Product Manager, Commercial Programs

Westland Insurance Group; Surrey; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Flexible Values Days

Volunteer Days

Job summary

Westland Insurance Group is seeking a Product Manager, Commercial Programs to join our Underwriting team in a hybrid role from Surrey, BC. You will translate business needs into practical product solutions, working with underwriting, pricing, marketing, and IT to shape competitive programs and drive growth.

Ideal candidates have a strong commercial insurance background, excellent stakeholder collaboration, and the acumen to balance business and technical requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in commercial insurance, product development, underwriting, or a related area.
• Strong understanding of commercial insurance products, coverages, and pricing fundamentals.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical product solutions and requirements.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across Westland to understand business needs for commercial insurance programs.
• Define practical business requirements and product solutions from stakeholder input and market research.
• Shape and enhance commercial insurance products, coverages, wordings, documentation, and workflows.
• Collaborate with Underwriting, Broking, Claims, Pricing, Marketing, and IT to develop solutions.
• Research market trends and opportunities to inform product strategy and development.
• Work with technical teams on product implementation and solution discussions.

Job description

Surrey (Head Office), BC, 9850 King George Blvd #1500, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Job Description

Posted Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM

We’re searching for a Product Manager, Commercial Programs . Are you searching for new possibilities?

Westland Insurance Group is growing and has an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager, Commercial Programs to join our Underwriting team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong understanding of commercial insurance who enjoys bringing together business needs, insurance expertise, market insights, and stakeholder perspectives to help shape differentiated insurance programs and products.

Are you someone who understands how commercial insurance works and can translate business needs into thoughtful, well-defined product solutions? Do you enjoy collaborating with different areas of the business, digging into coverages and policy wordings, and helping turn ideas and requirements into products that support growth and profitability? If so, you’ll love working with Westland’s Underwriting team.

This is a hybrid position based out of our Surrey, BC head office; however, we are open to considering candidates based outside of our current office locations.

Expected Compensation: The expected hiring range for this role is$80,000 to $100,000 based on a35-hour workweek. Actualoffered salarywill depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, as well as market conditions for the role, and internal equity.

Westland also offers a competitive annual short-term incentive program that enables employees toshare inthe rewards of the business and emphasizes the measures that are key to our success.

Westland is committed to continuous learning where employees can grow their potential and write the stories of their careers. Financial assistance is available for approved work-related training/development courses leading to certification, and programs that offer professional development, including seminars and conferences.

Discover what’s possible, with Westland.

The Westland story is all about growth - and that includes acquisition growth. Every day, we prove that building a great business means investing in communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. As we continue to expand, we’re inviting talented professionals like you to help power our next chapter.

As a Product Manager, Commercial Programs, you’ll help shape commercial insurance products by bringing together business needs, insurance expertise, and market insights to create practical, sustainable solutions. You’ll have a strong understanding of commercial coverages, policy wordings, underwriting, and pricing, and enough technical aptitude to collaborate with systems teams, ask the right questions, and contribute to solutioning.

Interested in learning more?

Why you'll love Westland:

• An open, flexible and welcoming workplace
• Plenty of opportunities to grow and learn
• Autonomy to own your own success
• Be part of our inclusive culture, alongside an extraordinarily talented community of people with a wide variety of backgrounds
• A total rewards program that takes care of your financial, physical, and mental health
• Flexible paid Values Days to celebrate days important to you
• Paid Volunteer Days for employees as part of Amplifying Communities, a program to support causes that matter most to our employees and clients

Why we’ll love You:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field, with 3+ years of experience in commercial insurance, product development, underwriting, or a related area
• Strong understanding of commercial insurance products, including coverages, policy wordings, underwriting considerations, and pricing fundamentals
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand business needs and translate complex requirements into clear, practical product solutions
• Experience gathering and bringing together stakeholder input, research, and analysis to develop well-structured recommendations and requirementsComfortable working with insurance products and programs, including delegated authority arrangements and the broader product lifecycle
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to balance commercial, operational, underwriting, and customer considerations
• Strong communication and technical aptitude, with the ability to collaborate across business and systems teams, contribute to technical discussions, and manage multiple priorities independently

Once here, you'll:

• Partner with stakeholders across Westland to understand business needs, opportunities, and requirements related to commercial insurance programs and products
• Bring together stakeholder input, commercial insurance expertise, and market research to define practical business requirements and product solutions
• Help shape and enhance commercial insurance products, including coverages, policy wordings, documentation, workflows, and distribution considerations
• Collaborate with teams across Underwriting, Broking, Claims, Pricing, Experience, Marketing, and IT to develop competitive, profitable, and sustainable solutions
• Research competitor offerings, market trends, and emerging opportunities to inform product strategy, enhancements, and future program development
• Partner with technical and systems teams on product implementation, bringing business context and contributing to solution discussions
• Monitor product performance and support launches and enhancements through analysis, testing, training, issue resolution, and stakeholder communication

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You belong here We strive to be much more than a great place to work. Here, you join a collective of incredibly vibrant, purpose driven, and open-minded people. Every day, Westland proves that building a great business means taking care of communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. You will be supported and respected for who you are and for the voice you add to the conversation. At Westland, you will feel the power of community. Westland Insurance Ltd. is an inclusive organization that values diversity in its workforce. We listen, champion equity and diversity, and create safe welcoming spaces where everyone has a voice and is free to be themselves. Westland Insurance Ltd. encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability -related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at [e-mail]

Surrey (Head Office), BC, 9850 King George Blvd #1500, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada