Product Manager

Applied Systems, Inc; Canada; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is transforming the insurance industry through innovative technology and services. As a Product Manager, you will play a crucial role in delivering software solutions that cater to clients of all sizes. Your expertise in product management, project oversight, and technical communication will help bridge the gap between client needs and product development. This dynamic environment encourages collaboration and values diverse experiences, making it an exciting place for your career to thrive. Embrace the opportunity to lead teams, mentor peers, and drive impactful projects that redefine industry standards.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Holiday and Vacation Time

Health & Wellness Days

Bonus Day for Your Birthday

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Product Management.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Advanced understanding of insurance underwriting concepts.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management to establish product vision.
• Gather business needs and translate them into requirements.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to team members.

Skills

Product Management

Project Management

Technical Writing

Communication Skills

Business Case Development

Statistical Analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

MBA

Tools

JIRA

GitLab

Power BI

Datadog

Octopus Deploy

Job description

Job Overview

Amazing Career Moments Happen Here

Transforming the insurance industry is ambitious, we know. That’s why at Applied, we’re building a team that shows up every day ready to learn, willing to try new things, and driven to deliver innovative software and services that make us indispensable to our customers – all within a culture built on values that make us indispensable to each other too. With 40+ years of experience in the Insurtech game, we’re not just redefining what’s achievable, we’re creating a place where amazing career moments are made possible.

Position Overview

Applied Systems Canada, Inc., a leader in insurance technology, is searching for Product Manager to focus on a suite of products primarily used for the bi-directional transfer of underwriting, financial, customer or personal data between the Comparative Applied Rating Service Software (ARS Software), or other Applied Systems Canada designed application, and a third-party application such as the rating engine and backend upload to portal at a given insurer. The web service can be used to develop quotations for any line of business, policy form, and/or product for a given Insurer that is currently available through the Applied Software.

What You’ll Do

• Considering the needs of all client constituents, both internal and external, with the goal of delivering software to clients of all sizes, small as well as global in nature. Understands, supports, and delivers on the corporate roadmap, vision, and goals
• Collaborate with Product Management to establish product release vision, breaking down release-level themes/initiatives into features and user stories
• Communicates release-level business needs to teams and stakeholders; sets appropriate acceptance criteria to meet business needs for minimum viable to market
• Works with clients and stakeholders to gather business needs and elicit, translate and simplify into requirements.
• Plans, monitors, and analyzes the requirements throughout the roadmap and release planning, ensuring development teams can be continually fed.
• Works with peers & Product Management regarding cross-team dependencies. Consistently mindful of improving portfolio interests, not just product interests.
• Supports a continuous feedback loop from Customer to Product Management to Product Owner & scrum team - stakeholders to team, in the course of sprints and release development, and successfully closes feedback loop with stakeholders.
• Provide leadership to team members and peers by collaborating with others, mentoring, articulating ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers, and others.
• Responsible for reviewing assigned business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial, and technological risks and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Take on projects with greater complexity, risk, and importance to the product owner.
• Advanced level responsibility in helping stakeholders to make informed decisions involving business strategies using analysis, planning, and scoping initiatives.
• Builds and maintains storyboards for utilization in communication with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide project-level analysis – producing required project analysis documentation, including business requirements, scope matrix, UAT, and deployment plans.

We’re Excited to Learn More About You

Your experience may include:

• 4+ years of experience in Product Management.
• Demonstrated advanced ability to conceptualize, manage, and prioritize multiple projects.
• Written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills.
• Understanding of systems engineering concepts such as XSLT, XML, AL3, CSIO, API, REST, JSON, SOAP, GitLab, Octopus Deploy, OAuth, Power BI, Datadog, and GCP concepts.
• The ability to demonstrate and maintain an advanced understanding of insurance underwriting and rating concepts.
• The ability to learn the full suite of Applied Rating Services products.
• Business case development.
• Modeling techniques and methods, understands statistical relevance, and survey methods.
• Demonstrated ability to think both strategically and tactically. Save
• Ability to communicate at all business levels.
• Proven ability to be a good listener and make clear decisions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (MBA a plus)

You may have other skills or credentials, including:

• Experience with APIs.
• Experience with JIRA or similar tools.
• Insurance industry exposure a plus but not required.

We know that talent comes from all backgrounds and experience levels. We encourage military members and their spouses as well as candidates without a degree or a background in tech to apply!

When You Join Team Applied, You Can Expect:

A culture that values who you are and recognizes that you aren’t just an employee; you are a teammate, and you matter. We thrive on the benefits of our different experiences and celebrate the uniqueness our teammates bring to work with them every day.

We flex our time together, collaborating remotely and in-person to empower our teams to work in the ways that work best for them.

A comprehensive benefits and compensation package that centers our teammates and helps them to bring their best to work every day:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Holiday and Vacation Time
• Health & Wellness Days
• A Bonus Day for Your Birthday

Learn more about the people behind our products at https://www1.appliedsystems.com/en-us/about-us/jobs/

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EEO Statement

Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

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