Product Development Manager
Company: Assurant
Location: Marietta
Posted on: July 16, 2021
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Job Description:
The Product Development Manager will support the
Multi-Family Housing Team through ownership of key products and
clients within the Renters business, along with evaluating new
products, endorsements, and services within the product pipeline.
The Manager will play a key role in products under the Multi-Family
Housing Team. The Product Development Manager position requires
high energy, a positive attitude and a team player mentality.
Strong communication skills, project management, research,
organizational and analytical problem-solving skills are
essential. Primary Responsibilities: Technical Expertise and Product Support Develop quality standards, administration, and reporting
standards for new products. Deep understanding of P&C
filing processes, forms, pricing, and actuarial review. The
ability to analyze and create models for pricing, profitability,
and risk profiling. Market Evaluation Assess, monitor, and evaluate key market and risk trends
and work across the Multi-Family Housing team to innovate,
strategize, and implement product enhancements, new products,
pricing structures, technology, and efficiency. Research,
test and implement new underwriting and risk mitigation technology
to improve product performance, drive profitability, and improve
client/customer experience. Product Management and Development Support the management and development of the products,
including establishing existing filings, new product or services,
marketing strategy and analysis, integration and set up of
operational center including the training of key operational team
members, developing and tracking progress reports, and conducting
market research to strengthen the efficacy of the
product. Competitive Information The Product Development Manager will maintain and update
database of primary and secondary competitors as well as research
potential new product opportunities from competitive
portfolios. Innovation and Ideation Support the ideation process by working with the team on
market research and analysis, product idea brainstorm sessions,
industry research, and working to create an innovative culture
across the organization. Special Projects/Agile Participate in special projects that help strengthen the
core business. Represents the “voice of the customer and sales” consolidating
input from all stakeholders into a Roadmap. Owns the prioritization Epics and Features to maximize business
value. Ensures that the final overall product meets business and client
needs. Strong working relationship and clear delineation of
responsibilities with BPO. Possesses or fosters deep subject matter
expertise in product areas within their product line of
business. Meaningful time spent with business stakeholders. Regular interaction with core Agile team focused on Roadmap
vision and definition of value. Qualifications: 5 years of insurance experience with Product Development,
Actuarial, State Filings, or Underwriting related work Bachelor’s degree in related field Preferred Qualifications: Excellent oral and written communication skills Strong analytical skills Strong experience with data modeling with Microsoft Excel
or other analytical tools Ability to observe, interpret and document workflow
processes Ability to prioritize, organize, and work independently or
as part of a project team to complete multiple tasks Requires the ability to deal with ambiguity and the
corresponding ability to quickly provide sound decisions and
perform tasks with less than complete
information Ability to work with multi-functional teams including
marketing, customer service, operations, and IT to introduce new
products and services to market Ability to conduct industry research and evaluation as
well as strategic analysis and reporting of test results and key
trends Support the development of business cases for new Products
and Services including financial projections, marketing forecasts,
and operational delivery What You Should Know About Us At Assurant, our core values - integrity, change, urgency, and
excellence - guide us as we work together to support our
commitments to our clients, their customers and to each other. In
collaboration with leading retailers, wireless carriers, utilities,
and financial institutions worldwide, we underwrite, market and
administer extended service or service contract programs for
consumers and small businesses. Assurant, Inc. helps people protect what matters most to
them We have been around for a while with our roots tracing back to
1892 We are a Fortune 500 company employing approximately 15,000
people in 21 countries We provide specialty protection products and related services to
safeguard against risks Assurant (NYSE: AIZ) is a global provider of risk management
solutions, protecting where consumers live and the goods they buy.
A Fortune 500 company, Assurant focuses on the housing and
lifestyle markets, and is among the market leaders in mobile device
protection; extended service contracts; vehicle protection;
pre-funded funeral insurance; renter’s insurance; lender-placed
homeowner’s insurance; and mortgage valuation and field services.
With approximately $42 billion in total assets and $8 billion in
annualized revenue, Assurant is in 21 countries and operates across
North America, Latin America, Europe and with an emerging footprint
in Asia. For more information, please visit https://www.assurant.com/ #AssurantProudBF
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