUGH every day and LOVE what you do because you work with a great team and your contribution counts! With a people driven purpose, those three statements define our being, and our success.
Our business model is based on partnership and innovation, which cannot be achieved without a team of talented professional to propel us toward our collective goals. If you want to develop a career, have a sense of purpose and accountability and like to learn while having fun, we encourage you to apply today and learn how we are ensuring the success of everybody we come in contact with our Customers, our Partners, and our People.
We are currently looking for a Senior Product Manager, accountable for delivering top-line growth and bottom-line profitability for all products, geographies and distribution channels for which the position is responsible.
Essential Job Duties
- Develop and drive business strategy in order to meet stated objectives regarding revenue growth and profitability of products
- Direct and develop team members, directly managing product resources
- Maintain and grow a relationship between Team Focus/InsurTech and key distribution partners
- Direct the profitability, retention, refinement and expansion of existing business and implementation of any new product.
- Identify, refine, and implement product adjustments to improve product competitiveness, while maintaining target profitability
- Coordinate efforts with IT, Sales, Compliance, Marketing, Finance to support product management objectives
- Analyze and evaluate monthly and/or quarterly financial results while identifying and developing areas of opportunity for improvement/growth and take necessary actions to meet stated goals
- Communicate results and action plans with team members and management on a regular basis
Candidate Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree preferred, or equivalent education, training and work-related experience
- 5+ years of proven success at a senior management level in Product/Marketing/Pricing Management with a P&C insurance carrier, preferably with significant personal lines experience
- Experience with multiple distribution channels, including retailer, wholesaler, MGA, aggregator, etc.
- Self-starter who is a consummate team player and driven to succeed
- Ability to drive for results, deal with ambiguity, solve problems, drive decisions, see trends/patterns within data sets, and identify root causes
- High degree of initiative, mature judgement, inquisitiveness, and discretion
- Excellent communication, presentation, persuasion, time management, strategic planning and analytical skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Maintain a working knowledge of all rating and product activities within their geographic scope
- Ability to develop, present, and execute effective business plans and budgets to meet stated goals
- Working knowledge of SQL
- A team player with experience building strong relationships both internally and externally, and with a strong sense of self-initiative and desire to succeed
- Ability to develop credibility in unfamiliar environments; including agency partners, affinity prospects, regulators, senior leaders, and cross-functional project teams
- Negotiation skills to resolve differences while maintaining positive working relationships
- Proven leadership, influencing and negotiation skills in a highly matrixed environment
- Proven ability to cultivate an active network of highly visible external relationships in order to meet business and strategic goals